Christopher Katongo

Chris Katongo
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-31) 31 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Mufulira, Zambia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Green Buffaloes 75 (20)
2004–2007 Jomo Cosmos 72 (36)
2007–2008 Brøndby 44 (10)
2008–2010 Arminia Bielefeld 61 (10)
2010–2011 Skoda Xanthi 28 (2)
2011–2013 Henan Construction 71 (21)
2014 Golden Arrows 11 (0)
2014–2015 Bidvest Wits 17 (2)
2015–2017 Green Buffaloes
International career
2003–2016 Zambia 97 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. At international level, he amassed over 100 caps between 2003 and 2016 for the Zambia national team. He is an Africa Cup of Nations winner and won the BBC's African Footballer of the Year award in 2012,[2][3] winning just over 40% of the public vote.[4] His win is stated to have inspired a number of young players in Zambia.[5]

  1. ^ 建业官网 >> 首页 >> 建业球队 >> 一线队员资料 (in Chinese). Henan Jianye F.C. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "BBC African Footballer of the Year 2012: Profile - Christopher Katongo". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Katongo named 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year". BBC Sport. 17 December 2012.
  4. ^ "KChristopher Katongo thanks fans after winning BBC award". BBC Sport. 18 December 2012.
  5. ^ "He dragged Zambian football out of the doldrums". BBC Sport. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2018.