Charles Zulu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Zulu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Azam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Zanaco | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cape Town City | 13 | (0) |
| 2021– | Azam | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Zambia U17 | |||
| Zambia U20 | |||
| Zambia U23 | |||
| 2014–2019 | Zambia | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022 | |||
Charles Zulu (born 2 January 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sensational Zanaco and the Zambia national football team.
Early life
He was born in Lusaka. He completed high school in 2012 at David Kaunda Technical School.
Club career
He signed for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City on a four-year contract on 23 October 2020. After one season he went on to Azam.
International career
At the youth level he was capped at under-17, under-20 and under-23 levels.
Zulu made his senior international debut for Zambia in 2014, playing 90 minutes in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Niger. He scored his first goal at the 2016 COSAFA Cup; the winner in a 3–2 victory over Lesotho.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 14 November 2017.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Lesotho | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |