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Nathan Sinkala (born 22 November 1990) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for South African side Stellenbosch and the Zambia national team.[1]

Nathan Sinkala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Chingola, Zambia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Stellenbosch
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Green Buffaloes
2009	→ Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (loan)
2012–2020	TP Mazembe
2014	→ Sochaux (loan)	15	(0)
2014–2015	→ Grasshoppers (loan)	7	(0)
2020–	Stellenbosch	20	(4)
National team‡
2011–	Zambia	52	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:23, 24 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:33, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Green Buffaloes

Born in Chingola,[2] Sinkala began his career in 2008 with Green Buffaloes,[3] and spent a loan spell in Israel with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona during 2009, playing for their reserve team.[4] At Green Buffaloes, Sinkala scored three leagues goal during the 2009 season,[5] and two league goals during the 2010 season.[6] He also won the Zambian Charity Shield in 2010.[7]

TP Mazembe and loans

After participating at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, Sinkala signed for TP Mazembe on a three-year deal.[8]

On 8 January 2014, Sinkala joined French Ligue 1 side Sochaux-Montbéliard on a loan deal.[9] He later stated that he wished to remain with the club following the end of the loan deal.[10] On 7 July 2014, Sinkala was loaned again from Mazembe, this time to Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.[11]

Stellenbosch

In January 2020, he moved to Stellenbosch.[12]

International career

Sinkala made his international debut for Zambia in 2011,[13] and participated at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[14][15] He was called up to Zambia's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[16]

In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Sinkala and two other players (Rainford Kalaba and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.[17] All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,[18] before being pardoned by the Zambian government.[19]

In December 2014 he was named as part of Zambia's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[20] He was injured in his country's opening game in the tournament.[21]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Andrew Sinkala.[3]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sinkala goal.

List of international goals scored by Nathan Sinkala[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2013	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	Ghana	1–2	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	6 June 2014	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States	Japan	2–0	3–4	Friendly
3	27 May 2015	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa	Ghana	3–0	3–0	2015 COSAFA Cup

References

На других языках

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[de] Nathan Sinkala

Nathan Sinkala (* 22. November 1990 in Chingola)[1] ist ein sambischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldakteur spielt in Südafrika für Stellenbosch FC und gehört zum Kader der sambischen Nationalmannschaft. Sein Vater Moffat Sinkala und sein Bruder Andrew Sinkala waren ebenfalls sambische Nationalspieler.[2]

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- [en] Nathan Sinkala

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[fr] Nathan Sinkala

Nathan Sinkala est un footballeur international zambien né le 22 novembre 1990. Il évolue au poste de milieu de terrain ou de défenseur avec le TP Mazembe.

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[it] Nathan Sinkala

Nathan Sinkala (Chingola, 22 novembre 1990) è un calciatore zambiano, centrocampista o difensore del TP Mazembe e della Nazionale zambiana.

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[ru] Синкала, Натан

Натан Синкала (англ. Nathan Sinkala; 22 ноября 1990, Чингола, Замбия) — замбийский футболист, полузащитник конголезского клуба «ТП Мазембе» и сборной Замбии.

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