Ntazana "Taz" Mayembe (born 26 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cardiff City. Born in Wales, he represents the Zambia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Zambia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 10 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:12, 10 June 2021 (UTC) |
Mayembe joined the youth academy of Cardiff City at the age of 10.[1] In January 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Cardiff.[2] He made the bench for Cardiff City for the first time on 29 January 2020.[3] On June 10, 2022, Cardiff announced Mayembe would be leaving the club on June 30 when his contract expired.[4]
Born in Wales, Mayembe is of Zambian descent. He has been called up to represent both England and Wales at schoolboy level.[5] Mayembe debuted for the Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Senegal on 5 June 2021.[6]