Kings Kangwa (born 6 April 1999) is a Zambian professional

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who plays as a

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for Serbian club

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

and the Zambia national team.

Club career

Kangwa began his career at

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-based club Happy Hearts. In 2017, Kangwa signed for Israeli club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

, before returning to Happy Hearts in 2018. Ahead of the 2019 Zambian Super League season, Kangwa signed for Buildcon. On 10 July 2019, Kangwa joined Russian club Arsenal Tula. On 29 May 2022, Kangwa joined Serbian club

International career

In November 2018, Kangwa was called up by Zambia U20 ahead of the

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. On 9 June 2019, Kangwa made his debut for

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in a 2–1 loss against

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. On 16 July 2019, Kangwa scored his first goal for Zambia in a 3–2 win against

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

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References

1999 births Living people People from Kasama District Zambian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Zambia men's international footballers Zambia men's youth international footballers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Buildcon F.C. players FC Arsenal Tula players Red Star Belgrade footballers Russian Premier League players Serbian SuperLiga players Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub