Laughter Chilembe (born 25 November 1975) is a former

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

n international footballer.

Club career

Chilembe began his senior career in 1998 with

Nchanga Rangers Nchanga Rangers is a Zambian football club based in Chingola that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola. The club is sponsored by Konkola Copper Mines. Achievements *Zambian Premier Leag ...

before signing for

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association. It was founded in 1980, as a successor to the 1962 formed ''Rhodesia National Football League.'' It is currently sponsored by Delta Beverages ...

club

CAPS United CAPS United F.C. is a Zimbabwean football club based in Harare. Formed in 1973, the team rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was formerly nicknamed the Manchester Road Boys because of their former address. The team's curre ...

. On Chilembe's return to Zambia, he re-signed for Nchanga Rangers in 2006. Chilembe later signed for

Power Dynamos Power Dynamos is a Zambian football club based in Kitwe that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. The club is currently sponsored by Copperbelt Energy Corporation. Power Dynamos is ...

, staying at the club for three seasons. In 2012, Chilembe signed for NAPSA Stars, seeing out his career at the club in 2016.

International career

Chilembe represented Zambia at the

2000 Africa Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as ho ...

. Despite two draws in the group stage, including one against Senegal where Chilembe scored, Zambia failed to advance.

International goals

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

Honours

Nchanga Rangers *

Zambian Premier League The Zambia Super League, known as the MTN Super League for sponsorship purposes, is the top association football league created in 1962 by the Football Association of Zambia. The winners of the league each season receives ZMW500,000 ($26,414.20) ...

: 1998 CAPS United *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Cup of Zimbabwe The Cup of Zimbabwe (most recently known as the CBZ FA Cup due to sponsorship) is the top knockout tournament of the Zimbabwean football. It was created in 1962 as the Cup of Southern Rhodesia and was known between 1965 and 1980 as the Cup of Rho ...

: 2004 Power Dynamos *

: 2011 *

Zambian Cup According to records from the RSSSF, there were many association football cup competitions organized in Zambia since 1962, some of which are the Independence Cup, the Zambian Challenge Cup (both organized in 1961), the Champion of Champions Cup ( ...

: 2009, 2011 NAPSA Stars *

: 2012

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* 1975 births Living people Zambian footballers Zambia international footballers Zambian expatriate footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Zimbabwe Nchanga Rangers F.C. players CAPS United players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Power Dynamos F.C. players NAPSA Stars F.C. players Association football defenders {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub