Peter Banda (born 22 September 2000) is a Malawian professional

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who was played in

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club

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, Nyasa Big Bullets FC in Malawi

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and the Malawi national team. He Plays a midfielder or winger.

Career

Banda started his career with Griffin Young Stars in 2017. In 2018, he trialed for South African club

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. In 2019, he instead joined

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. Before the second half of the 2020–21 season, he signed for

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in Moldova after a trial. On 3 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

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Personal life

He is the son of former footballer Chikondi Banda.

Honours

;Big Bullets * Super League of Malawi:

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;Sheriff Tiraspol *

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* 2000 births Living people Malawian men's footballers Malawian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Malawian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania Malawian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Nyasa Big Bullets FC players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Simba S.C. players Moldovan Super Liga players Malawi men's international footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Malawi men's under-20 international footballers Malawi men's youth international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Tanzanian Premier League players {{Malawi-footy-bio-stub