Kelvin Kalua

Kelvin Kalua
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999
Place of birth Malawi
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Eastern Suburbs
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2017 Ellerslie
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Eastern Suburbs 123 (6)
International career‡
2021 New Zealand 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2021

Kelvin Kalua (born 10 July 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for Eastern Suburbs and the New Zealand national team.

Club career

A youth product of Ellerslie from 2010 to 2017, Kalua moved to Eastern Suburbs in the summer of 2017.[1] He made his senior debut with Eastern Suburbs in a 2–0 New Zealand Football Championship win over Waitakere United on 17 December 2017.[2] He helped the team win the 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship.[3]

International career

Born in Malawi, Kalua moved to New Zealand in 2006 at the age of six and eventually became a citizen. He made his international debut with the New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eastern Suburbs 2017–18 Premiership 110——1[a]0120
2018–19 170——2[a]0190
2019–20 141—3[b]0—171
2020–21 112——1[a]0122
2021 National League 16110——161
2022 14060——140
2023 28250——212
2024 27210——212
2025 17040——210
2026 0010——10
Career total 125816030401338
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs.
  2. ↑ Appearances in OFC Champions League.

Honours

Eastern Suburbs

References

  1. ↑ "Ellerslie AFC". ellersliefootball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Waitakere United vs. Eastern Suburbs - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Eastern Suburbs do just enough to reach NZ Premiership semis". NZ Sports Wire. 10 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's national team return with a win against Curaçao". www.nzfootball.co.nz.
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