Kings Kangwa

Kings Kangwa
Kangwa with Arsenal Tula in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 42
Youth career
Happy Hearts
2017–2018 → Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Happy Hearts 35 (5)
2019–2019 Buildcon 24 (4)
2019–2022 Arsenal Tula 48 (5)
2022–2024 Red Star Belgrade 42 (8)
2024–2024 → Kortrijk 10 (0)
2024–2026 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 68 (26)
2026– Panathinaikos 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Zambia U23 3 (0)
2019– Zambia 46 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:37, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:37, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Kings Kangwa (born 6 April 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Zambia national team.

Club career

Kangwa began his career at Lusaka-based club Happy Hearts. In 2017, Kangwa signed for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva, before returning to Happy Hearts in 2018. Ahead of the 2019 Zambian Super League season, Kangwa signed for Buildcon.[1] On 10 July 2019, Kangwa joined Russian club Arsenal Tula.[2] On 29 May 2022, Kangwa joined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade[3] before returning to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2024 for two more years.

On 1 February 2024, Kangwa joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan.[4]

International career

In November 2018, Kangwa was called up by Zambia U20 ahead of the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[5]

On 9 June 2019, Kangwa made his debut for Zambia in a 2–1 loss against Cameroon.[6] On 16 July 2019, Kangwa scored his first goal for Zambia in a 3–2 win against Morocco.[7]

On 10 December 2025, Kangwa was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 July 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal Tula 2019–20 Russian Premier League 801000–90
2020–21 2113000–241
2021–22 1943100–225
Total 485710000556
Red Star Belgrade 2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga 3285381–4512
2023–24 1000010–110
Total 4285391005612
→ Kortrijk 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 1002000–120
Total 100200000120
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 36144120–4215
2025–26 0000101020
Total 36144130104415
Career total 136271851211016733

International

As of match played 25 March 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 201931
202040
202140
202253
202381
2024112
202510
Total367
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kangwa goal.
List of international goals scored by Kings Kangwa[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 July 2019Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Morocco2–13–2Friendly
225 March 2022Kervansaray Sport Centre - Field 1, Antalya, Turkey Congo2–13–1Friendly
37 June 2022National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Comoros2–12–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
417 November 2022HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel Israel1–22–4Friendly
517 June 2023Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Ivory Coast3–03–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
617 January 2024Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast DR Congo1–01–12023 Africa Cup of Nations
710 September 2024Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Sierra Leone3–23–22025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Hapoel Beer Sheva

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kings Kangwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "ЛАМЕК БАНДА И КИНГС КАНГВА В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Кингс Кангва четири године у Звезди! Archived 30 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine at crvenazvezdafk.com, 29 May 2022 (in Serbian)
  4. ↑ "KINGS KANGWA IS EEN KEREL" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bwale names U20 squad for 2018 Mopani COSAFA tournament". Zamfoot. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cameroon vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Morocco vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Daka leads Zambia's final TotalEnergies CAF AFCON squad as newcomers earn surprise call-ups". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Kings Kangwa at Soccerway
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