Andrew Sinkala

Andrew Mutambo Sinkala (born 18 June 1979) is a Zambian former professional football midfielder. From 1999, he was exclusively under contract with clubs in Germany.^[1]

Andrew Sinkala

Sinkala with SC Paderborn
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Mutambo Sinkala
Date of birth	(1979-06-18) 18 June 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Chingola, Zambia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Nchanga Rangers
1999–2001	Bayern Munich II	40	(7)
1999–2001	Bayern Munich	1	(0)
2001–2006	1. FC Köln	83	(4)
2006–2008	SC Paderborn	34	(1)
2008–2012	FC Augsburg	72	(3)
2012–2014	Viktoria Köln	23	(0)
Total		253	(15)
International career
2000–2010	Zambia	18	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

After his retirement from professional football, Sinkala continued to play amateur football for SG Köln-Worringen in the sixth-tier Landesliga Mittelrhein.^[2]

International career

Sinkala captained the Zambia U-20 national football team to both the African Youth Nations Youth World Cup in Nigeria in 1999. He also won his first senior cap in the same year against Democratic Republic of the Congo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

He represented the Zambia national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010.

Personal life

His late father, Moffat Mutambo, also played for Nchanga Rangers and the national soccer team as a defender. Sinkala's brother, Nathan Sinkala, is also a football player and has also played for Zambia.

Honours

• DFB-Ligapokal winner: 1999, 2000