Evans Kangwa

Evans Kangwa (born 9 October 1992) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Saudi First Division League club Abha as a left winger.

Evans Kangwa

Kangwa playing for Arsenal Tula in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kasama, Zambia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Abha
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Nkana
2014–2015	→ Hapoel Ra'anana (loan)	23	(4)
2015–2016	Hapoel Ra'anana	33	(11)
2016–2017	Gaziantepspor	24	(4)
2017–2023	Arsenal Tula	117	(16)
2023–2024	Qingdao Hainiu	49	(12)
2025–	Abha	0	(0)
International career‡
2011–	Zambia[2]	23	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:32, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kasama, Kangwa has played club football in Zambia for Nkana.^[2] He scored two league goals during the 2010 season,^[3] and one league goal during the 2011 season.^[4] In December 2012, it was announced that Kangwa would join English club Watford on trial in January 2013.^[5]

On 3 July 2014 he was loaned to Israeli club Hapoel Ra'anana^[6] He made his league debut for the club on 13 September 2014 in a 4–0 home victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva. He was replaced by Mamadou Touré Thiam in the 60th minute.^[7] He scored his first league goal for the club on 25 October 2014 in a 2–0 away win against Maccabi Haifa. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 13th minute.^[8]

Kangwa playing for Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015.

On 1 August 2016, Kangwa transferred to Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor on a free transfer.^[9] His league debut came on 21 August 2016 in a 2–0 away defeat to Gençlerbirliği. He was replaced by Alpay Koçaklı in the 58th minute.^[10] His first league goal for the club came as a brace against Bursaspor on 1 October 2016. The match ended 3–2 in favor of Gaziantepspor. Kangwa started the game off with an assist on Nabil Ghilas's 31st-minute goal. He scored his first of the game in the 60th minute, with an assist from Bart van Hintum. He rounded the day off with a 79th-minute goal, assisted by substitute Daniel Larsson, that sealed the victory for his side that day.^[11]

On 26 August 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League, signing with FC Arsenal Tula.^[12] He made his league debut for the club on 29 September 2017 in a 1–0 home victory over FC Krasnodar.^[13] He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 15 October 2017 in a 1–0 away win against Zenit. His goal, assisted by Kirill Kombarov, came in the 73rd minute.^[14]

On 19 June 2021, he extended his contract with Arsenal Tula for two more seasons.^[15] Kangwa left Arsenal on 28 January 2023.^[16]

In February 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.^[17]

On 1 February 2025, Kangwa joined Saudi club Abha.^[18]

International career

Kangwa played for the Zambian under-20 side, winning the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup in 2011.^[19]

Kangwa made his senior debut for Zambia in 2011,^[2] and was selected for the final 23-man squad at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.^[20][21] Kangwa did not appear at the tournament, with manager Hervé Renard stating he did not want to rush the youngster.^[22][23][24]

In December 2014 he was named as part of Zambia's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.^[25]

Personal life

Kangwa's younger brother, Kings, also represents the Zambian national team.^[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2023^[27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hapoel Ra'anana (loan)	2014–15	Israeli Premier League	23	4	0	0	2	0	–		–		25	4
Hapoel Ra'anana	2015–16	Israeli Premier League	33	11	0	0	1	0	–		–		34	11
Gaziantepspor	2016–17	Süper Lig	24	4	2	0	–		–		–		26	4
Arsenal Tula	2017–18	Russian Premier League	18	2	1	0	-		-		-		19	2
	2018–19		25	4	4	2	-		-		-		29	6
	2019–20		22	3	1	0	-		0	0	-		23	3
	2020–21		25	4	3	0	-		-		-		28	4
	2021–22		22	3	3	1	-		-		-		25	4
	2022–23	Russian First League	5	0	0	0	-		-		-		5	0
	Total		117	16	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	19
Qingdao Hainiu	2023	Chinese Super League	22	7	3	0	-		-		-		25	7
Career total			219	42	17	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	239	45

International

As of match played 25 March 2022^[2]

Zambia
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	1	0
2012	2	0
2013	2	1
2014	2	2
2015	4	0
2016	5	0
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	2	0
2020	2	0
2021	2	0
2022	1	0
Total	23	6

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 December 2012	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2.	3 August 2013	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	Botswana	2–0	2–0	2014 African Nations Championship qualification
3.	5 March 2014		Uganda	1–1	2–1	Friendly
4.				2–1

Honours

Nkana

• Zambian Premier League: 2013^[27]

Zambia

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2012^[27]

References

1. Evans Kangwa at Russian Premier League
2. "Evans Kangwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
3. "Zambia 2010". RSSSF.
4. "Zambia 2011". RSSSF.
5. "Highly-rated Zambian striker Evans Kangwa 'honoured' to be joining Watford on trial". Watford Observer. 18 December 2012.
6. Ra'anan Brenowski (3 July 2014). "Kangwa on loaned to Hapoel Ra'anana". Walla! sport.
7. "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva – 13 September 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
8. "Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Ra'anana – 25 October 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
9. "Transferred to Gaziantepspor - Evans Kangwa" (in Turkish).
10. "Genclerbirligi vs. Gaziantepspor – 21 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
11. "Gaziantepspor vs. Bursaspor – 1 October 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
12. "Evans Kangwa in Arsenal" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 26 August 2017.
13. "Arsenal Tula vs. FC Krasnodar – 29 September 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
14. "Zenit vs. Arsenal Tula – 15 October 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
15. "ЭВАНС КАНГВА ОСТАЕТСЯ В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 19 June 2021.
16. "Спасибо, Эванс!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
17. "官方：赞比亚边锋康瓜加盟青岛海牛，俄超112场斩16球10助攻" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
18. "شــتــويــة أبــهـــا".
19. Emeka Enyadike (6 January 2012). "Evans Kangwa's big Afcon dream". Supersport.com.
20. Kennedy Gondwe (10 January 2012). "Zambia's Given Singuluma dropped for Nations Cup". BBC Sport.
21. "Teenage striker to feature for Zambia in African Cup". iZimbabwe.co.zw. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
22. "Zambia coach Herve Renard will not rush Evans Kangwa at the 2012 Afcon". Goal.com. 30 January 2012.
23. "Renard will not rush Kangwa". Kickoff.com. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
24. "Renard considers Kangwa for Zambia". Soccerway. 30 January 2012.
25. "Nations Cup 2015: Katongo overlooked for Zambia squad". BBC Sport. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
26. "Happy Hearts star signs for Israeli side". Zambian Daily Mail. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
27. Evans Kangwa at Soccerway

External links

• Evans Kangwa at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)