Christopher Katongo

Christopher Katongo
Personal information
Date of birth 31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) (age 29)
Place of birth Mufulira, Zambia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Henan Construction
Number 37
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999 Butondo West Tigers
1999–2001 Kalulushi Modern Stars
2001–2004 Green Buffaloes 75 (20)
2004–2007 Jomo Cosmos 72 (36)
2007–2008 Brøndby 44 (10)
2008–2010 Arminia Bielefeld 61 (10)
2010–2011 Skoda Xanthi 28 (2)
2011– Henan Construction
National team‡
2003– Zambia 61 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2011

Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian international footballer who plays professionally for Chinese club Henan Construction F.C., as a striker.

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Career

Club career

Born in Mufulira, Katongo played with Butondo West Tigers and Kalulushi Modern Stars before moving to Green Buffaloes in 2001.[1] In 2004, Katongo moved to South African side Jomo Cosmos, before moving to Danish side Brøndby in January 2007.[2][3] In August 2008, Katongo moved again, this time to German club Arminia Bielefeld.[4] In July 2010, he moved to Greece to play for Skoda Xanthi.[1] In July 2011, Katongo signed a two-and-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Henan.[5]

International career

Katongo made his international debut in 2003,[1] and after scoring a hat-trick against South Africa in September 2007, Katongo was promoted in the Zambian Army from corporal to sergeant.[6]

Katongo has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7]

Personal life

His brother Felix Katongo is also an international player.

References

  1. ^ a b c Christopher Katongo at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ (Danish) Brøndby IF profile
  3. ^ "Katongo joins Denmark's Brondby". BBC Sport. 11 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6253127.stm. Retrieved 28 November 2009. 
  4. ^ Kennedy Gondwe (5 August 2008). "Katongo moves to Bundesliga". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7543570.stm. Retrieved 28 November 2009. 
  5. ^ "Chris Katongo joins Chinese club Henan, Mayuka on target". Zambianfootball.net. 12 July 2011. http://www.zambianfootball.net/2011/07/12/chris-katongo-joins-chinese-club-henan-mayuka-on-target/. Retrieved 20 July 2011. 
  6. ^ Kennedy Gondwe (11 September 2007). "Katongo rewarded for hat-trick". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6989780.stm. Retrieved 28 November 2009. 
  7. ^ Christopher Katongo – FIFA competition record
Zambia squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Henan Construction F.C. – current squad