| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Nyambe Mulenga | ||
| Date of birth | August 27, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Chingola, Zambia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ZESCO United F.C. | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006-2007 | Forest Rangers | ? | (3) |
| 2008- | ZESCO United F.C. | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006-2007 | Zambia U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2008- | Zambia | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Henry Nyambe Mulenga (born 27 August 1987 in Chingola) is a Zambian footballer who currently plays in defence for ZESCO United F.C. in the Zambian Premier League.
Mulenga was part of the Zambian U-20 side which made the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.[1] He is a physical central defender, supported by the notion he was suspended for two of the four games Zambian played in the tournament, due to red card accumulation.[2]
Domestically, the 2007 season saw him score three times for his club, despite missing 6 weeks on international duty. Following the relegation of his club, Forest Rangers, in 2007, he signed on with ZESCO United F.C. for the 2008 season.
Mulenga was called-up for the first time, to the national team as a late replacement for the first World Cup Qualifying match against Togo on May 31, 2008. A week later, he got his first international cap in a qualifying match against Swaziland as a substitute. The next match, Mulenga earned his first start in a 1-0 home win against the same team.
Nyambe Mulenga featured prominently in Zambia's stunning World Cup qualifying draw away to Egypt, holding the defending African champions to a single goal at home. Mulenga was reunited at centre-back with former U-20 compatriot Dennis Banda.
A knee injury in a friendly match versus Ghana in August 2009 kept Nyambe out of action for 6 months. After successful surgery on his ACL in India, he completed physiotherapy and regained his place in the Chipolopolo starting XI.