Clifford Mulenga

Clifford Mulenga (born 5 August 1987) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Forest Rangers F.C.[2]

Clifford Mulenga
Personal information
Full name Clifford Mulenga[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987
Place of birth Kabompo, Zambia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Forest Rangers F.C.
Youth career
Chiparamba Great Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 University of Pretoria F.C. 57 (9)
2005 → Örgryte IS (loan) 11 (0)
2008–2009 Bidvest Wits 11 (1)
2009 → Thanda Royal Zulu (loan) 11 (4)
2009–2010 Mpumalanga Black Aces 22 (7)
2010–2012 Bloemfontein Celtic 43 (7)
2012–2013 SuperSport United 12 (2)
2013–2014 Mpumalanga Black Aces 15 (1)
2014–2015 Ajax Cape Town 10 (0)
2015 ZESCO United
2015–2016 Moroka Swallows 7 (2)
2016–2017 Mbombela United 22 (12)
2017–2018 Jomo Cosmos 17 (5)
2020- Forest Rangers F.C.
International career
2005–2012 Zambia 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:46, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Mulenga was born in Kabompo, Zambia.

was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.[3]

Mulenga is known to be a quick and creative winger whose qualities have been praised as rare and akin to Zambian great Kalusha Bwalya. When playing for the Zambian U-20s he caught the eye of several European clubs most notably Spanish giants Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven. His silky skills were demonstrated especially against the Nigerian U-20s at the African Youth Championships when his team lost in the semi-finals, a game which saw him give a man of the match performance only to be blighted by receiving a red card as a result of a petulant altercation with one of his opponents.

Prior to the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations a dispute arose as to which club Mulenga belonged to University of Pretoria F.C. claimed he was on their books however he caused controversy with the Zambian press when the nation's football authority FAZ, announced he was to join Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva from Örgryte IS the Swedish side which acquired him on loan from the University of Pretoria.

On 2 February 2008, Mulenga was named The 2007 Glo-CAF Young Player of the Year beating off competition from Congo Brazzaville’s Franchel Ibara and Nigeria’s Oseni Gani both of whom have been touted as future African stars.[4]

The deal with Maccabi Petach Tikva fell through and he signed for Premier Soccer league team Bidvest Wits. In July 2009 he was trial by Maccabi Petach Tikva again but the club decided to not sign him.[3] He consequently signed for the Mpumalanga Black Aces.

He has also played for Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United.

Mulenga returned Mpumalanga Black Aces in September 2013 on a three-year contract.[5] In August 2014, he signs a contract with Ajax Cape Town for one season.[6]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2005FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Gabon1–01–0Friendly
2.25 May 2008Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran1–22–3Friendly
3.17 January 2010Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola Cameroon1–02–32010 Africa Cup of Nations
4.9 February 2011Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Swaziland Swaziland4–04–0Friendly

Honours

Zambia

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. "Mulenga, Clifford". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Clifford Mulenga | Youth Village Zambia". Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Clifford Mulenga". frontend. Retrieved 20 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. "Mulenga on why he joined Aces". KickOff. October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. "Zambia : Clifford Mulenga joins Ajax Cape Town". LusakaTimes.com. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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