Grace Chanda

Grace Chanda (born 11 June 1997) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Madrid CFF in Spain's top-division Liga F as well as the Zambia women's national team. She was one of three players shortlisted for African Women's Footballer of the Year in 2022.

Grace Chanda
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997[1]
Place of birth Zambia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Madrid CFF
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 ZESCO United 26 (86)
2022 BIIK Kazygurt 2 (3)
2022– Madrid CFF 17 (3)
International career‡
2014 Zambia U17 3 (1)
2018– Zambia 28 (15)
Medal record
Representing  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2022

Club career

ZESCO United, 2018

Chanda scored 86 goals in 26 games for ZESCO in 2018.[2]

BIIK Kazygurt, 2022

Chanda signed with BIIK Kazygurt and scored a hat-trick in her UEFA Women's Champions League debut to lift the club to a 5–1 against Split on August 18, 2022.[2] She was the first Zambian women's footballer to do so.[2]

CFF Madrid, 2022–

In September 3, 2022 Chanda signed with Madrid CFF in Spain's top division Liga F on a two-year contract.[3] She made her debut on September 24 during a 3–1 win against FC Levante Las Planas.[4] In October, she scored a goal and provided an assist to help lift Madrid to a 4-0 win over Real Betis Féminas.[5][6] During the team's match against Atlético Madrid, she scored the equalizer goal after subbing in at the half resulting in a 1–1 draw.[6] She finished the 2022-23 season with three goals and two assists.[7] Madrid finished in fifth place.[8]

International career

Chanda represented Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations and 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[1][9]

Chanda was the top goalscorer with eight goals at the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Olympic-qualifying tournament for Africa[10] and helped Zambia qualify for their first Olympics.[11]

Chanda was one of three players shortlisted for African Women's Footballer of the Year in 2022.[12]

Personal life

Chanda notes American striker Alex Morgan as a football idol.[11]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
18 November 2018Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana Equatorial Guinea
1–0
5–0
2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations
2
28 August 2019Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Zimbabwe
2–0
5–02020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3
3–0
4
4–0
5
8 October 2019Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana Botswana
1–0
2–0
6
2–0
7
8 November 2019Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Kenya Kenya
1–0
2–2
8
5 March 2020Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon Cameroon
1–0
2–3
9
2–2
10
3 October 2021Gelvandale Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa Namibia2–03–02021 COSAFA Women's Championship
11
5 October 2021Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa Uganda1–01–0
12
7 October 2021 Tanzania1–11–1 (2–3 p)
13
20 October 2021Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi1–01–12022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14
18 June 2022Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Morocco1–11–1Friendly
15
9 July 2022Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco Togo1–04–12022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
16
4–1
17
15 February 2023Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey North Macedonia1–01–0Friendly
18
21 February 2023Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey Uzbekistan1–04–02023 Turkish Women's Cup
19
30 June 2023Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland  Switzerland1–13–3Friendly

Honours

Individual

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022[13]
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022[14]

See also

References
  1. "Team Lists" (PDF). CAF. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "Grace Chanda nets hat-trick on UWCL debut…First Zambian". Zambian Football. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. "Grace Chanda joins Madrid CFF". Zambian Football. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. "Kundananji nets brace as Grace Chanda makes her debut". Zambian Football. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. "Grace Chanda opens goal account as Kundananji nets brace". Zambian Football. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. "Grace Chanda comes from the bench to rescue a vital point for Madrid CFF". Zambian Football. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. "Grace Chanda". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. "2022/23 Primera División Femenina". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. https://zambianfootball.co.zm/grace-chanda-margaret-belemu-make-wafcon-best-11/
  10. "Grace Chanda starts life in Kazakhstan". Zambian Football. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. "Chanda – The dream has not ended yet". CAF. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. "Grace Chanda thrilled by CAF Women's Player of the Year Award Nomination". FAZ TV. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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