| Chanka Zimba | |
| Fullname: | Chanka Solomon Zimba[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Zambia |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cardiff City |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Northampton Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Maidenhead United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Chanka Solomon Zimba (born 29 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Zimba was born in Zambia.[2]
Zimba began his career with Blackburn Rovers; he was released in summer 2020, and signed with Cardiff City in September 2020.[3] He was called to the first-team for the first time in December 2020, due to injury problems and suspensions.[2] He signed a new contract with the club in August 2021.[4] He made his senior debut on 20 November 2021.
Zimba moved on on loan to Northampton Town in January 2022.[5] In July 2022 he joined Newport County on loan for the 2022–23 season.[6] Zimba made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United as a second-half substitute.[7] He scored his first goal for Newport on 9 August 2022 in the 3–2 EFL Cup first round win against Luton Town.[8] He was released back to his parent club by Newport on 29 December 2022.[9]
In August 2023, Zimba joined Maidenhead United on loan until January 2024.[10] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[11]
He was released by Cardiff at the end of the 2023–24 season.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cardiff City | 2021–22 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Career total | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 7 | |||