Kelvin Kapumbu | |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1996 |
Birth Place: | Lusaka, Zambia |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs1: | Zanaco |
Years2: | 2017–2019 |
Years3: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs3: | Zanaco |
Years4: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs4: | Zesco United |
Years5: | 2024– |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Zambia |
Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Kelvin Kapumbu (born 6 April 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hapoel Petah Tikva and the Zambia national team.
Kapumbu began his senior career with Zanaco in the Zambia Super League in 2016, and after a season moved to Lumwana Radiants for 2 seasons, before returning to Zanaco. On 3 August 2022, he moved to Zesco United on a 2-year contract.[1] He was named player of the season for Zesco United for the 2022–23 season.[2]
He debuted with the senior Zambia national team in a 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win over Eswatini on 22 September 2019.[3] He was part of the Zambia team that won the 2022 COSAFA Cup. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
Kapumbu is the brother of the Zambian footballer Fackson Kapumbu, who is also his teammate at Zesco and the national team.[5]