| Rainford Kalaba | |
| Full Name: | Rainford Kalaba[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Kitwe, Zambia |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2005 |
| Clubs1: | Afrisports Kitwe United |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 19 |
| Years2: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs2: | Nice B |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs3: | ZESCO United |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | 23 |
| Years4: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs4: | Braga |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs5: | → Gil Vicente (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2009 |
| Clubs6: | → Leiria (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2011–2023 |
| Clubs7: | TP Mazembe |
| Caps7: | 280 |
| Goals7: | 78 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Zambia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 103 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 15 |
Rainford Kalaba (born 14 August 1986) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kalaba was born in Kitwe.
He signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga in April 2008.[2]
In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Kalaba and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.[3] All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,[4] before being pardoned by the Zambian government.[5]
He made his 100th international appearance against Mozambique national football team in June 2017[6] but was substituted in a 1–0 defeat and was in the opinion of national team manager Wedson Nyirenda too hasty to return to the dressing room rather than watch his teammates and needed to be disciplined.[7] He was not chosen in the squads for the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Algeria and Nigeria in autumn 2017.[8]
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[9] [10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2005 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2005 COSAFA Cup | ||
| 2. | 22 July 2006 | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2006 COSAFA Cup | |||
| 3. | 26 November 2006 | align=center | 1–3 | align=center | 2–3 | 2006 CECAFA Cup | |||
| 4. | 2 December 2006 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | align=center | 4–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2006 CECAFA Cup | ||
| 5. | 9 June 2007 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 6. | 6 June 2009 | Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | ||
| 7. | 9 January 2010 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–2 | Friendly | |||
| 8. | 21 January 2010 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| 9. | 5 September 2010 | Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying | ||
| 10. | 18 September 2010 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly | |||
| 11. | 21 January 2012 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| 12. | 15 October 2014 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying | ||
| 13. | 29 March 2015 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 14. | 8 September 2015 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 15. | 4 September 2016 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
ZESCO United
TP Mazembe
Zambia
Individual
2007