Shaaban Chilunda | |
Fullname: | Shaaban Idd Chilunda |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1998 |
Birth Place: | Tandahimba, Tanzania |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Simba |
Clubnumber: | 30 |
Youthclubs1: | Own |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Azam |
Years1: | 2016–2020 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | → Tenerife (loan) |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | → Izarra (loan) |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Caps4: | 19 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2022 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Nationalyears1: | 2018–2021 |
Nationalteam1: | Tanzania |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 21:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 21:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC) |
Shaaban Idd Chilunda (born 20 June 1998) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for Simba as a striker.
Born in Tandahimba, Chilunda joined Azam FC's youth setup in 2012. He made his first-team debut in 2016, and on 9 July 2018, he scored four times in a 4–2 home win against Rayon Sports FC for the year's Kagame Interclub Cup;[1] he also scored the opener in a 2–1 final win against Simba SC.[2]
On 7 August 2018, Chilunda agreed to a two-year loan deal with Spanish Segunda División side CD Tenerife, after a trial period.[3] He made his professional debut thirteen days later, coming on as a late substitute for Filip Malbašić in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4]