Avell Chitundu
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 July 1997[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | ZESCO United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 21[1] | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| ZESCO United | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Zambia | 19[3] | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Avell Chitundu (born 30 July 1997) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for the Zambia women's national team.
Career
[edit]She competed for Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in one match.[1][3]
Chitundu was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This was after she had initially been left out from the squad until Zambian fans complained about her exclusion.[4][5]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 December 2023 | Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Angola |
4–0 | 6–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]Zambia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Player Details: Avell Chitundu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Profile of Avell Chitundu". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "A. Chitundu". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". ZamFoot. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ https://diggers.news/goal-diggers/2023/07/05/chitundu-promises-to-give-her-best-at-world-cup/ Chitundu promises to give her best at World Cup
- ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Avell Chitundu at Soccerway.com
- Avell Chitundu at FBref.com
- Avell Chitundu at Olympics.com
- Avell Chitundu at Olympedia
- Avell Chitundu at Global Sports Archive
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Zambian women's footballers
- Zambia women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- ZESCO United F.C. players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Zambia
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Zambian women's football biography stubs