Emmanuel Mayuka
Emmanuel Mayuka (born 21 November 1990) is a Zambian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Green Buffaloes and the Zambian national team. He is most notable for being the top scorer in the African Cup of Nations 2012 tournament.
Mayuka playing for Southampton in 2013
Emmanuel Mayuka[1]
(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 29)
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Green Buffaloes
Kabwe Warriors 26 (7)
Maccabi Tel Aviv 41 (8)
Young Boys 62 (20)
Southampton 16 (0)
→ Sochaux (loan) 21 (4)
Metz 10 (2)
Zamalek 22 (5)
Hapoel Ra'anana 5 (0)
National team‡
Zambia 61 (12)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2015
1.1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1.2 Young Boys
1.3 Southampton
1.4 Metz
1.5 Zamalek
1.6 Hapoel Ra'anana
1.7 Green Buffaloes
2.1 International goals
Born in Kabwe Central Province, Zambia, Mayuka began his career at the Lusaka Academy at the age of 11. In 2007, he joined Kabwe Warriors, one of the biggest clubs in Zambia owned by the national railway company Zambia Railways. In this team, he flourished scoring 15 goals in 23 games. He consequently was selected to the Zambia under-17 national team.
Maccabi Tel AvivEdit
In September, he joined Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv. Before opting to join Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka was close to signing for Portuguese side Porto, but the move never materialised. When he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Mayuka joined the youth team where he scored three goals. In April 2010, Mayuka renewed his contract at Maccabi Tel Aviv until 2014.
Young BoysEdit
On 28 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mayuka had signed a five-year contract with Swiss club BSC Young Boys[3] for a transfer fee of £1.7m as a replacement for Seydou Doumbia, who was sold to CSKA Moscow.[citation needed] On 1 December 2010, Mayuka scored two goals in the Europa League against Stuttgart in a 4–2 win. On 17 February 2011, Mayuka scored a last-minute goal against Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in a 1/32 final UEFA Europa League match to help his team to a 2–1 home win.
SouthamptonEdit
On 28 August 2012, he agreed a deal to join Premier League side Southampton on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million.[4][5] He made his debut for the Saints against Manchester United at St. Mary's Stadium on 2 September 2012, coming on as a substitute.
He appeared again as a substitute in a 4–1 victory over Aston Villa, winning a penalty for the fourth goal. On 22 December 2012, he made his first start in a 1–0 loss at home to Sunderland before being substituted after 55 minutes.[citation needed]
His first competitive goal for the club came in a 5–1 victory over Barnsley in the League Cup on 27 August 2013.[6]
On 2 September 2013, Mayuka joined Ligue 1 side Sochaux on a season-long loan deal.[7]
On 30 July 2015, manager Ronald Koeman confirmed that Mayuka 'had no future at Southampton', and he was removed from the first-team, having failed to score in any of his 16 league appearances for the Saints.[8]
MetzEdit
On 31 August 2015, Mayuka joined French club FC Metz of Ligue 2, signing a three-year deal.[9]
ZamalekEdit
On 15 January 2016, Mayuka joined Egyptian club Zamalek on three-and-a-half-year deal.[10][11]
Hapoel Ra'ananaEdit
On 9 November 2017, Mayuka returned to Israel and joined Hapoel Ra'anana.[12]
Green BuffaloesEdit
In April 2019, Mayuka took back to Zambia and joined Green Buffaloes.[13]
He was part of the class of 2007 under-20s which included Fwayo Tembo, Clifford Mulenga, Sebastian Mwansa, William Njovu, Stophira Sunzu, Joseph Zimba, Rogers Kola, Jacob Banda, Nyambe Mulenga and Dennis Banda. He was the youngest player at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the only school boy in the team. Despite not scoring there, many soccer pundits and fans acknowledged his contribution to one of the finest youth squads in Zambian football history.[14]
Mayuka was not part of the U-20s that participated earlier that year at the African Youth Cup in Congo (where Zambia finished fourth) but, in the first game against Jordan, he was picked in the starting line-up, and remained such for the other two group stage matches and the round-of-16 clash with Nigeria.
Mayuka debuted for the senior side in the 2007 COSAFA Cup, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 defeat of Mozambique.[15] Mayuka scored the first goal for Zambia of 2012 Africa Cup of Nations which was score again by his teammate Rainford Kalaba second goal in the game with Zambia earning a victory against Senegal. In the same tournament, he scored against Libya in the group stage, and then he scored the winner in a famous 1–0 victory over Ghana in the semifinals, therefore leading Zambia into the finals. He then played all 120 minutes against Ivory Coast in Zambia's penalty shootout victory against Ivory Coast.[16]
International goalsEdit
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[17]
1. 29 September 2007 Super Stadium, Atteridgeville
Mozambique 2–0 3–0 2007 COSAFA Cup
2. 22 May 2008 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Libya 1–0 2–2 Friendly
3. 3 August 2008 Thulamahashe Stadium, Bushbuckridge
Madagascar 1–0 2–0 2008 COSAFA Cup
4. 5 September 2010 Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Comoros 4–0 4–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 27 March 2011 Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Mozambique 2–0 2–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 4 September 2011 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
7. 21 January 2012 Estadio de Bata, Bata
Senegal 1–0 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Libya 1–1 2–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
9. 8 February 2012 Estadio de Bata, Bata
Ghana 1–0 1–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
10. 15 August 2012 Anyang Stadium, Anyang
South Korea 1–1 1–2 Friendly
11. 15 October 2014 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Niger 2–0 3–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12. 22 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín
Tunisia 1–0 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Toto Cup: 2008–09
Egypt Cup: 2016[18]
Africa Cup of Nations: 2012
Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2012
^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
^ "Premier League Player Profile Emmanuel Mayuka". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "Emmanuel Mayuka unterschreibt bei YB" [Emmanuel Mayuka signs for YB] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Saints Make Mayuka Move". Southampton F.C. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "Emmanuel Mayuka signs for Southampton". BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "Barnsley 1–5 Southampton". BBC. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
^ Gondwe, Kennedy (2 September 2013). "BBC Sport – Emmanuel Mayuka loaned by Southampton to Sochaux". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ Corkhill, Barney (29 July 2015). "Ronald Koeman: 'Emmanuel Mayuka has no future at Southampton'". Sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^ "Metz move for Mayuka". Saints FC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "Official: Mayuka joins Zamalek from FC Metz". KingFut. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "Emmanuel Mayuka quitte Metz pour le Zamalek" (in French). L'Équipe. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "עוד רכש מסקרן: עמנואל מאיוקה חתם ברעננה" (in Hebrew). Sport5. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
^ Striker Mayuka Makes Green Buffaloes Debut, zambianfootball.news, 27 April 2019
^ "Zambia stroll to showdown with South Africa in Cosafa Castle Cup final". Lusaka Times. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Zambia shock the Black Stars". Cafonline.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "Goals scored by Emmanuel Mayuka". Goalzz. Retrieved 26 January 2012. [permanent dead link]
^ "Emmanuel Mayuka". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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