Emmanuel Mayuka
Emmanual Myauka(Born 21st November 1990 in Kabwe) is a Zambian football striker who currently plays for Kabwe warriors in Kabwe.He has 4 international under30 caps and 3 international under23 caps for Zambia.He made his international debut in 2007 when zambia faced off with mozambique
CLUBS
Kabwe Warriors 2007-present
Career
Emmanuel Mayuka was born in 1990 in Kabwe. Mayuka was part of the fantastic class of 2007 under-20 which included Fwayo Tembo, Clifford Mulenga, Sebastian Mwansa, William Njovu, Stophira Sunzu, Joseph Zimba, Rogers Kola, Jacob Banda, Nyambe Mulenga, and Dennis Banda.
Mayuka was the youngest player at the U-20 World youth cup and the only school boy in the team. Despite not scoring at the championship many soccer pundits and fans acknowledged his contribution to the best under-20 squad Zambia’s has ever produced. Mayuka was not part of U-20 that had earlier on participated at the African Youth cup in Congo were Zambia came out fourth and this meant that the teenage sensation was not in the starting XI for coach George Lwandamina tutelage boys. But come the first game against Jordan, He was picked in the starting line up. The schoolboy international went on to start against Spain, in a must win match against Uruguay and a last 16 tie against Nigeria keeping the star player and African youth cup top scorer Fwayo Tembo.
Due to his impressive performances during the World Youth Cup a host of European clubs were after his signature and he attended trials at Germany Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin and English premier league Reading fc but things could not materialize. ‘When you are good you good’
The long awaited international debut finally came in the traditional COSAFA Castle cup. Its a cup tournament which almost the current chipolopolo boys made their debut. Mayuka scored the second goal as the copper bullets thrashed Mozambique three nil, the other two goals came from debutants William Njovu (under-20 teammate) and Noah Chivuta.
Mayuka, the only school boy to be capped as a full international joins another under-20 star Clifford Mulenga as the youngest ever to earn a full international at the age of 16. He also joins Collins Mbesuma (in a 4-2 win against Mozambique), Jacob Mulenga (against Togo) and Songwe Chalwe (against Sudan) to score on their debut.
Mayuka has so far bagged in an incredible 15 goals in his debut season. The teenage sensation scored a hatrick in BP top Eight final against Nakambala Leopards and won a man of the match.
Mayuka was the youngest player at the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations and he made his AFCON debut against Sudan.