Jacob Mulenga: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Jacob Mulenga: profile

Jacob Mulenga (born 12 February 1984 in Kitwe, Zambia) is a former Zambian footballer who played as a forward.

Mulenga made the step into senior football with LB Châteauroux in 2004. He played for 5 clubs in 4 countries since 2004. The busiest spell of his career was at LB Châteauroux (2004–2009): 109 appearances and 27 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 239 appearances and 73 goals.

At international level, Mulenga represented Zambia (2004–present). Our match database lists 7 of his international goals; the first came against Togo on 5 June 2004 (World Cup Qualification). He also played for Zambia at under-20 level.

Kitwe has produced 23 footballers in our database, including Rainford Kalaba, Isaac Chansa and Ronald Kampamba.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2004 (aged about 20)
First international goal: 2004 – aged 20 (match)
Countries played in: 4: France, Netherlands, Turkey and People's Republic of China
Club goals per game: 0.31 (73 in 239)
Height: 186 cm — taller than 94% of Zambian internationals on record
Latest move: Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. (2015)
Shares a birthday with: Peter Utaka, Benik Afobe and Julius Aghahowa (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2004–2009	LB Châteauroux	Championnat National 1	109	27
2007–2008	RC Strasbourg Alsace	Ligue 1	22	1
2009–2014	FC Utrecht	Eredivisie	93	37
2014–2015	Adana Demirspor	TFF First League	15	8
2015–	Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C.	China League One	–	–
	Total		239	73

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2004–	Zambia	Senior	–	–
—	Zambia U20	Under-20	–	–

International goals (7)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	5 Jun 2004	Zambia 1–0 Togo	11	World Cup Qualification
2	22 Jan 2008	Sudan 0–3 Zambia	50	Africa Cup of Nations
3	13 Jan 2010	Zambia 1–1 Tunisia	19	Africa Cup of Nations
4	17 Jan 2010	Cameroon 3–2 Zambia	8	Africa Cup of Nations
5	8 Jun 2013	Zambia 4–0 Lesotho	36	World Cup Qualification
6	8 Jun 2013	Zambia 4–0 Lesotho	63	World Cup Qualification
7	15 Jun 2013	Zambia 1–1 Sudan	69	World Cup Qualification