Basaula Lemba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Basaula

| image =

| fullname = Basaula Lemba

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Léopoldville, DR Congo

| height = {{height|meters=1.77}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1985–1986 | clubs1 = Vita Club | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1986–1987 | clubs2 = Vitória Guimarães | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1987–1988 | clubs3 = O Elvas | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1988–1990 | clubs4 = Estrela Amadora | caps4 = 61 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1990–1994 | clubs5 = Vitória Guimarães | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 7

| years6 = 1995 | clubs6 = Belenenses | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1995–1996 | clubs7 = Tirsense | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1996–1997 | clubs8 = Moreirense | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1997–1999 | clubs9 = Vasco Gama | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 1999–2000 | clubs10 = União Montemor | caps10 = | goals10 =

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1994 | nationalteam1 = Zaire | nationalcaps1 =10 | nationalgoals1 =1

}}

Basaula Lemba (born 3 March 1965) is a Congolese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Almost his entire professional career was spent in Portugal, mainly with Vitória de Guimarães.[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/destino-80s/destinos/basaula-o-futebol-nao-e-so-rigor-qual-e-o-mal-de-uma-cerveja?_ga=2.227425053.1098483925.1607294723-763065413.1602873581 Basaúla: «O futebol não é só rigor, qual é o mal de uma cerveja?»] maisfutebol.iol.pt

Club career

Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, Lemba arrived in Portugal at the age of 21, signing with Vitória S.C. from AS Vita Club but having absolutely no impact in his first season – seven matches. He spent the following three campaigns also in the Primeira Liga, representing O Elvas C.A.D. and C.F. Estrela da Amadora.

Basaula – called by his first name whilst in Portugal – re-joined Vitória in 1990, becoming an important midfield element at the Minho club and sharing teams with countryman N'Dinga Mbote during his spell. In January 1995 he left for another side in the country, C.F. Os Belenenses, switching to F.C. Tirsense shortly after. After one year in the second division with Moreirense F.C. he moved to the lower leagues, representing two teams in the fourth level until his retirement at the age of 35.

International career

Lemba played for Zaire at the 1992{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/92a.html|title=African Nations Cup 1992|author1=Bobrowsky, Josef|author2=Mazet, François|name-list-style=amp|date=23 September 2002|accessdate=12 February 2010|url-status=live|website=RSSSF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113174252/http://rsssf.com/tables/92a.html|archivedate=13 January 2010}} and 1994 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 1994 – Final Tournament Details|author=Courtney, Barrie|date=15 August 2005|accessdate=12 February 2010|url-status=live|website=RSSSF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604180903/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94a-det.html|archivedate=4 June 2009}} with both tournaments ending in quarter-final exits.