Kelvin Kapumbu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kelvin Kapumbu

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|6}}

| birth_place = Lusaka, Zambia

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Hapoel Petah Tikva

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Zanaco

| years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Zanaco | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2017–2019 | clubs2 = Lumwana Radiants | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2019–2022 | clubs3 = Zanaco | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = Zesco United | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Hapoel Petah Tikva | caps5 = | goals5 =

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Zambia

| nationalcaps1 = 30

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Kelvin Kapumbu (born 6 April 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hapoel Petah Tikva and the Zambia national team.

Career

Kapumbu began his senior career with Zanaco in the Zambia Super League in 2016, and after a season moved to Lumwana Radiants for 2 seasons, before returning to Zanaco. On 3 August 2022, he moved to Zesco United on a 2-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://zambianfootball.co.zm/the-kapumbu-brothers-link-up-as-kelvin-completes-his-switch-to-zesco/,%20https://zambianfootball.co.zm/the-kapumbu-brothers-link-up-as-kelvin-completes-his-switch-to-zesco/|title=The Kapumbu brothers link up…as Kelvin completes his switch to ZESCO - ZamFoot|date=June 27, 2022}} He was named player of the season for Zesco United for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2023/07/02/kelvin-kapumbu-wins-zesco-uniteds-2022-23-best-player-award/|title=Zambia : Kelvin Kapumbu Wins Zesco United's 2022/23 Best Player Award|date=July 2, 2023}}

International

He debuted with the senior Zambia national team in a 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win over Eswatini on 22 September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24332/Eswatini_Zambia.html|title=Eswatini vs. Zambia|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}} He was part of the Zambia team that won the 2022 COSAFA Cup. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://zambianfootball.co.zm/kennedy-miguel-and-tandi-make-the-cut-as-grant-names-27-member-afcon-crack-squad/|title=Kennedy, Miguel and Tandi make the cut as Grant Names 27-Member AFCON Crack Squad|publisher=Zambian Football|first=Aaron |last=Mubanga|date=30 December 2023|access-date=30 December 2023}}

Personal life

Kapumbu is the brother of the Zambian footballer Fackson Kapumbu, who is also his teammate at Zesco and the national team.{{cite web | title=The Kapumbu brothers link up…as Kelvin completes his switch to ZESCO | website=ZamFoot | date=2022-06-27 | url=https://zambianfootball.co.zm/the-kapumbu-brothers-link-up-as-kelvin-completes-his-switch-to-zesco/ | access-date=2024-01-09}}