Lameck Banda
{{Short description|Zambian footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lameck Banda
| fullname =
| image = Lameck Banda 2019.jpg
| caption = Banda with Arsenal Tula in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lusaka, Zambia
| height = 1.69 m{{RPL player|Banda-Lamek}}
| position = Left winger
| currentclub = Lecce
| clubnumber = 22
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Nkwazi
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = ZESCO United
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2019–2022
| clubs3 = Arsenal Tula
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Maccabi Netanya (loan)
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan)
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = Lecce
| caps6 = 57
| goals6 = 4
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Zambia U17
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = Zambia U20
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = Zambia U23
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2022–
| nationalteam4 = Zambia
| nationalcaps4 = 14
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| club-update = 9 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 17 January 2024
}}
Lameck Banda (born 29 January 2001) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for {{Italian football updater|Lecce}} club Lecce and the Zambia national team.
Club career
On 10 July 2019, Banda signed a contract with Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula.{{cite web|publisher=FC Arsenal Tula|url=https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/lamek-banda-i-kings-kangva-v-arsenale/|title=ЛАМЕК БАНДА И КИНГС КАНГВА В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"|trans-title=Lameck Banda and Kings Kangwa in Arsenal|date=10 July 2019|language=Russian}} He joined his compatriots Evans Kangwa and Kings Kangwa at the club.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Arsenal Tula on 12 July 2019 in a season-opening game against FC Dynamo Moscow, as a starter.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/match/match_13122.html|title=Game Report by RFPL|date=12 July 2019|language=Russian}}
On 3 September 2020, Banda signed with Maccabi Netanya.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=348920|title=המחטף הושלם: לאמק בנדה חתם בנתניה|first=Moti|last=Pshehazky|language=Hebrew|publisher=Sport5|date=3 September 2020|accessdate=3 September 2020}} On 7 September 2020, Arsenal Tula confirmed the transfer and announced that it is a loan until May 2021.{{cite web|publisher=FC Arsenal Tula|url=https://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/lamek-banda-v-makkabi-netaniya/|title=ЛАМЕК БАНДА – В "МАККАБИ" НЕТАНИЯ|trans-title=Lameck Banda at Maccabi Netanya|date=7 September 2020|language=Russian}} On 6 August 2021, he returned to Israel, joining Maccabi Petah Tikva on a season-long loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Maccabi Petah Tikva|url=https://www.facebook.com/maccabipetachtikva/posts/219727913491151|title=We are pleased to announce tonight the two signatures|date=6 August 2021}}
On 4 August 2022, Banda joined newly promoted Serie A club U.S. Lecce on a permanent deal, signing a four-year deal with an option for a fifth season.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2022 |title=Lameck Banda è un calciatore del Lecce |url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/530794843654/lameck-banda-e-un-calciatore-del-lecce |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=U.S. Lecce |language=it-IT}}{{cite web |last=De Magistris |first=Raimondo |date=4 August 2022 |title=UFFICIALE: Lecce, il nuovo attaccante è zambiano. Preso il 2001 Lameck Banda |url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-lecce-il-nuovo-attaccante-e-zambiano-preso-il-2001-lameck-banda-1713453 |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=TUTTOmercatoweb.it}} He then made his debut for the Italian club on 13 August, coming on as a substitute for Federico de Francesco in the 74th minute of a 2–1 league loss against Inter Milan.{{Cite web |date=14 August 2022 |title=Lameck Banda makes his Serie A debut |url=https://zambiantelegraph.com/sport/lameck-banda-makes-his-serie-a-debut/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Zambian Telegraph |language=en-US |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105152434/https://zambiantelegraph.com/sport/lameck-banda-makes-his-serie-a-debut/ |url-status=dead }} By doing so, he became the first Zambian player to ever feature in a Serie A match.
On 4 January 2023, Banda was racially abused, together with his team-mate Samuel Umtiti, by a group of away supporters during a home league game against Lazio.{{Cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=I cori razzisti durante Lecce-Lazio |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2023/01/05/cori-razzisti-umtiti-banda-lecce-lazio/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Il Post |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |date=4 January 2023 |title=Il Lecce ribalta la Lazio ma Umtiti esce in lacrime: buu razzisti contro di lui |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Lazio/04-01-2023/serie-a-strefezza-colombo-rimontano-lazio-lecce-vince-2-1-4501811276274.shtml |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |last=Garrick |first=Omar |date=5 January 2023 |title=Infantino shows support for Umtiti, Banda after racist abuse |url=https://theathletic.com/4059917/2023/01/05/infantino-umtiti-banda-leece-racism/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=Infantino calls on fans to 'shut up all the racists' |url=https://www.espn.in/football/lecce/story/4845003/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-wants-fans-to-shut-up-all-the-racists-after-umtiti-banda-abuse |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en-US}} The Lazio fans involved kept targeting the two players with racist chants throughout most part of the match,{{Cite web |last=Calvi |first=Francesco |date=4 January 2023 |title=Ululati verso Umtiti e Banda, la lezione del Lecce: "Il nostro pubblico ha zittito i razzisti" |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Lecce/04-01-2023/lecce-umtiti-cori-razzisti-sticchi-damiani-bella-reazione-nostri-tifosi-4501814705864.shtml |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it-IT}} with referee Livio Martinelli being forced to interrupt the game for a few minutes during the second half – although the Zambian player had already been substituted at half time. The game eventually ended in a 2–1 win for Lecce. The club's president himself, Saverio Sticchi Damiani, defended both the abused players in the post-match. Lazio apologised for the behaviour of their supporters by issuing an official statement on social media,{{Cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=Cori razzisti in Lecce-Lazio, arriva il comunicato di condanna del club biancoceleste |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2023/01/05/lecce-lazio-cori-razzisti-comunicato |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Sky Sport |language=it-IT}} while FIFA president Gianni Infantino showed support to Umtiti and Banda through a message on his Instagram profile.
International career
Banda has been capped by Zambia at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 levels.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa-u17.html|title=COSAFA Under-17 Championship|website=RSSSF|accessdate=1 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/lameck-banda/182453/|title=Lameck Banda profile|publisher=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=1 November 2020}} He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 win over the Congo on 25 March 2022.{{cite web | title=Zambia vs. Congo - 25 March 2022 | website=Soccerway | date=25 March 2022 | url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/25/world/friendlies/zambia/congo/3771864 | access-date=25 March 2022}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Banda goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lameck Banda | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | rowspan=2|23 March 2023 | rowspan=2|Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | rowspan=2|{{fb|LES}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center" rowspan=2|3–1 | rowspan=2|2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|2 | align="center"|3–1 | |||||
| align="center"|3 | 17 November 2023 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | {{fb|CGO}} | align="center"|2–2 | align="center"|4–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|lameck-banda/521556}}
{{U.S. Lecce squad}}
{{Zambia squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banda, Lameck}}
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Category:ZESCO United F.C. players
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Category:Russian Premier League players
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