Rainford Kalaba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rainford Kalaba

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Rainford Kalaba{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players |url=http://fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2015/pdf/FCWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=11 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211024602/http://fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2015/pdf/FCWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=11 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kitwe, Zambia

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| years1 = 2005

| clubs1 = Afrisports Kitwe United

| caps1 = 26

| goals1 = 19

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = Nice B

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006–2008

| clubs3 = ZESCO United

| caps3 = ?

| goals3 = 23

| years4 = 2008–2010

| clubs4 = Braga

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2008–2009

| clubs5 = → Gil Vicente (loan)

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2009

| clubs6 = → Leiria (loan)

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2011–2023

| clubs7 = TP Mazembe

| caps7 = 280

| goals7 = 78

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2018

| nationalteam1 = Zambia

| nationalcaps1 = 103

| nationalgoals1 = 15

}}

Rainford Kalaba (born 14 August 1986) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Kalaba was born in Kitwe.

He signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga in April 2008.{{cite news|author=Gondwe, Kennedy|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7348840.stm|title=Kalaba delighted with Braga move|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 April 2008|access-date=16 April 2008}}

In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Kalaba and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24537474|title=Zambia internationals: Arrest warrants issued for trio|date=15 October 2013|access-date=15 October 2013|author=Ian Hughes|publisher=BBC Sport}} All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24582106|title=Zambia confiscate Kalaba, Sinkala and Sunzu's passports|date=19 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2013|author=Kennedy Gondwe and Ian Hughes|publisher=BBC Sport}} before being pardoned by the Zambian government.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24630130|title=Kalaba, Sunzu & Sinkala pardoned by Zambian government |date=22 October 2013|access-date=24 October 2013|author=Kennedy Gondwe|publisher=BBC Sport}}

He made his 100th international appearance against Mozambique national football team in June 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rkalaba-intlg.html|title=Rainford Kalaba - Century of International Appearances|website=RSSSF|access-date=26 March 2018}} but was substituted in a 1–0 defeat and was in the opinion of national team manager Wedson Nyirenda too hasty to return to the dressing room rather than watch his teammates and needed to be disciplined.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/the-masters-departure-end-of-an-era/|title=The Master's departure: End of an era – Zambia Daily Mail|website=www.daily-mail.co.zm|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2018}} He was not chosen in the squads for the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Algeria and Nigeria in autumn 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/sports/152884/Kalaba-Sinkala-snubbed-again-as-Zambia-readies-for-Nigeria-showdown|title=Kalaba, Sinkala, snubbed again as Zambia readies for Nigeria showdown - BusinessGhana News {{!}} Sports|website=www.businessghana.com|access-date=26 March 2018}}

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/10598/Rainford_Kalaba.html|title=Kalaba, Rainford|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=15 March 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rkalaba-intlg.html|title=Rainford Kalaba - Century of International Appearances|website=RSSSF|access-date=28 March 2018}}

class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	11 June 2005	Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	{{fb\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	align=center \| 3–0	align=center \| 3–0	2005 COSAFA Cup
2.	22 July 2006	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	{{fb\|MAW}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 3–1	2006 COSAFA Cup
3.	26 November 2006	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	{{fb\|BDI}}	align=center \| 1–3	align=center \| 2–3	2006 CECAFA Cup
4.	2 December 2006	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	{{fb\|ZAN}}	align=center \| 4–0	align=center \| 4–0	2006 CECAFA Cup
5.	9 June 2007	Jamhuri Stadium, Morogoro, Tanzania	{{fb\|TAN}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–1	Friendly
6.	6 June 2009	Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia	{{fb\|RWA}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
7.	9 January 2010	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	{{fb\|KOR}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 4–2	Friendly
8.	21 January 2010	Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola	{{fb\|GAB}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–1	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
9.	5 September 2010	Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia	{{fb\|COM}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 4–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
10.	18 September 2010	Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen	{{fb\|YEM}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	Friendly
11.	21 January 2012	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	{{fb\|SEN}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
12.	15 October 2014	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	{{fb\|NIG}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 3–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
13.	29 March 2015	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	{{fb\|RWA}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–0	Friendly
14.	8 September 2015	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	{{fb\|GAB}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–1	Friendly
15.	4 September 2016	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	{{fb\|KEN}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying