Salulani Phiri

{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| fullname = Salulani Phiri

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lusaka, Zambia

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

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Polokwane City

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2012–2016

| clubs1 = Zanaco

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| years2 = 2017–

| clubs2 = Polokwane City

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Zambia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–

| nationalteam2 = Zambia

| nationalcaps2 = 29

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 03:39, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 03:39, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

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Salulani Phiri (born 10 April 1994) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Polokwane City, as a midfielder.

Club career

Phiri began his career at Zambian Premier League club Zanaco in 2012, winning two Zambian Premier League titles during his time with the club.{{NFT player|pid=53988|accessdate=21 July 2018}}

In December 2016, after weeks of rumours,{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/PSL/no-polokwane-approach-for-phiri-20161118D|title=No Polokwane approach for Phiri|publisher=Sport24|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=21 July 2018}} Phiri agreed a deal to sign with South African Premier Division club Polokwane City at the end of his contract with Zanaco.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/reports-suggest-that-salulani-phiri-has-joined-polokwane-city/241955|title=Reports: Zambian Star Pens Polokwane Deal|publisher=Soccer Laduma|date=20 December 2016|accessdate=21 July 2018}}

International career

On 5 December 2012, Phiri made his debut for Zambia in a 2–1 loss against Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9249/Saudi_Arabia_Zambia.html|title=Saudi Arabia vs. Zambia|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=21 July 2018}}

In November 2015, Phiri was called up by Zambia U23 manager Fighton Simukonda for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal.{{cite web|url=http://zambianfootball.co.zm/chipolopolo-caf-u23-provisional-squad-named/|title=Provisional Olympic U23 squad named for CAF tourney|publisher=ZamFoot|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=21 July 2018}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Zambia goal tally first.

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 2021Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin{{fb|BEN}}align=center|1–1align=center| 2–2Friendly

Honours

Zanaco

References