Salulani Phiri
{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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| name = Salulani Phiri
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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 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2012–2016
| clubs1 = Zanaco
| caps1 =
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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.
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 June 2021 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | {{fb|BEN}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Zanaco
- Zambian Premier League: 2012, 2016{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Lusaka
Category:Zambian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Zambian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Zambia men's international footballers
Category:Zambia men's youth international footballers
Category:Polokwane City F.C. players
Category:Zambian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Zambian expatriates in South Africa
Category:Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Category:Zambia Super League players
Category:Zambia men's A' international footballers
Category:2016 African Nations Championship players
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