Miguel Chaiwa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Changa Chaiwa | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Shamuel Academy | ||
| 2022 | → Atletico Lusaka (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Young Boys U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2022– | Young Boys | 14 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Zambia U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Zambia | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Miguel Changa Chaiwa (born 7 June 2004) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Zambia national team.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Shamuel Academy, Chaiwa joined the Zambian club Atletico Lusaka on loan in 2022. He transferred to the Swiss club Young Boys on 14 June 2022, signing a 4-year contract.[2]
Schaffhausen
[edit]On 14 February 2024, Chaiwa moved on loan to Schaffhausen.[3]
International career
[edit]Chaiwa is a youth international for Zambia, having represented the Zambia U17s in 2019 and 2020. He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Iraq on 20 March 2022.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Chaiwa's father, Changa was also a professional footballer in Zambia.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys U21 | 2022–23 | Swiss Promotion League | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Promotion League | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Young Boys | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| Schaffhausen (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Young Boys
References
[edit]- ^ Miguel Chaiwa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Miguel Chaiwa joins BSC Young Boys". 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Riesentalent Chaiwa zum FCS" [Huge talent Chaiwa to FCS] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Zambia : Chaiwa Reflects on Chipolopolo Debut". 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Chaiwa back at Atletico Lusaka from Shamuel". 14 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Miguel Chaiwa at Soccerway
- Miguel Chaiwa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel Chaiwa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Miguel Chaiwa at WorldFootball.net
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Luanshya
- Zambian men's footballers
- Zambia men's international footballers
- Zambia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Schaffhausen players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Zambian expatriate men's footballers
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Zambian football biography stubs