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| Date of birth | 30 July 1997[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | ZESCO United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 21[1] | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| ZESCO United | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Zambia | 19[2] | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Avell Chitundu (born 30 July 1997) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for the Zambia women's national team.
Career
[edit]Chitundu was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[3] She competed for Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, playing in one match.[1][2]
On 2 July 2021, Chitundu was called up to the 23-player Zambia squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Chitundu was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished in third place.[5]
Chitundu was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This was after she had initially been left out from the squad until Zambian fans complained about her exclusion.[6][7]
On 3 July 2024, Chitundu was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 December 2023 | Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |  Angola | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]Zambia
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Player Details: Avell Chitundu". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- 1 2 "A. Chitundu". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (6 November 2018). "Zambia announce final squad for Africa Women's Cup of Nations". goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "Mwape Unveils Tokyo Bound Copper Queens Squad". Football Association of Zambia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans. "Zambia name squad for 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations". goal.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". ZamFoot. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ https://diggers.news/goal-diggers/2023/07/05/chitundu-promises-to-give-her-best-at-world-cup/ Chitundu promises to give her best at World Cup
- ↑ Zambia WNT [@Copper_Queens] (3 July 2024). "COPPER QUEENS FINAL SQUAD FOR OLYMPICS" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Avell Chitundu at Soccerway.com
- Avell Chitundu at FBref.com
- Avell Chitundu at Kicker (in German)
- Avell Chitundu at Olympics.com
- Avell Chitundu at Olympedia
- Avell Chitundu at Global Sports Archive
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Zambian women's footballers
- 21st-century Zambian sportswomen
- Zambia women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- ZESCO United F.C. players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Zambia
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players
- Zambian women's football biography stubs