Simon Silwimba

Simon Silwimba

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-12-25) 25 December 1991
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	ZESCO United
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Zanaco F.C.
2012–	ZESCO United
International career‡
2010–	Zambia	20	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 April 2021

Simon Silwimba (born 25 December 1991) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for ZESCO United F.C. and the Zambia national football team.

Career

International

Silwimba made his senior international debut on 31 December 2010 in a 4-0 friendly defeat to Kuwait. He scored his first international goal in 2017, finding the net in a 3–0 victory over Eswatini during African Nations Championship qualifying.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 19 October 2019.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zambia	2010	1	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	7	1
	2018	4	0
	2019	5	0
Total		20	1

International Goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 July 2017	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Eswatini	3–0	3–0	2018 CHAN qualification

External links

• Simon Silwimba at National-Football-Teams.com
• Simon Silwimba at Soccerway