Rodgers Kola
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodgers Kola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zanaco | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Edusport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Zanaco | (13) | |
| 2008–2009 |
Golden Arrows | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 |
Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 29 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | F.C. Ashdod | 28 | (6) |
| 2012–2017 | Gent | 22 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan) | 30 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Veria (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Zanaco | 26 | (19) |
| 2021– |
Azam | 18 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008-2021 | Zambia | 23 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2016 | |||
Rodgers Kola (born 4 July 1989) is a Zambian footballer who plays for Zanaco. He is a versatile forward who is usually deployed on the wing.[2]
Club career
Kola was born in
Kola successfully scored 2 goals at the
In 2009, he moved to
In 2011, he started playing for the Israeli team F.C. Ashdod. Over there, he scored 7 goals in 31 games.
On 8 May 2012, it was announced that Kola would start playing in Belgium for the team K.A.A. Gent.
In January 2014, Kola returned to Israel and signed with
On 25 July 2015, Kola, was loaned to the Greek club Veria, for one year.[3] Kola made his debut on 12 September 2015 in a 0–3 home defeat against PAOK where he had a few chances to score with headers though Robin Olsen stopped him twice.
International career
He already played 13 games in the team of the African Cup of Nations 2012-winner Zambia, in which he scored 2 times.
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 May 2008 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran |
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 January 2009 | Bugembe Stadium, Jinja, Uganda |  Burundi |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2008 CECAFA Cup |
Honours
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
- Israel State Cup: 2014
Individual
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Kola at goal". goal.com.
- ^ Antonis. "Ποδοσφαιριστής της Βέροιας ο Rodgers Kola". ΠΑΕ ΒΕΡΟΙΑ - ΕΠΙΣΗΜΗ ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑ (in Greek). Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Kola, Rodgers". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
- Rodgers Kola at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rodgers Kola – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Rodgers Kola at Soccerway
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