Nathan Sinkala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chingola, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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TP Mazembe | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Green Buffaloes | ||
| 2009 | → Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (loan) | ||
| 2012– | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2014 | → Sochaux (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Grasshopper Zürich (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Zambia | 32 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:49, 6 January 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2014 |
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Nathan Sinkala (born 22 November 1990) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for DR Congo side TP Mazembe, as a defender and midfielder.
Born in Chingola, Sinkala began his career in 2008 with Green Buffaloes, and spent a loan spell in Israel with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona during 2009, playing for their reserve team. At Green Buffaloes, Sinkala scored three leagues goal during the 2009 season, and two league goals during the 2010 season. He also won the Zambian Charity Shield in 2010.
After participating at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, Sinkala signed for TP Mazembe on a three-year deal.
On 8 January 2014, Sinkala joined French Ligue 1 side Sochaux-Montbéliard on a loan deal. He later stated that he wished to remain with the club following the end of the loan deal. On 7 July 2014, Sinkala was loaned again from Mazembe, this time to Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich. In February 2015, he got injured while playing for Grasshopper Zurich and his loan spell was cut shot. He returned to TP Mazembe.
Sinkala made his international debut for Zambia in 2011, and participated at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He was called up to Zambia's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Sinkala and two other players (Rainford Kalaba and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant. All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities, before being pardoned by the Zambian government.
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