Barbra Banda
Barbra Banda (born 20 March 2000) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League and captains the Zambia women's national football team. As of July 2021, she is Africa's all-time top scorer in Olympic history. In 2020, she became the first woman footballer in Olympic history to score back-to-back hat tricks and the first to score two hat tricks in one tournament. In 2020, she was the top scorer in the Chinese Women's Super League.
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Barbra Banda playing for Zambia in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Green Buffaloes | ||
| 2018–2020 | Logroño | 28 | (16) |
| 2020–2023 | Shanghai Shengli | 13 | (18) |
| 2024– | Orlando Pride | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Zambia U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Zambia | 60 | (53) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
In September 2022, Banda led Zambia to win their first 2022 COSAFA Women's Cup, the top women's international football tournament for national teams from Southern Africa. Her ten goals earned her the Golden Ball Award.
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