Joseph Sabobo Banda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alashkert | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Atletico Lusaka | ||
| 2022–2023 | → Red Arrows (loan) | ||
| 2023 | → Nkwazi (loan) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Zürich II | 20 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Zürich | 9 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Alashkert | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Zambia U17 | 1 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Zambia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Zambia | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:43, 14 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Sabobo Banda (born 17 December 2005) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Armenian Premier League club Alashkert and Zambia national team.
Club career
[edit]Sabobo Banda grew up in Chaisa, Lusaka, and represented Atletico Lusaka in the Lusaka Provincial League, finishing as top scorer in 2021.[1] These performances caught the eye of Zambia Super League team Red Arrows, who signed him on an 18-month loan deal in January 2022.[1]
In February 2022, he went on trial with Spanish giants Barcelona.[2][3]
On 16 January 2024, Sabobo signed a contract with Zürich in Switzerland until 2028.[4]
On 2 February 2026, Armenian Premier League club Alashkert announced the signing of Sabobo from Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[5]
International career
[edit]A prolific goal-scorer for the Zambian under-17 side, Sabobo Banda has been called up to the Zambia national football team on multiple occasions, the first call-up coming when he was 14 years old.[6][7][8]
On 10 December 2025, Banda was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Joseph Sabobo Banda 's departure to Spain - Zambia's Upcoming Super Star". toyotazambia.co.zm. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Sabobo gets FC Barcelona trials…To remain at Arrows until he turns 18". zambianfootball.co.zm. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Teen star Joseph Sabobo Banda off to Barcelona for trials". zambianews365.com. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "JOSEPH SABOBO WECHSELT ZUM FC ZÜRICH" [JOSEPH SABOBO IS MOVING TO FC ZURICH] (in German). Zürich. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Zambian left winger Joseph Sabobo has joined our team". instagram.com/alashkertclub/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Instagram. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "'Sabobo' cannot stop scoring'". daily-mail.co.zm. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Simbeye, Chaka (16 March 2021). "Joseph Sabobo Banda – Barca Academy's Mercurial Prodigy". leftbackfootball.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ König, Kosta (10 October 2020). "Exceptional: 14-year-old Lusaka's Barca academy player Joseph Banda Sabobo called up to play for Zambia's senior side". tribuna.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Daka leads Zambia's final TotalEnergies CAF AFCON squad as newcomers earn surprise call-ups". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Sabobo Banda at Soccerway
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Zambian men's footballers
- 21st-century Zambian sportsmen
- Red Arrows F.C. players
- FC Zürich players
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
- Swiss Super League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Zambian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Zambia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players