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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Chililabombwe, Zambia | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015–2016 | Nchanga Rangers FC | ||
| 2016–2017 | SC Esmoriz | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Oostende | 26 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Béziers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Djurgårdens IF | 59 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Rijeka | 42 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Tai | 25 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Zambia U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017– | Zambia | 35 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2024. | |||
Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda (born 29 September 1997) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder.
Club career
Emmanuel Banda started his career with Nchanga Rangers FC.
In July 2016, Banda moved to Portuguese club S.C. Esmoriz.
In July 2017, Banda moved to Belgian First Division A club K.V. Oostende on a three-year contract. He made his league debut on 30 July 2017 in a 1–0 home loss to Royal Excel Mouscron. He replaced Michiel Jonckheere in the 75th minute. He scored his first goal in the Belgian top flight on 22 December 2017 in a 3–1 away victory over Waasland-Beveren. His goal, assisted by Knowledge Musona, came in the 52nd minute and gave his side a 2–1 lead. He joined Béziers on loan in January 2019. In February 2020, Emmanuel Banda signed a three-year contract with the reigning Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF.
International career
With those under 20 years of age, he participated in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in 2017. In this competition, he scored a goal against Mali. Zambia wins the competition by defeating Senegal in the final.
He then contested the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Korea a few months later. In the junior world, he scored two goals, against Iran, and Germany. Zambia is in the quarterfinals against Italy.
He received his first team selection from Zambia on 5 September 2017, against Algeria, in the 2018 FIFA World Cup playoffs 0-1. In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Zambian players selected by Avram Grant to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
