Isaac Chansa

Chambishi and Power Dynamos

Chansa was born in Kitwe and began his professional club career at Chambishi, but he didn't find his place in the first squad and later moved to Power Dynamos. With Dynamos, he appeared in 45 league matches, scoring 16 goals between 2002 and 2004. He was in Dynamos' 2003 Zambian Cup, 2003 Zambian Coca-Cola Cup and 2004 Zambian Charity Shield winning squad. He has also appeared in 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup.

Orlando Pirates

From 2004 to 2007, he moved to South Africa and played for Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates, where he scored 7 goals in 43 league matches. He was in Pirates' Premier Soccer League 2004–05 and 2005–06 Runners-up squad. With Pirates, he won the friendly tournament Vodacom Challenge in 2005. In 2020, the then Orlando manager Milutin Sredojevic, identified Chansa as one of the best players he has ever coached, thanks to the player's discipline and general personality.

Helsingborgs

He later joined Swedish Superettan team Helsingborgs IF for the 2007–08 season to team up with former South Africa national team coach Stuart Baxter. Chansa played there until 2009. In late 2006, while still playing for Pirates, Chansa was banned by the PSL for three months (nine suspended) after he was found guilty of assaulting an assistant referee during Pirates’ clash against Jomo Cosmos. With Helsingborgs IF, he appeared in UEFA Cup matches in 2007 and UEFA Europa League qualifying matches in 2009.

Second…

Chansa made his senior international debut for Zambia on 1 May 2004 against Zimbabwe in a 1–1 draw match, where he scored a goal. Chansa was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, which finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Then he also represented his country in numerous FIFA World Cup qualification matches alongside the main rounds of later African Nations Cup. Chansa's biggest achievement is winning the African Cup of Nations for his country in February 2012, defeating Ivory Coast. He was also part of the 2014 Zambia national team that took on Japan in the Pre-World Cup International Friendly in the USA. Between 2004 and 2016, he earned 69 international caps, representing Zambia and scoring 3 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.

Zambia

Africa Cup of Nations: 2012 Orlando Pirates

MTN 8 Cuup: 2010 Premier Soccer League: 2010–11, 2011–12 Nedbank Cup: 2011–12 Zanaco

Zambia Super League: 2016