Justin Shonga

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Justin Shonga
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-05)5 November 1996
Place of birth Chipata, Zambia
Date of death 30 June 2024(2024-06-30) (aged 27)
Place of death Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nkwazi
2017–2020 Orlando Pirates 56 (10)
2020 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 6 (1)
2021 Cape Town City 12 (0)
2021 Ismaily SC 4 (0)
2022 Sekhukhune United 10 (2)
2023 Nkwazi
2023–2024 Gagra 16 (2)
2024 Najran
International career
2017–2021 Zambia 33 (16)
Medal record
Orlando Pirates
Runner-up Premier Soccer League 2017–18
Zambia
Runner-up COSAFA Cup 2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Justin Shonga (5 November 1996 – 30 June 2024) was a Zambian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

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Shonga signed with South African side Orlando Pirates in late 2017 from Nkwazi of his native Zambia.[2]

On 2 February 2024, Shonga joined Najran.[3]

Death

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Shonga died in Lusaka on 30 June 2024, at the age of 27 reportedly of an illness.[4][5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando Pirates 2017–18 ABSA Premiership 19 4 2[a] 0 2[b] 0 – 0 0 23 4
Career total 19 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 4
  1. ^ Appearances in the Nedbank Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the Telkom Knockout

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zambia 2017 12 6
2018 7 5
2019 8 2
2020 2 0
2021 4 3
Total 33 16
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shonga goal.
List of international goals scored by Justin Shonga[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 July 2017 Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort, South Africa File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 2–1 4–2 2017 COSAFA Cup
2 4–1
3 22 July 2017 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland 1–0 3–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
4 12 August 2017 Buffalo City Stadium, East London, South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2–2 2–2 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
5 19 August 2017 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1–0 2–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
6 2–0
7 21 March 2018 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1–1 2–2 (4–5 p) 2018 Four Nations Tournament
8 8 September 2018 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1–1 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9 11 September 2018 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10 10 October 2018 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 2–0 2–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 14 October 2018 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 13 October 2019 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 1–0 2–2 Friendly
13 2–1
14 8 July 2021 Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 1–0 1–2 2021 COSAFA Cup
15 13 July 2021 Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 1–0 2–1 2021 COSAFA Cup
16 2–1

References

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