Christopher Katongo

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Place in club Henan Jianye 14 of 23

Place in country Zambia 12 of 15

Place in category forward 2258 of 2737

Place among forwards in club Henan Jianye 1 of 5

Place among forwards in country Zambia 5 of 8

Personal info

Name: Christopher Katongo

Age: 41 years (30 August 1982)

Stature: 173 cm

Weight: 75 kg

Nationality:

Zambia

Status

Role: forward / edit.

Club: Henan Jianye / edit.

Christopher Katongo. Biography

Christopher Katongo is a football player from Zambia. Currently he plays for Henan Jianye as a striker. He was born in 1982 in Mufulira, Zambia. He began his senior career in 1999 at Butondo West Tigers, where he spent several months and then joined Kalulushi Modern Stars. He played for Green Buffaloes from 2001 to 2004 and then moved to South Africa, joining Jomo Cosmos, there he featured in 72 matches and scored 36 goals. In 2007, he went to a Danish side Brøndby for half a season and then switched to a German team Arminia Bielefeld. The 2010/11 season Chris Katongo spent in Greece playing for Skoda Xanthi and in July 2011 he moved to China, signing a two-and-a-half- year contract with Henan Jianye, playing in the Chinese Super League.

Christopher Katongo represents the Zambia national football team since 2003. He helped the team to win the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was named the Player of the Tournament.