Chanka Zimba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chanka Solomon Zimba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Zambia | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
| 2020–2021 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Newport County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Marine | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 28 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Zambia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:08, 25 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:10, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Chanka Solomon Zimba (born 29 December 2001) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle and the Zambia national team.
Zimba was born in Zambia.[2]
Club career
Zimba began his career with Blackburn Rovers; he was released in summer 2020, and signed with Cardiff City in September 2020.[3] He was called to the first-team for the first time in December 2020, due to injury problems and suspensions.[2] He signed a new contract with the club in August 2021.[4] He made his senior debut on 20 November 2021.[5]
Zimba moved on on loan to Northampton Town in January 2022.[6] In July 2022 he joined Newport County on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7] Zimba made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United as a second-half substitute.[8] He scored his first goal for Newport on 9 August 2022 in the 3–2 EFL Cup first round win against Luton Town.[9] He was released back to his parent club by Newport on 29 December 2022.[10]
In August 2023, Zimba joined Maidenhead United on loan until January 2024.[11] The loan was later extended until the end of the season.[12]
He was released by Cardiff at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]
In September 2024, Zimba joined National League North club Marine.[14]
On 1 August 2025, Zimba signed for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[15]
