Lameck Banda
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 Banda with Arsenal Tula in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Nkwazi | ||
| 2018–2019 | ZESCO United | ||
| 2019–2022 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Maccabi Netanya (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Maccabi Petah Tikva (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2022– | Lecce | 90 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Zambia U17 | |||
| Zambia U20 | |||
| 2019 | Zambia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Zambia | 20 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:56, 8 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:13, 22 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lameck Banda (born 29 January 2001) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie A club Lecce and the Zambia national team.
On 10 July 2019, Banda signed a contract with Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula.[2] He joined his compatriots Evans Kangwa and Kings Kangwa at the club.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Arsenal Tula on 12 July 2019 in a season-opening game against FC Dynamo Moscow, as a starter.[3]
On 3 September 2020, Banda signed with Maccabi Netanya.[4] On 7 September 2020, Arsenal Tula confirmed the transfer and announced that it is a loan until May 2021.[5] On 6 August 2021, he returned to Israel, joining Maccabi Petah Tikva on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6]
On 4 August 2022, Banda joined newly promoted Serie A club U.S. Lecce on a permanent deal, signing a four-year deal with an option for a fifth season.[7][8] He then made his debut for the Italian club on 13 August, coming on as a substitute for Federico de Francesco in the 74th minute of a 2–1 league loss against Inter Milan.[9] By doing so, he became the first Zambian player to ever feature in a Serie A match.[9]
On 4 January 2023, Banda was racially abused, together with his team-mate Samuel Umtiti, by a group of away supporters during a home league game against Lazio.[10][11][12][13] The Lazio fans involved kept targeting the two players with racist chants throughout most part of the match,[10][14] with referee Livio Martinelli being forced to interrupt the game for a few minutes during the second half – although the Zambian player had already been substituted at half time.[10][12][13] The game eventually ended in a 2–1 win for Lecce.[11][12] The club's president himself, Saverio Sticchi Damiani, defended both the abused players in the post-match.[10][13][14] Lazio apologised for the behaviour of their supporters by issuing an official statement on social media,[15] while FIFA president Gianni Infantino showed support to Umtiti and Banda through a message on his Instagram profile.[12][13]
