Shaban Idd Chilunda
Tanzanian professional footballer
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Shaaban Idd Chilunda (born 20 June 1998) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for Simba as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaaban Idd Chilunda | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tandahimba, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Simba | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Own | |||
| 2012–2016 | Azam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Azam | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Tenerife (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Izarra (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Moghreb Tétouan | 19 | (2) |
| 2022 | Azam | ||
| 2023– | Simba | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2021 | Tanzania | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:20, 10 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Tandahimba, Chilunda joined Azam FC's youth setup in 2012. He made his first-team debut in 2016, and on 9 July 2018, he scored four times in a 4–2 home win against Rayon Sports FC for the year's Kagame Interclub Cup;[1] he also scored the opener in a 2–1 final win against Simba SC.[2]
On 7 August 2018, Chilunda agreed to a two-year loan deal with Spanish Segunda División side CD Tenerife, after a trial period.[3] He made his professional debut thirteen days later, coming on as a late substitute for Filip Malbašić in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4]
