Christopher Katongo
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| Date of birth | 31 August 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mufulira, Zambia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Green Buffaloes | 75 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Jomo Cosmos | 72 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Brøndby | 44 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 61 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Skoda Xanthi | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Henan Construction | 71 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Golden Arrows | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Bidvest Wits | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Green Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2016 | Zambia | 97 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. At international level, he amassed over 100 caps between 2003 and 2016 for the Zambia national team. He is an Africa Cup of Nations winner and won the BBC's African Footballer of the Year award in 2012, winning just over 40% of the public vote. His win is stated to have inspired a number of young players in Zambia.