SOCCER PLAYER

Christopher Katongo

1982 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Katongo is the 9,032nd most popular soccer player (down from 8,459th in 2024), the 21st most popular biography from Zambia (down from 20th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Zambian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Christopher Katongo ranks 9,032 out of 21,273. Before him are Tomoaki Makino, Federico Gatti, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Kiyoshi Okuma, Brice Samba, and Franck Silvestre. After him are Fadel Jilal, Giorgi Loria, Jörg Stiel, Leandro Castán, Yuji Hashimoto, and Lucas Beraldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Christopher Katongo ranks 470. Before him are Jessica Sutta, Carlos Martins, Radomir Đalović, Jade North, François Sterchele, and Sedef Avcı. After him are Gillian Jacobs, Philip, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia, Burak Yeter, Leandro Barbosa, Nadir Belhadj, and Aarón Díaz.

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In Zambia

Among people born in Zambia, Christopher Katongo ranks 21 out of 41. Before him are Guy Scott (1944), Dambisa Moyo (1969), Gillian Cowley (1955), Samuel Matete (1968), Janny Sikazwe (1979), and A. C. Grayling (1949). After him are Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), Jacob Mulenga (1984), Enock Mwepu (1998), Guus Til (1997), Alan Rusbridger (1953), and Patson Daka (1998).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Zambia

Among soccer players born in Zambia, Christopher Katongo ranks 3. Before him are Godfrey Chitalu (1947), and Kalusha Bwalya (1963). After him are Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), Jacob Mulenga (1984), Enock Mwepu (1998), Guus Til (1997), Patson Daka (1998), Chaswe Nsofwa (1978), Kennedy Mweene (1984), James Chamanga (1980), and Emmanuel Mbola (1993).

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