SOCCER PLAYER
Kalusha Bwalya
1963 - Today

Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former professional footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Footballer of the Year in 1988 by the magazine France Football and was nominated for the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year where he was voted the 12th-best player in the world, the first to be nominated after playing the entire year for a non-European club. His older brother Benjamin Bwalya played professional football, and his younger brother Joel Bwalya also played for Zambia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kalusha Bwalya is the 3,348th most popular soccer player (down from 1,969th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Zambia (down from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Zambian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Kalusha Bwalya ranks 3,348 out of 21,273. Before him are Slaviša Jokanović, Emiko Kubo, Koldo Aguirre, Carl-Erik Holmberg, José Luis Panizo, and Rubén Paz. After him are Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Gérard Delbeke, Tim Howard, Marco Delvecchio, Pierre Allemane, and Miloš Krasić.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSlaviša Jokanović
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,347
Emiko Kubo
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,348
Koldo Aguirre
1939 - 2019
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,349
Carl-Erik Holmberg
1906 - 1991
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,350
José Luis Panizo
1922 - 1990
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,351
Rubén Paz
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,352
Kalusha Bwalya
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3,353
Juan Luque de Serrallonga
1882 - 1967
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 3,354
Gérard Delbeke
1903 - 1977
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 3,355
Tim Howard
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 3,356
Marco Delvecchio
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 3,357
Pierre Allemane
1882 - 1956
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 3,358
Miloš Krasić
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 3,359
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Kalusha Bwalya ranks 299. Before him are Toru Sano, Gabriele Reinsch, Michael McElhatton, Taki Inoue, Jean-Marc Vallée, and Kevin Smith. After him are Dylan Walsh, Mohamed Ould Bilal, Hans Gillhaus, Tracey Emin, Fernando Haddad, and Gamal Mubarak.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsToru Sano
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 293
Gabriele Reinsch
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 294
Michael McElhatton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 295
Taki Inoue
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 296
Jean-Marc Vallée
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2021
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 297
Kevin Smith
ACTOR
1963 - 2002
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 298
Kalusha Bwalya
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 299
Dylan Walsh
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 300
Mohamed Ould Bilal
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 301
Hans Gillhaus
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 302
Tracey Emin
PAINTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 303
Fernando Haddad
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 304
Gamal Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 305
In Zambia
Among people born in Zambia, Kalusha Bwalya ranks 13 out of 41. Before him are Frederick Chiluba (1943), Edgar Lungu (1956), Michael Sata (1937), Peter Dickinson (1927), Hakainde Hichilema (1962), and Denise Scott Brown (1931). After him are Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (1931), Guy Scott (1944), Dambisa Moyo (1969), Gillian Cowley (1955), Samuel Matete (1968), and Janny Sikazwe (1979).
Others born in Zambia
Go to all RankingsFrederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 7
Edgar Lungu
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 8
Michael Sata
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2014
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 9
Peter Dickinson
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 10
Hakainde Hichilema
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 12
Kalusha Bwalya
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 13
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 14
Guy Scott
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 15
Dambisa Moyo
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 16
Gillian Cowley
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 17
Samuel Matete
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 18
Janny Sikazwe
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 19
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Zambia
Among soccer players born in Zambia, Kalusha Bwalya ranks 2. Before him are Godfrey Chitalu (1947). After him are Christopher Katongo (1982), Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), Jacob Mulenga (1984), Enock Mwepu (1998), Guus Til (1997), Patson Daka (1998), Kennedy Mweene (1984), James Chamanga (1980), Emmanuel Mbola (1993), and Felix Katongo (1984).
Godfrey Chitalu
1947 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1
Kalusha Bwalya
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 2
Christopher Katongo
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 3
Emmanuel Mayuka
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 4
Jacob Mulenga
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 5
Enock Mwepu
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 6
Guus Til
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 7
Patson Daka
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 8
Kennedy Mweene
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 9
James Chamanga
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 10
Emmanuel Mbola
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 11
Felix Katongo
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 12