Kings Kangwa (born 6 April 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Zambia national team.
Club career Kangwa began his career at Lusaka-based club Happy Hearts. In 2017, Kangwa signed for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva, before returning to Happy Hearts in 2018. Ahead of the 2019 Zambian Super League season, Kangwa signed for Buildcon. On 10 July 2019, Kangwa joined Russian club Arsenal Tula. On 29 May 2022, Kangwa joined Serbian club Red Star BelgradeКингс Кангва четири године у Звезди! at crvenazvezdafk.com, 29 May 2022 before returning to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2024 for two more years.
On 1 February 2024, Kangwa joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan.
International career In November 2018, Kangwa was called up by Zambia U20 ahead of the 2018 COSAFA U-20 Cup.
On 9 June 2019, Kangwa made his debut for Zambia in a 2–1 loss against Cameroon. On 16 July 2019, Kangwa scored his first goal for Zambia in a 3–2 win against Morocco.
On 10 December 2025, Kangwa was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArsenal Tula2019–20Russian Premier League8010–––902020–2121130–––2412021–2219431–––225Total48571–––556Red Star Belgrade2022–23Serbian SuperLiga32853–81–45122023–2410000–10–110Total42853–91–5612Kortrijk2023–24Belgian Pro League10020–––120Hapoel Be'er Sheva2024–25Israeli Premier League3514411020–42152025–2633122010301040122026–27000000211132Total6826612071218429Panathinaikos2026–27Super League Greece5120–00–71Career total17340225201622121448
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsZambia2019312020402021402022532023812024112202510Total367
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kangwa goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kings KangwaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 16 July 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 2–1 3–2 Friendly2 25 March 2022 Kervansaray Sport Centre - Field 1, Antalya, Turkey 2–1 3–1 Friendly3 7 June 2022 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia 2–1 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4 17 November 2022 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel 1–2 2–4 Friendly5 17 June 2023 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia 3–0 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification6 17 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast 1–0 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations7 10 September 2024 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia 3–2 3–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23 Serbian Cup: 2022–23
Hapoel Beer Sheva Israeli Premier League: 2025–26 Israel State Cup: 2024–25 Israel Super Cup: 2025
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