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Barbra Banda
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipZambia Edit
Country for sportZambia Edit
Name wey dem give amBarbra Edit
Family nameBanda Edit
Ein date of birth20 March 2000 Edit
Place dem born amLusaka Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player, boxer Edit
Position dem play for team top / specialityforward Edit
Sportfootball, boxing Edit
Participant insydfootball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's tournament, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Edit
LeagueChinese Football Women's Super League, National Women's Soccer League Edit
Personal pronounL484 Edit
Banda during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 3–2 upset win over Germany, 7 July 2023
Banda during the 3–2 upset win over Germany, in a warm-up friendly match for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 7 July 2023

Barbra Banda (born 20 March 2000) be a Zambian professional footballer wey dey play as a striker give National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride den dey captain de Zambia national team.

Banda be widely considered one of de top women's players insyd de world. She be Africa ein all-time top scorer insyd Olympic football history, having scored three hat tricks at two Olympic Games. She lead Zambia to win de 2022 COSAFA Women's Cup, earning de Golden Ball plus ten goals. Insyd 2024, she be named African Women's Footballer of de Year, BBC Women's Footballer of de Year den to de FIFPRO Women's World 11.

Insyd 2024, Banda sign plus de Pride for de second-highest transfer fee insyd women's football history at de time. Insyd ein first season insyd de NWSL, she lead de Pride to de NWSL Shield, 2024 NWSL Championship, wey na dem name am de NWSL Championship Most Valuable Player.

Early life

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Dem born Banda insyd Lusaka, de Zambian capital. She begin dey play football around de age of seven playing on de streets.[1][2] Banda be inspired by ein poppie wey play football wey go encourage am to practise.[3] She play plus boys as de academy she attend no get a girls team.[4] After ein parents cam be concerned dat na ein focus on de sport dey interfere plus schooling, she sometimes go sneak out den "throw dem (boots) out de window, then go out de door, wey na dem think maybe she just dey go outsyd, den then I go round to get dem."[4]

Club career

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EDF Logroño, 2018–2020

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Banda sign plus Spanish first division club EDF Logroño insyd October 2018 becoming de first woman Zambian footballer to play insyd Europe.[3] She score 16 goals insyd 28 matches plus de club.[3]

Shanghai Shengli, 2020–2023

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Insyd January 2020, Banda sign plus Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shengli.[5] She score insyd de 23rd minute of give debut give de club on 23 August.[4] Banda go on to score 18 goals insyd 13 league matches to emerge as de 2020 Chinese Women's Super League Golden Boot winner for most goals scored insyd de league.[6][7]

Orlando Pride, 2024–present

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Banda in a match against the North Carolina Courage, June 2024
Banda insyd a match against de North Carolina Courage, June 2024

On 7 March 2024, de National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride announce say dem sign Banda to a four-year contract thru de 2027 season.[8] Dem transfer am for a $740,000 fee, na de transaction be de second-highest insyd women's football history at de time.[9] Banda make ein club debut off de bench insyd a 1–0 win over de San Diego Wave on 19 April.[10] She make an impressive first start on 26 April, insyd wich she assist, score, den draw a penalty insyd a 3–2 away win over de Washington Spirit.[11] Banda score eight goals insyd ein first seven games, tying Sophia Smith for de Golden Boot lead.[12] Na dem name am NWSL Player of de Month for May plus seven goals insyd five games, wey dey include three braces.[13] On 7 July she score ein 12th goal of de season to open a battle between de league ein last two undefeated teams, de Orlando Pride den de Kansas City Current, wich end as a 2–1 win for de Pride.[14] Orlando win de 2024 NWSL Shield after finishing de regular season insyd first place, collecting de first trophy insyd club history.[15] Na Banda ein 13 goals insyd de season be second insyd de league only to Kansas City ein record-setting scorer Temwa Chawinga.[16]

On 8 November, insyd de first round of de 2024 NWSL Playoffs, Banda score two times insyd a 4–1 win over de Chicago Red Stars.[17] Insyd de semifinals, she score Orlando ein second goal wey Marta assist am for de third insyd Orlando ein 3–2 win against de Kansas City Current.[18] Banda score de lone goal of de NWSL Championship Final on 23 November, threading de ball past Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury at close range to secure a 1–0 victory. Na dem name am de championship ein MVP.[19][20] Banda ein performance thru out de 2024 NWSL season lead to am being named to de NWSL Best XI, dem nominate am for de Ballon d'Or den NWSL MVP, wey dem vote am de BBC Women's Footballer of de Year.[21][22]

Insyd de 2025 season, Banda set an NWSL record for de fastest hat trick, scoring three against de Utah Royals insyd de first 38 minutes.[23] On 16 August 2025, she suffer a hip adductor injury insyd a match against Kansas City, ruling am out for de remainder of de 2025 regular season.[24]

Banda return to de field at de start of de 2026 season wey na dem name am to de March NWSL Team of de Month after netting three goals insyd ein first three games back in action.[25]

International career

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Junior

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Banda represent de Zambia women's national under-17 football team insyd de 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She turn 14 during de tournament.[3]

Senior

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On 6 March 2016, Banda make ein senior team debut insyd a 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia.

Banda captain de Zambian squad at de 2020 Olympics insyd Tokyo, de first time Zambia compete at de international tournament.[26][27] During de team ein first group stage match, Banda score a hat trick against de Netherlands. De match end 3–10, de worst ever loss for de Zambia women's national football team den de highest-scoring women's football match insyd Olympics history.[28] Insyd dema second group match, Banda score anoda hat trick against China wey de match end insyd a 4–4 draw. She cam be de first woman footballer insyd Olympic history to score back-to-back hat tricks den de first to score two hat tricks insyd one tournament.[29] She be Africa ein all-time top scorer insyd Olympic history.[30][31]

On 6 July 2022, Banda den three teammates, wey dey include striker Racheal Kundananji, be ruled ineligible to compete give Zambia insyd de World Cup-qualifying tournament, Africa Cup of Nations, after a gender verification test find say dema natural testosterone levels be above those dem allow by de Confederation of African Football, wich get stricter gender verification rules dan de Olympics.[32][33][34] De ruling spark significant controversy, wey Human Rights Watch describe am as a "clear violation" of ein human rights.[35] Insyd August 2022, following Zambia ein third-place finish at de tournament (den despite Banda no be able to compete), na she den seven of ein teammates be promoted by de Zambian Army. Na dem give Banda de rank of sergeant, de highest among de group.[36]

Insyd September 2022, Banda lead Zambia to win dema first 2022 COSAFA Women's Cup, de top women's international football tournament for national teams from Southern Africa[37][38] Ein ten goals earn am de Golden Ball for de best player of de tournament.[37] Insyd June 2023, na dem name Banda to de Zambian squad for de 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup insyd Australia den New Zealand after she be ruled eligible to compete by FIFA insyd December 2022.[39]

Banda during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 3–2 upset win over Germany, 7 July 2023
Banda during the 3–2 upset win over Germany, in a warm-up friendly match for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 7 July 2023

On 7 July 2023, she score two goals, wey dey include de game-winner insyd de 12th minute of injury time, against FIFA #2-ranked Germany, leading #77-ranked Zambia to an astounding 3–2 upset. Na dem name Banda Player of de Match.[40] Later dat month, on 31 July, Banda win player of de match insyd Zambia ein first win insyd a World Cup, a 3–1 victory over Costa Rica.[41][42] Insyd dis game Banda score Zambia ein second-ever World Cup goal, a penalty kick wich sanso be de 1,000th goal insyd Women's World Cup history.[43] On 9 April 2024, she score a brace insyd a 2–0 away extra-time victory over Morocco, qualifying ein nation to de 2024 Summer Olympics by winning de home-and-away series 3–2 on aggregate.[44]

On 3 July 2024, na dem call Banda up to de Zambia squad for de 2024 Summer Olympics. Although Zambia fail to advance past de group stage, na Banda be de joint second-highest goalscorer of de tournament after netting 4 goals insyd 3 games.[45] 3 of ein goals combined for a hat-trick insyd Zambia ein 6–5 loss to Australia.[46]

November 2024 see am voted de BBC Women's Footballer of de Year after getting de most reader votes. Dis cam after ein performances insyd de 2024 Olympics, NWSL season, den NWSL playoffs, as well as she cam be de second most expensive women's signing insyd history.[47] Na Banda be de subject of an online attack by J. K. Rowling wey imply say she be male. US Women's National Team Head Coach Emma Hayes den retired US midfielder Megan Rapinoe defend Banda.[48][49] On 16 December 2024 na dem vote Banda de African Women's Footballer of de Year for 2024.[50]

Oda work

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After she be inspired by Zambian professional boxer Catherine Phiri, Banda start boxing around age 14[3] first as an amateur den then after never losing a bout den oda amateurs refusing to fight am, she turn professional.[1][51] Banda compete insyd five professional bouts wey she win all five before opting to focus on football.[27]

Insyd 2021, Banda launch de Barbra Banda Foundation wich dey aim to support programs wey promote empowerment give women den girls on issues of economic inequality, gender-based violence, lack of access to equal opportunities, teenage pregnancies, den early marriages using de power of sport. De foundation co-host an annual football tournament.[52] On de foundation, Banda say, "Like many, I did not come from a place of abundance and hence I understand what it means to need help and no one willing to help you. I have also experienced how much easier life gets when you have people ready to help you on your path to success."[53]

Banda join Common Goal insyd 2019 pledging at least 1% of ein salary to a collective fund wey dey support football charities around de world.[54]

Style of play

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Banda be considered one of de best women's players insyd de world.[21][55] A goal-scorer, she dey possess speed, positioning, den finishing in front of net.[56] Banda dey note Brazilian player Marta den Portuguese men's footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as players she dey admire.[3][57][58]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 June 2026[59]
Appearances den goals by club, season den competition
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Logroño 2018–19 Primera División 178——178
2019–20 Primera División 97——97
Total 2615——2615
Shanghai Shengli 2020[60] Chinese Women's Super League 1318——1318
Orlando Pride 2024 NWSL 2213—342517
2025 16810—178
2026 1211——1211
Total 493110345335
Career total 886410349268

Goals

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Scores den results list ein team ein goal tally first, score column dey indicate score after each Banda goal. Every international goal wey Banda score be give Zambia.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 September 2017Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe MWI3–16–32017 COSAFA Women's Championship
215 September 2017 ZIM1–01–1
317 September 2017 MAD2–02–1
42–1
521 September 2017 RSA1–03–3
623 September 2017 KEN1–11–1
74 April 2018National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania TAN1–23–32018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
83–3
910 June 2018Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe ZIM2–12–1
1013 September 2018Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa LES2–02–02018 COSAFA Women's Championship
1118 September 2018 MOZ3–03–0
124 November 2020 LES1–08–0
132–0
146–0
1528 November 2020Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile CHI1–12–1Friendly
1610 April 2021Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa RSA1–01–3
1721 July 2021Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan NED1–33–102020 Summer Olympics
182–10
193–10
2024 July 2021 China1–14–4
213–3
224–3
2311 February 2022Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia RSA1–03–0Friendly
243–0
251 September 2022Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa NAM1–02–02022 COSAFA Women's Championship
262–0
274 September 2022NMU Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa LES1–07–0
282–0
294–0
305–0
316–0
326 September 2022Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa SWZ2–02–0
339 September 2022 TAN1–02–1
3411 September 2022Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa RSA1–01–0 (a.e.t.)
3521 February 2023Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey UZB4–04–02023 Turkish Women's Cup
367 April 2023Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea South Korea2–12–5Friendly
3730 June 2023Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland SUI2–13–3
387 July 2023Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, Fürth, Germany Germany1–03–2
393–2
4031 July 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand CRC2–03–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup
4122 September 2023Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco MAR1–02–0Friendly
422–0
4326 September 2023Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco MAR3–16–2
444–1
455–1
4629 November 2023Estádio 22 de Junho, Luanda, Angola ANG2–06–02024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
473–0
485–0
495 December 2023Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia ANG2–06–0
5028 February 2024 GHA1–03–32024 Summer Olympic qualifiers
513–3
529 April 2024Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco MAR1–02–0 (a.e.t.)
532–0
5428 July 2024Stade de Nice, Nice, France AUS1–05–62024 Summer Olympics
553–1
564–2
5731 July 2024Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France Germany1–21–4
5814 April 2026Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil BRA1–21–62026 FIFA Series
5918 April 2026 South Korea1–01–1
6028 July 2026Rabat Olympic Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco EGY2–06–02026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
613–0
624–0
636–0
645 August 2026Al Medina Stadium, Rabat, Morocco MWI1–02−1

Honours

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Orlando Pride

Zambia

Individual

References

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