Miguel Chaiwa

Miguel Chaiwa
Personal information
Full name Miguel Changa Chaiwa
Date of birth (2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Luanshya, Zambia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 14
Youth career
2019–2022 Shamuel Academy
2022 → Atletico Lusaka (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Young Boys U21 19 (0)
2022– Young Boys 15 (0)
2024 → Schaffhausen (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Zambia U17 9 (1)
2022– Zambia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Miguel Changa Chaiwa (born 7 June 2004) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Zambia national team.

Club career

A youth product of Shamuel Academy, Chaiwa joined the Zambian club Atletico Lusaka on loan in 2022. He transferred to the Swiss club Young Boys on 14 June 2022, signing a 4-year contract.[2]

Schaffhausen

On 14 February 2024, Chaiwa moved on loan to Schaffhausen.[3]

International career

Chaiwa is a youth international for Zambia, having represented the Zambia U17s in 2019 and 2020. He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Iraq on 20 March 2022.[4]

Personal life

Chaiwa's father, Changa was also a professional footballer in Zambia.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys U21 2022–23 Swiss Promotion League 11 0 – – – 11 0
2023–24 Swiss Promotion League 8 0 – – – 8 0
Total 19 0 – – – 19 0
Young Boys 2022–23 Swiss Super League 6 0 2 1 3[a] 0 – 11 1
2023–24 Swiss Super League 3 0 1 0 1[b] 0 – 5 0
2024–25 Swiss Super League 6 0 1 0 1[b] 0 – 8 0
Total 15 0 4 1 5 0 – 24 1
Schaffhausen (loan) 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League 14 0 – – – 14 0
Career total 48 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 57 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zambia 2023 3 0
2024 8 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Young Boys

References

  1. ^ Miguel Chaiwa at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Miguel Chaiwa joins BSC Young Boys". 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Riesentalent Chaiwa zum FCS" [Huge talent Chaiwa to FCS] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Zambia : Chaiwa Reflects on Chipolopolo Debut". 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Miguel Chaiwa back at Atletico Lusaka from Shamuel". 14 February 2022.


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