Collins Mbesuma
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| Collins Mbesuma | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Collins Mbesuma | |
| Date of birth | February 3, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bursaspor | |
| Number | 12 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -2004 2004-2005 2005-2007 2006-2007 2007-08 |
Roan United Kaizer Chiefs Portsmouth →CS Marítimo (loan) Bursaspor |
25 (11) 33 (27) 4 (0) 23 (7) 6 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003- | Zambia | 17 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Collins Mbesuma (born February 3, 1984 in Luanshya) is a Zambian footballer.
His father, Francis Kajiya, was also a football player who played as a midfielder for Zambian clubs; Green Buffaloes FC and Ndola United FC as well as the country's national team from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
The surname "Mbesuma" is adopted from his step father who raised him as he was not brought up by his biological father Kajiya.
Mbesuma made his debut for Zambia in 2003 and had won four caps by the end of that year, while at the same time being a key member of Zambia's under-23 side that almost qualified for the Athens Olympics.
His performances for the Olympic team caught the attention of Kaizer Chiefs who bought him in January from Roan United in Zambia, where he averaged a goal every other game.
He scored on his debut in South Africa's Premier Soccer League in 2004 againstBlack Leopards but injured himself in the process and spent several weeks on the sidelines.
Mbesuma was named South African Footballer of the Year in 2005 after scoring a sensational 35 goals in one season with Kaizer Chiefs. After such an achievement a move to a more prestigious league looked assured, and indeed it was enough to catch the eye of Sam Allardyce, manager of Bolton Wanderers. However, Collins was reluctant to take a trial at the club, feeling his quality was already proven, and so this allowed then-Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin to snap him up on a three year contract in the Summer of 2005. Work permit problems due to the low ranking of his country meant he was not given clearance to join the club until late into preseason.
It was noted by many[citation needed] that he appeared overweight early in the season and of poor quality when playing for the reserve team. Collins never started a match for Portsmouth; he only came on for a total of 4 brief substitute appearances, all in the first half of the 2005/06 season. In July 2006 he began a season long loan with CS Marítimo where he appeared to be regaining his form - netting in vital goals early in the season and receiving the 'Swan d'Or', an auspicious monthly Portuguese football award. However his form soon dipped and his goal tally climaxed at a total of just seven goals. He returned to Portsmouth in June 2007 after playing 23 games for the Portuguese team.
His transfer from Kaizer Chiefs to Portsmouth in August 2005 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns, because of the involvement of agent Willie McKay[1].
On 4th August, 2007, it was announced that Bursaspor signed Collins Mbesuma for an undisclosed amount [2].
On 17th September, 2007, Collins was fined 5000 Euros by Bursaspor for failing to return on time to his Turkish base after helping Zambia to beat South Africa in an African Cup of Nations qualifier. This kind of behaviour by Collins was condemned and described as irresponsible by the Zambian FA (FAZ)[3] Mbesuma has a long standing reputation of poor timekeeping. This problem dates back to his time at Zambian outfit Roan United. In January 2008, Mbesuma was left off the Zambian national squad at the 2008 African Cup of Nations after being declared unfit.[1] On 23 May 2008, Collins Mbesuma mutuall terminated his contract with Bursaspor.[4] He is now a free agent.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "What Stevens said about each club", www.telegraph.co.uk, 2007-06-16. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Mbesuma joins Turkey's Bursaspor", www.bbc.co.uk, 2007-08-04. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ "Turks fine "missing" Mbesuma R 50, 000", www.kickoff.com, 2007-09-19.
- ^ NTVSpor.net
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