Ntazana Mayembe

Ntazana "Taz" Mayembe (born 26 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cardiff City. Born in Wales, he represents the Zambia national team.

Ntazana Mayembe
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003
Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Youth career
2010–2020 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Cardiff City 0 (0)
National team‡
2021– Zambia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:12, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Mayembe joined the youth academy of Cardiff City at the age of 10.[1] In January 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Cardiff.[2] He made the bench for Cardiff City for the first time on 29 January 2020.[3]

International career

Born in Wales, Mayembe is of Zambian descent. He has been called up to represent both England and Wales at schoolboy level.[4] Mayembe debuted for the Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Senegal on 5 June 2021.[5]

References
  1. "N. Mayembe". Cardiff.
  2. "Academy | Three New Pros Sign | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
  3. Coleman, Tom (29 January 2020). "Who is Ntazana Mayembe, the Cardiff youngster tipped for stardom". WalesOnline.
  4. "Cardiff City wonder-kid happy to be home | ZamFoot". zambianfootball.co.zm.
  5. "Match Report of Senegal vs Zambia - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
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