Kelvin Kapumbu

Club

ZESCO United

Position

Defensive Midfield

Nationality

Zambia

Date of birth

1996-04-06

Birthplace

Lusaka, Zambia

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

159 lbs

Kelvin Kapumbu (born 6 April 1996) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Zesco United and the Zambia national team.

Career
Kapumbu began his senior career with Zanaco in the Zambia Super League in 2016, and after a season moved to Lumwana Radiants for 2 seasons, before returning to Zanaco. On 3 August 2022, he moved to Zesco United on a 2-year contract. He was named player of the season for Zesco United for the 2022–23 season.

International
He debuted with the senior Zambia national team in a 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win over Eswatini on 22 September 2019. He was part of the Zambia team that won the 2022 COSAFA Cup. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life
Kapumbu is the brother of the Zambian footballer Fackson Kapumbu, who is also his teammate at Zesco and the national team.