Grace Chanda is a Zambian professional football midfielder who plays for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League and the Zambia national team.
She became the first Zambian female football player to score a hat trick in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
She scored an astonishing 86 goals in just 26 games for ZESCO Ndola Girls in 2018.
Her nickname is Dangote.
Her favorite international club is Manchester United.
She likes to experiment with different hairstyles.
Her favorite player is Paul Pogba.
Her favorite dish is Nshima with chicken, beans, and sweet potato leaves.
In 2022, she was among the top three nominees for the CAF Women’s Player of the Year.
She was the top goalscorer of the FAZ Women’s League in the 2021 season with 35 goals (nine of which came in one game against ZISD Women).
Her football idol is Alex Morgan.
She spent the majority of the 2023–24 season sidelined having been taken ill at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
After joining Orlando in 2024, she was placed on the Season Ending Injury list in August after suffering a ruptured quadriceps tendon in her right leg while on international duty.
Kazakhstani Championship | 1× |
Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place | 1× |
Year | Club | AP | GL |
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2024
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present
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Orlando Pride | ||
2022
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2024
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Madrid CFF | 32 | 4 |
2022
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BIIK Kazygurt | 2 | 3 |
2021
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Red Arrows | ||
2015
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2020
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ZESCO United | ||
International Stats | |||
2018
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present
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Zambia | 31 | 19 |
2014
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Zambia U17 | 3 | 1 |