12 Facts About Collins Mbesuma

Collins Mbesuma was born on 3 February 1984 and is a Zambian professional footballer who plays for South African club Pretoria Callies.

Collins Mbesuma's father, Francis Kajiya, was 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.

Collins 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.

Collins Mbesuma scored on his debut in South Africa's Premier Soccer League in 2004 against the Black Leopards but injured himself in the process and spent several weeks on the sidelines.

Collins Mbesuma was named PSL Player of the Season in 2005 after scoring a sensational 35 goals in one season with Kaizer Chiefs.

However, Collins Mbesuma 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.

Collins Mbesuma returned to Portsmouth in June 2007 after playing 23 games for the Portuguese team.

On 17 September 2007, Collins Mbesuma 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.

In January 2008, Collins Mbesuma was left off the Zambian national squad at the 2008 African Cup of Nations after being declared unfit.

On 23 May 2008, Collins Mbesuma mutually terminated his contract with Bursaspor and signed with Mamelodi Sundowns.

Collins Mbesuma scored his first goals against Amazulu on 16 January 2011.

On 16 August 2012, Collins Mbesuma joined Orlando Pirates on a three-year contract, but in July 2014 moved to Mpumalanga Black Aces.