Kelvin Kalua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Malawi | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Ellerslie | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Eastern Suburbs | 123 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2021 | |||
Kelvin Kalua (born 10 July 1999) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a right-back for Eastern Suburbs and the New Zealand national team.
Club career
A youth product of Ellerslie from 2010 to 2017, Kalua moved to Eastern Suburbs in the summer of 2017.[1] He made his senior debut with Eastern Suburbs in a 2–0 New Zealand Football Championship win over Waitakere United on 17 December 2017.[2] He helped the team win the 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship.[3]
International career
Born in Malawi, Kalua moved to New Zealand in 2006 at the age of six and eventually became a citizen. He made his international debut with the New Zealand national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Curaçao on 9 October 2021.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eastern Suburbs | 2017–18 | Premiership | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | National League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 125 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs.
- ^ Appearances in OFC Champions League.
Honours
Eastern Suburbs
References
- ^ "Ellerslie AFC". ellersliefootball.org.nz.
- ^ "Waitakere United vs. Eastern Suburbs - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Eastern Suburbs do just enough to reach NZ Premiership semis". NZ Sports Wire. 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's national team return with a win against Curaçao". www.nzfootball.co.nz.