Kelvin Kalua

Kelvin Kalua

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-10) 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, correct as of 14 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.

Career

A youth product of Ellerslie from 2010 to 2017, Kalua moved to Eastern Suburbs in the summer of 2017. He made his senior debut with Eastern Suburbs in a 2–0 New Zealand Football Championship win over Waitakere United on 17 December 2017. He helped the team win the 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship.

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.

Honours

Eastern Suburbs

• New Zealand Football Championship: 2018–19

External links

• Kelvin Kalua at Soccerway