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{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Felix Katongo
|image          = 
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|fullname       = 
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1984|4|18|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Mufulira]], Zambia
|height         = 
|position       = [[Midfielder]]
|years1         = 2000
|clubs1         = Butondo Western Tigers
|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|years2         = 2001–2002
|clubs2         = [[Forest Rangers F.C.|Forest Rangers]]
|caps2          = 
|goals2         = 
|years3         = 2003–2005
|clubs3         = [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]]
|caps3          = 38
|goals3         = 22
|years4         = 2005–2006
|clubs4         = [[Jomo Cosmos]]
|caps4          = 15
|goals4         = 1
|years5         = 2006
|clubs5         = [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]]
|caps5          = 22
|goals5         = 3
|years6         = 2006–2007
|clubs6         = [[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atlético]]
|caps6          = 
|goals6         = 
|years7         = 2007–2008
|clubs7         = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]]
|caps7          = 10
|goals7         = 2
|years8         = 2008–2009
|clubs8         = [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]]
|caps8          = 5
|goals8         = 0
|years9         = 2009–2010
|clubs9         = [[Mamelodi Sundowns FC|Mamelodi Sundowns]]
|caps9          = 9
|goals9         = 1
|years10        = 2010–2011
|clubs10        = [[Al-Ittihad Tripoli]]
|caps10         = 
|goals10        = 
|years11        = 2011
|clubs11        = [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]]
|caps11         = 
|goals11        = 
|years12        = 2012–2013
|clubs12        = [[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atlético]]
|caps12         = 
|goals12        = 
|years13        = 2013–2014
|clubs13        = [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]]
|caps13         = 
|goals13        = 
|years14        = 2014–2016
|clubs14        = [[Al Ittihad Alexandria|Al-Ittihad Alexandria]]
|caps14         = 6
|goals14        = 2
|years15        = 2016–2017
|clubs15        = [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]]
|caps15         = 
|goals15        = 
|nationalyears1 = 2004–2016
|nationalteam1  = [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]
|nationalcaps1  = 68
|nationalgoals1 = 5
|club-update    = 13:25, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
|ntupdate       = 13:25, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
}}

'''Felix Katongo''' (born 18 April 1984) is a [[Zambia]]n former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. Between 2004 and 2016, he made 68 FIFA-official appearances scoring 5 goals for the [[Zambia national football team|Zambia national team]]. His older brother [[Christopher Katongo|Christopher]] was also an international player.

==Club career==
Born in [[Mufulira]], Katongo has played club football in Zambia, South Africa, Angola, France and Libya for Butondo Western Tigers, [[Forest Rangers F.C.|Forest Rangers]], [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]], [[Jomo Cosmos]], [[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atlético]], [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]], [[LB Châteauroux]], [[Mamelodi Sundowns FC|Mamelodi Sundowns]] and [[Al-Ittihad Tripoli|Al-Ittihad]].<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=8306|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Katongo's career in Libya was cut short by the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], which saw the Zambian government sending a plane to rescue him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16568261|title=Zambia's Katongo on mission to silence doubters|date=15 January 2012|author=Kennedy Gondwe|department=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> In June 2014, he moved to the Egyptian side [[Al Ittihad Alexandria|Al Ittihad]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.supersport.com/football/egypt/news/140628/Felix_Katongo_signs_for_Al_Ittihad|title=Felix Katongo signs for Al Ittihad|date=28 June 2014|last=Talaat|first=Tarek|publisher=SuperSport|access-date=28 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805080505/https://www.supersport.com/football/egypt/news/140628/Felix_Katongo_signs_for_Al_Ittihad|archive-date=5 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==
Katongo made his international debut for [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] in 2004,<ref name="NFT"/> and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.<ref>{{FIFA player|214303}}</ref>

In January 2012, he was selected to Zambia's 23-man squad for the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/16485633|title=Zambia's Given Singuluma dropped for Nations Cup|last=Gondwe|first=Kennedy|department=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2012|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He was also called up to Zambia's 23-man squad for the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20957221|title=Nations Cup 2013: Champions Zambia name final 23|date=9 January 2013|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class=wikitable
!No!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
|1.||rowspan=2|6 January 2008||rowspan=2|[[Stade Olympique de Radès]], [[Radès]], [[Tunisia]]||rowspan=2|{{fb|TUN}}||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2–1||rowspan=2|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|2.||align=center|2–0
|-
|3.||22 January 2008||[[Baba Yara Stadium]], [[Kumasi]], Ghana||{{fb|SUD}}||align=center|3–0||align=center|3–0||[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
|4.|| 10 September 2008||[[Konkola Stadium]], [[Chililabombwe]], [[Zambia]]||{{fb|TOG}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|5.||9 January 2010||[[Rand Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa||{{fb|KOR}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|4–2||Friendly
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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