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{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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|name           = Laughter Chilembe
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|fullname       = Laughter Chilembe
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1975|11|25|df=y}}
|birth_place    = Zambia
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|position       = [[Defender (association football)|Right-back]]
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|years1         = 1998–2003
|clubs1         = [[Nchanga Rangers F.C.|Nchanga Rangers]]
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|years2         = 2004–2005
|clubs2         = [[CAPS United F.C.|CAPS United]]
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|years3         = 2006–2007
|clubs3         = [[Nchanga Rangers F.C.|Nchanga Rangers]]
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|years4         = 2008–2011
|clubs4         = [[Power Dynamos F.C.|Power Dynamos]]
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|years5         = 2012–2016
|clubs5         = [[NAPSA Stars F.C.|NAPSA Stars]]
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|nationalyears1 = 1999–2005
|nationalteam1  = [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]
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|club-update    = 16:07, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
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'''Laughter Chilembe''' (born 25 November 1975) is a former [[Zambia]]n international footballer.

==Club career==
Chilembe began his senior career in 1998 with [[Nchanga Rangers F.C.|Nchanga Rangers]] before signing for [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]] club [[CAPS United F.C.|CAPS United]]. Chilembe re-signed for Nchanga Rangers in 2006 on his return to Zambia. Chilembe later signed for [[Power Dynamos F.C.|Power Dynamos]], staying at the club for three seasons. In 2012, Chilembe signed for [[NAPSA Stars F.C.|NAPSA Stars]], seeing out his career at the club in 2016.<ref>{{NFT player|id=7339|accessdate=}}</ref>

==International career==
Chilembe represented Zambia at the [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations]]. Despite two draws in the group stage, including one against Senegal where Chilembe scored, Zambia failed to advance.

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|1 || 1 February 2000 || [[National Stadium, Lagos|Lagos National Stadium]], [[Surulere]], [[Nigeria]] || {{fb|SEN}} || 1–1 || 2–2 || [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
|2 || 22 March 2003 || [[Amahoro Stadium]], [[Kigali]], [[Rwanda]] || {{fb|RWA}} || 1–0 || 1–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Nchanga Rangers'''
*[[Zambian Premier League]]: 1998

'''CAPS United'''
*[[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]]: [[List of Zimbabwean football champions|2004]], [[List of Zimbabwean football champions|2005]]
*[[Cup of Zimbabwe]]: 2004

'''Power Dynamos'''
*[[Zambian Premier League]]: 2011
*[[Zambian Cup]]: 2009, 2011

'''NAPSA Stars'''
*[[Zambian Cup]]: 2012

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|4462}}

{{Zambia Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Zambia Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Zambian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Zambia men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Zambian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Nchanga Rangers F.C. players]]
[[Category:CAPS United players]]
[[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Power Dynamos F.C. players]]
[[Category:NAPSA Stars F.C. players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]


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