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{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = William Njobvu
| fullname    = William Njobvu<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=24 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1987|3|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lusaka, Zambia]]
| height      = {{height|m=1.79}}
| position    = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Zanaco F.C.|Zanaco]]
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| years1  = 2007–2009 
| years2  = 2009–2012
| years3  = 2012–2013
| years4  = 2013–2014
| years5  = 2014–2015
| years6  = 2016
| years7  = 2017
| years8  = 2018–2019
| years9  = 2019–2020
| years10 = 2020–
| clubs1  = [[Lusaka Dynamos]] 
| clubs2  = [[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.|Ironi Kiryat Shmona]]
| clubs3  = [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]]
| clubs4  = [[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC|Enosis Neon Paralimni]]
| clubs5  = [[Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C.|Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla]]
| clubs6  = [[Power Dynamos F.C.|Power Dynamos]]
| clubs7  = [[Kabwe Warriors F.C.|Kabwe Warriors]]
| clubs8  = [[National Assembly F.C.|National Assembly]]
| clubs9  = [[Nkwazi F.C.|Nkwazi]]
| clubs10 = [[Zanaco F.C.|Zanaco]]
| caps1   = 57
| caps2   = 70
| caps3   = 8
| caps4   = 10
| caps5   = 17
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| goals1  = 5
| goals2  = 7
| goals3  = 1
| goals4  = 0
| goals5  = 0
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| nationalyears1 = 2008–2013
| nationalteam1  = [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]
| nationalcaps1  = 22 
| nationalgoals1 = 1 
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'''William Njobvu''' (born 4 March 1987) is a [[Zambia]]n [[Association football|football]] midfielder who played for [[Zanaco F.C.|Zanaco]]. Njovu also played for [[Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona]] in Israel and [[Lusaka Dynamos]] in [[Zambia]] before signing a five-year contract with the Israeli team effective since July 2009.<ref name="zambianfootball.net">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zambianfootball.net/2009/07/24/william-njobvu-signs-5-year-contract-in-israel/|title=zambianfootball.net|website=www.zambianfootball.net|language=en|access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> He scored against [[Spain]] in the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007 FIFA Youth World Cup]] where [[Zambia]] received a bye to the zambianfootball.net.

==International career==

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/9516/William_Njobvu.html|title=Njobvu, William|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 29 September 2007 || [[Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium]], [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]] || {{fb|MOZ}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[2007 COSAFA Cup]]
|}

== Honours ==
'''Lusaka Dynamos'''
* [[Zambian Challenge Cup]]: 2008

'''Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	'''
* [[Toto Cup]]: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
* [[Liga Leumit]]: [[2009–10 Liga Leumit|2009–10]]
* [[Israeli Premier League]]: [[2011–12 Israeli Premier League|2011–12]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.ZAMBIAFOOTBALL.com Zambiafootball website]
* {{NFT player|pid=9516}}

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