Charles Hambira

Charles Hambira
Personal information
Full name	Vetunuavi Charles Hambira
Date of birth	3 June 1990
Place of birth	Windhoek, Namibia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	TS Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Otjinene All Stars
2011–2012	Black Africa
2012–2019	Tura Magic
2019–	TS Sporting
International career‡
2017–	Namibia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Namibia
COSAFA Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:38, 4 August 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Vetunuavi Charles Hambira (born 3 June 1990) is a Namibian footballer who plays as a centre-back for National First Division side TS Sporting and the Namibia national football team.^[1]^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Namibia	2017	2	0
	2018	8	1
	2019	2	1
	2021	12	1
	2022	1	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	15	0
Total		40	3

As of 2 September 2021. Namibia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hambira goal.^[1]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	14 January 2018	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco	Ivory Coast	1–0	1–0	2018 African Nations Championship	^[3]
2	28 May 2019	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Malawi	1–0	1–2	2019 COSAFA Cup	^[4]
3	2 September 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Congo	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

^ ^a ^b ^c "Charles Hambira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ Charles Hambira at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ Nikodemus, Sheefeni (15 January 2018). "Hambira winner gives Namibia precious victory". The Namibian. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Brave Warriors out of Cosafa Cup". The Namibian. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.