Laughter Chilembe

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'''Laughter Chilembe''' (born 25 November 1975) is a former Zambian international footballer.

==Club career== Chilembe began his senior career in 1998 with Nchanga Rangers before signing for Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club CAPS United. Chilembe re-signed for Nchanga Rangers in 2006 on his return to Zambia. Chilembe later signed for Power Dynamos, staying at the club for three seasons. In 2012, Chilembe signed for 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 || 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 |}

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

'''CAPS United''' *Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: 2004, 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}}

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