{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Stoppila Sunzu | image = Stoppila Sunzu May 2017.jpg | caption = Sunzu with Arsenal Tula in 2017 | full_name = Stoppila Sunzu<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|df=yes|1989|06|22}} | birth_place = Chililabombwe, Zambia | height = 1.89 m | position = Defender, defensive midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = Konkola Blades | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = Afrisports | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2008–2010 | clubs3 = Zanaco Lusaka | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = → Châteauroux (loan) | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010–2014 | clubs5 = TP Mazembe | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = Sochaux | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = Shanghai Shenhua | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = → Lille (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2015–2016 | clubs9 = → Lille B (loan) | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2016–2018 | clubs10 = Lille | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = → Arsenal Tula (loan) | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2017–2018 | clubs12 = → Arsenal Tula (loan) | caps12 = 29 | goals12 = 2 | years13 = 2018–2020 | clubs13 = Metz | caps13 = 53 | goals13 = 2 | years14 = 2020–2022 | clubs14 = Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | caps14 = 52 | goals14 = 6 | years15 = 2023 | clubs15 = Jinan Xingzhou | caps15 = 21 | goals15 = 3 | years16 = 2024 | clubs16 = Cangzhou Mighty Lions | caps16 = 14 | goals16 = 1 | years17 = 2024–2025 | clubs17 = Changchun Yatai | caps17 = 38 | goals17 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = Zambia U20| nationalcaps1 = 41 | nationalgoals1 = 10 | nationalyears2 = 2008– | nationalteam2 = Zambia | nationalcaps2 = 96 | nationalgoals2 = 6 | club-update = 22 November 2025 | nationalteam-update = 19 November 2024 }} '''Stoppila Sunzu''' (born 22 June 1989), also known as '''Stophira Sunzu''',<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Stophira SUNZU|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=269621/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117184338/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=269621/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2015|website=FIFA.com|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He scored the winning penalty kick for Zambia in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final.
==Early life== Stopilla Sunzu was born in Chingola and is the younger brother of Felix Sunzu and the son of Felix Sunzu Sr, a goalkeeper who was originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.<ref name="thezambian.com 2011">{{cite web |title=Zanaco's Chileshe : Sunzu 'll be the anchorman for the Chipolopolo - Zambian Football - Sports and Recreation - The Zambian |website=thezambian.com |url=http://thezambian.com/sports-recreation/b/football/archive/2008/05/13/zanaco-s-chileshe-sunzu-ll-be-the-anchorman-for-the-chipolopolo.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091410/http://thezambian.com/sports-recreation/b/football/archive/2008/05/13/zanaco-s-chileshe-sunzu-ll-be-the-anchorman-for-the-chipolopolo.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Early career=== He began his career with Afrisports of Kitwe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Top 10 greatest Zambian footballers|url=https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/top-10-greatest-zambian-footballers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520210616/https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/top-10-greatest-zambian-footballers/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 May 2021|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Zambian Watchdog|language=en-GB}}</ref> He was discovered at a U-16 tournament in Chambeshi, Zambia and he was referred to Afrisports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201211260341.html|title=Zambia: Afrisports Boss Hails Sunzu, Kalaba Nomination|last=MUSONDA|first=SHAMAOMA|date=26 November 2012|work=The Times of Zambia (Ndola)|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
He then joined Konkola Blades under a loan arrangement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Stoppila Sunzu|url=https://infohub.projecttopics.org/1933398-stoppila-sunzu|access-date=2021-05-20|website=InfoHub|language=en-US}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} After representing Zambia at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 19-year-old was invited for trials at the English side Reading.<ref name="sky sports scout">{{cite web|title=Sky Sports Scout - Stoppilla Sunzu|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/15198/8684061/sky-sports-scout-stoppilla-sunzu|website=Sky Sports|access-date=29 September 2016|date=21 May 2014}}</ref> The Championship side was keen on securing him on a longer deal but due to work permit problems the move did not materialise.<ref name="sky sports scout"/> He signed a loan contract for Châteauroux in September 2008 and after the end of the season on 30 June 2009 returned to Zanaco FC.<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=3600 Transferred to LBC]</ref>
===TP Mazembe=== In 2010, Sunzu transferred to TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic of Congo.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} His registration to Zanaco was a loan from Afrisports and there was some initial dispute regarding his move to TP Mazembe but it was eventually resolved.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mungala|first1=Sydney|title=Sunzu belongs to us, says Afrisports director|url=http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=5682|access-date=29 September 2016|work=The Post (Zambia)|date=11 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109110942/http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=5682|archive-date=9 January 2014}}</ref> With Mazembe, he won domestic titles as well as the 2010 CAF Champions League.<ref name="sky sports scout"/> He was sent off in the club's opening 2010 FIFA Club World Cup game.<ref>{{cite news|title=TP Mazembe beat Pachuca at the Club World Cup|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9277785.stm|access-date=29 September 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=10 December 2010}}</ref> In November 2012, he was shortlisted for the 2012 Africa-based Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite news|title=Caf reveals shortlists for player of the year awards|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20206738|access-date=29 September 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=5 November 2012}}</ref> In January 2013, he trained with Reading in the English Premier League with a view to being offered a contract.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hassan|first1=Nabil|title=Reading: Zambian Stopilla Sunzu training with Royals|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21014918|access-date=29 September 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=14 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zambia defender Stoppila Sunzu claims he is all set to join Reading|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11673/8417424/zambia-defender-stoppila-sunzu-claims-he-is-all-set-to-join-reading|access-date=29 September 2016|work=Sky Sports|date=20 January 2013}}</ref> He returned to the 2013 African Cup of Nations without any contract being signed.<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Rourke|first1=Pete|title=Stoppila Sunzu's move to Reading stalls due to doubts about TP Mazembe contract|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11673/8423464/Stoppila-Sunzu-s-move-to-Reading-stalls-due-to-doubts-about-TP-Mazembe-contract|publisher=www1.skysports.com|access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> Sunzu came to Reading on the premise of being a free agent, with his three-year contract expiring in December 2012. Moses Katumbi, president of TP Mazembe, accused Sunzu's handlers of lying to Reading about his contract stating that it does not expire until 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunzu's Reading move hits snag|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/news/2013/jan/sunzus-reading-move-hits-snag.html|publisher=www.mtnfootball.com|access-date=23 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107022338/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/news/2013/jan/sunzus-reading-move-hits-snag.html|archive-date=7 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gondwe|first1=Kennedy|title=Zambian Stoppila Sunzu settles TP Mazembe dispute|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21510306|access-date=29 September 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
===Stints in France and China=== On 6 January 2014, Sunzu joined French Ligue 1 club Sochaux-Montbéliard along with his teammate Nathan Sinkala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accords pour les venues de Sunzu et Sinkala|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5940:accords-pour-les-venues-de-sunzu-et-sinkala&catid=33:communique|language=fr|publisher=Official Website of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zambian pair Sinkala and Sunzu set to join Sochaux|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25604423|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> He scored important goals but could not prevent the relegation of the French side to Ligue 2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Der 38. Spieltag der französischen Ligue 1 2013/2014|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/frankreich/2014/|language=de|publisher=Fussballdaten|access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref>
On 29 December 2014, Sunzu transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.<ref>[http://news.163.com/14/1229/21/AELOTRBL00014SEH.html 申花正式宣布苏祖加盟 新赛季套票价格微涨] at news.163.com 29 December 2014 Retrieved 28 July 2015 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> He made his debut and scored his first goal for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua on 8 March 2015, in a 6–2 victory against city rivals Shanghai Shenxin.<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2015-03-08/21437536257.shtml 中超-恩里克3球卡希尔造乌龙 申花6-2申鑫] at sports.sina.com 8 March 2015 Retrieved 28 July 2015 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
Sunzu was loaned to Lille for one year on 28 July 2015.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|last1=Okeleji|first1=Oluwashina|title=Zambia defender Stoppila Sunzu signs permanent Lille deal|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36759442|access-date=29 September 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20150728/n417676429.shtml 申花宣布苏祖加盟法甲里尔 赞比亚铁卫租借一年] at sports.sohu.com 28 July 2015 Retrieved 28 July 2015 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> In his first season there, he made 16 appearances scoring twice. On 10 July 2016, he joined Lille permanently on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.<ref name="bbc"/>
[[File:Stoppila Sunzu.jpg|thumb|Sunzu at LOSC Lille]]
====Arsenal Tula loans==== On 3 February 2017, Sunzu signed a loan deal with the Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula until the end of the 2016–17 season. At the time of the signing, Arsenal Tula claimed his player rights still belong to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, and that is the club Arsenal loaned him from, despite earlier reports on him signing a permanent deal with Lille.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Arsenal Tula|url=http://arsenaltula.ru/news/novosti-kluba/stoppila-sunzu-v-arsenale/|script-title=ru:СТОППИЛА СУНЗУ – В «АРСЕНАЛЕ»|date=3 February 2017|language=ru}}</ref>
[[File:Stoppila Sunzu 2017.jpg|thumb|Sunzu against FC Krasnodar]]
In July 2017, he re-joined Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dove|first1=Ed|title=Stoppila Sunzu extends Arsenal Tula loan|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/3154600/stoppila-sunzu-extends-arsenal-tula-loan|access-date=17 July 2017|work=ESPN FC|date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
===Metz===
[[File:RC Lens - FC Metz (09-02-2019) 26.jpg|thumb|Sunzu at FC Metz before a match against RC Lens]]
On 9 July 2018, he returned to France, signing a two-year contract with FC Metz.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Metz|url=http://www.fcmetz.com/2018-2019/actualites/equipe-pro/stoppila-sunzu-est-messin|title=STOPPILA SUNZU EST MESSIN!|date=9 July 2018|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2018/official-stoppila-sunzu-joins-metz-in-ligue-2-from-lille/|title=Official | Stoppila Sunzu joins Metz in Ligue 2 from Lille|website=getfootballnewsfrance.com|date=10 July 2018|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> He made his league debut for the club on 30 July 2018, playing all ninety minutes in a 1–0 away victory over Stade Brest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/30/france/ligue-2/stade-brestois-29/fc-de-metz/2792598/|title=Brest vs. Metz – 30 July 2018 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 19 October 2018 in a 3–0 league victory over Chamois Niortais. His goal, assisted by Marvin Gakpa, was scored in the 80th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/19/france/ligue-2/fc-de-metz/chamois-niortais-football-club/2792701/|title=Metz vs. Niort – 19 October 2018 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>
===Shijiazhuang Ever Bright=== In the 2019–20 winter transfer period, Sunzu left Metz to join Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.<ref>{{cite web |title=League 1: FC Metz suffers hard blow as Stoppila Sunzu leaves the club for China |url=https://today.rtl.lu/sport/local/a/1465185.html |website=RTL Today |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
===Jinan Xingzhou=== On 21 April 2023, Sunzu joined China League One side Jinan Xingzhou.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dongqiudi.com/articles/3399251.html|title=齐整之军，为泉城而战！济南兴洲2023赛季中甲大名单出炉|publisher=dongqiudi|date=21 April 2023|access-date=21 April 2023|language=zh}}</ref>
===Return to Cangzhou Mighty Lions=== On 29 February 2024, Sunzu rejoined Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions (previous name of Shijiazhuang Ever Bright).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4065742.html|title=官方：埃韦尔、苏祖、所罗门、赵英杰等11名球员加盟沧州雄狮|publisher=dongqiudi|date=29 February 2024|access-date=29 February 2024|language=zh}}</ref>
===Changchun Yatai=== On 28 June 2024, Sunzu joined Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dongqiudi.com/articles/4359303.html|title=长春亚泰官方：沧州雄狮外援中卫苏祖加盟球队|publisher=dongqiudi|date=28 June 2024|access-date=3 July 2024|language=zh}}</ref> Two days later, he made his debut for the club in a 5-0 home win against Qingdao Hainiu.
==International career== Sunzu represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619062745/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269621/index.html Fifa Profile]</ref> In that tournament, Zambia defeated an Uruguayan side that featured Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249401/match=58849/report.html#nosticky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715213042/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249401/match=58849/report.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2007|title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 - Matches - Uruguay-Zambia |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref>
He made his full international debut against Botswana in a 2009 African Championship of Nations qualifier.
Sunzu scored the winning penalty of the penalty shoot-out in the final of the 2012 African Cup of Nations against Ivory Coast, which Zambia won 8–7.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alistair|last=Magowan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16999874|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia win dramatic shoot-out|work=BBC.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 February 2012|access-date=12 February 2012}}</ref>
In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Sunzu and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Rainford Kalaba) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24537474|title=Zambia internationals: Arrest warrants issued for trio|date=15 October 2013|access-date=15 October 2013|author=Ian Hughes|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24582106|title=Zambia confiscate Kalaba, Sinkala and Sunzu's passports|date=19 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2013|author=Kennedy Gondwe and Ian Hughes|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> before being pardoned by the Zambian government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24630130|title=Kalaba, Sunzu & Sinkala pardoned by Zambian government |date=22 October 2013|access-date=24 October 2013|author=Kennedy Gondwe|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In December 2025, Sunzu was named in Zambia's squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/afcon2025/news/daka-leads-zambia-s-final-totalenergies-caf-afcon-squad-as-newcomers-earn-surprise-call-ups/|title=Daka leads Zambia’s final TotalEnergies CAF AFCON squad as newcomers earn surprise call-ups|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=11 December 2025|access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> this marked his sixth Africa Cup of Nations appearance, thereby equaling the participation record of Zambian players held by Kalusha Bwalya and Kennedy Mweene.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 22 November 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|stophira--sunzu/65807|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |Châteauroux (loan) |2008–09 |Ligue 2 |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |rowspan="6"|TP Mazembe |2010 |rowspan="5"|Linafoot |||||||||colspan="2"|—||11||0||0||0||11||10 |- |2011 |||||||||colspan="2"|—||11||0||1||0||12||0 |- |2012 |||||||||colspan="2"|—||11||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2013 |||||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2013–14 |||||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !||||||||colspan="2"|—||33||0||1||0||34||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Sochaux |2013–14 |Ligue 1 |17||4||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||4 |- |2014–15 |Ligue 2 |10||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !27||4||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||4 |- |Shanghai Shenhua |2015 |Chinese Super League |13||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |Lille (loan) |2015–16 |Ligue 1 |12||1||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2 |- |Lille B (loan) |2016–17 |CFA 2 |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |Lille |2016–17 |Ligue 1 |4||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Arsenal Tula (loan) |2016–17 |rowspan="2"|Russian Premier League |13||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||14||0 |- |2017–18 |28||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||2 |- !colspan="2" |Total !41||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||43||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Metz |2018–19 |Ligue 2 |36||2||3||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||2 |- |2019–20 |Ligue 1 |17||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- !colspan="2" |Total !53||2||3||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||60||2 |- |rowspan="4"|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright/<br>Cangzhou Mighty Lions |2020 |rowspan="3"|Chinese Super League |19||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||4 |- |2021 |22||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||2 |- |2022 |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- !colspan="2" |Total !52||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||53||6 |- |Jinan Xingzhou |2023 |China League One |21||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3 |- |Cangzhou Mighty Lions |2024 |Chinese Super League |14||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Changchun Yatai |2024 |rowspan="2"|Chinese Super League |12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2025 |26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||0 |- !colspan="2" |Total !38||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !278||21||7||0||8||1||33||0||2||0||318||22 |}
===International=== {{updated|19 November 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Mamrud |first=Roberto |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zam-sunzu-intl.html |title=Stoppila Sunzu - International Appearances |publisher=RSSSF |date=9 January 2025 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="17"|Zambia |2008||2||0 |- |2009||9||2 |- |2010||7||0 |- |2011||7||0 |- |2012||13||2 |- |2013||9||0 |- |2014||5||0 |- |2015||9||0 |- |2016||8||0 |- |2017||5||0 |- |2018||4||1 |- |2019||1||0 |- |2020||0||0 |- |2021||0||0 |- |2022||0||0 |- |2023||6||0 |- |2024||11||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!96!!6 |}
:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/24680/Stoppila_Sunzu.html|title=Sunzu, Stoppila|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 12 August 2009 || Brisbane Road, London, England || {{fb|GHA}} || align=center | 1–2 || align=center | 1–4 || Friendly |- | 2. || 25 October 2009 || Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe || {{fb|NAM}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–0 || 2009 COSAFA Cup |- | 3. || 11 January 2012 || Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa || {{fb|RSA}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–1 || Friendly |- | 4. || 4 February 2012 || Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea || {{fb|SUD}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2012 Africa Cup of Nations |- | 5. || 10 October 2018 || Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia || {{fb|GNB}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–1 || 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 6. || 23 March 2024 || Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi || {{fb|ZIM}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–2 (5–6 p) || 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament |}
==Honours== '''Zanaco''' *Zambian Premier League: 2009{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
'''TP Mazembe''' *Super Ligue: 2011{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} *CAF Champions League: 2010<ref name="sky sports scout"/> *CAF Super Cup: 2010, 2011{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
'''Zambia''' *Africa Cup of Nations: 2012{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
'''Individual''' * CAF Team of the Year: 2012
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|65807}} *{{NFT|24680}}
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