Miguel Chaiwa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Changa Chaiwa | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanshya, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Shamuel Academy | ||
| 2022 | → Atletico Lusaka (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Young Boys U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Young Boys | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hibernian | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Zambia U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Zambia | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Miguel Changa Chaiwa (born 7 June 2004) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Zambia national team.
Club career
A youth product of Shamuel Academy, Chaiwa joined the Zambian club Atletico Lusaka on loan in 2022.
Young Boys
He transferred to the Swiss club Young Boys on 14 June 2022, signing a 4-year contract. On 14 February 2024, Chaiwa moved on loan to Schaffhausen.
Hibernian
Chaiwa moved to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in August 2025 for an undisclosed transfer fee. He scored his first goal for the club on this third appearance, on 28 August 2025, during a UEFA Conference League playoff against Legia Warszawa.
International career
Chaiwa represented the Zambia U17s in 2019 and 2020. He debuted for the senior Zambia national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to Iraq on 20 March 2022.
On 10 December 2025, Chaiwa was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
Chaiwa's father, Changa was also a professional footballer in Zambia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys U21 | 2022–23 | Swiss Promotion League | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Promotion League | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Young Boys | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| Schaffhausen (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 10 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honours
Young Boys
References
- ↑ Miguel Chaiwa at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Miguel Chaiwa joins BSC Young Boys". 14 June 2022.
- ↑ "Riesentalent Chaiwa zum FCS" [Huge talent Chaiwa to FCS] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "Hibs fend off 'lot of interest' to sign Young Boys midfielder Chaiwa". BBC Sport. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Zambia : Chaiwa Reflects on Chipolopolo Debut". 20 March 2022.
- ↑ "Daka leads Zambia's final TotalEnergies CAF AFCON squad as newcomers earn surprise call-ups". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ "Miguel Chaiwa back at Atletico Lusaka from Shamuel". 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022.
External links
- Miguel Chaiwa at Soccerway
- Miguel Chaiwa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel Chaiwa at WorldFootball.net
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