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Stoppila Sunzu

Stoppila Sunzu

Defender - Centre-Back  at Changchun Yatai
Age36
CitizenshipZambia
Height1.92 m
Footright
BornJune 22, 1989
at Changchun Yatai 696 days · joined 2024-06-27
👕200+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €50k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Metz
top club · 60 apps

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2014
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 14/15
4
best season · 13/14
121 / 15
int'l caps / goals
315Appearances
22Goals
5Assists
44Yellow cards
1Red cards
113Full matches (90′)
Full nameStoppila Sunzu
Date of birth1989-06-22 (36 yrs)
Place of birthChingola, Zambia
CitizenshipZambia
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height192.00 m
Current clubChangchun Yatai
Joined2024-06-27
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentGuanabara Esportes ...
Jul 2025
2025 — Changchun Yatai
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
2024 — Changchun Yatai, Cangzhou Mighty Lions
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: CZ Mighty Lions → CC Yatai
23/24 · Transfer
Feb 2024
Transfer: JN Xingzhou → CZ Mighty Lions
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Ji'nan Xingzhou
21 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2023
Transfer: CZ Mighty Lions → JN Xingzhou
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Cangzhou Mighty Lions
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Cangzhou Mighty Lions
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
19 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2020
Transfer: FC Metz → SJZ Ever Bright
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Metz
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: LOSC Lille → FC Metz
18/19 · Transfer · €800k
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Metz
42 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: Arsenal Tula → LOSC Lille
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Arsenal Tula
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Arsenal Tula
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: SH Shenhua → LOSC Lille
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — LOSC Lille, Arsenal Tula
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: LOSC Lille → SH Shenhua
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: SH Shenhua → LOSC Lille
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — LOSC Lille
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2015
Transfer: FC Sochaux → SH Shenhua
14/15 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2014
Transfer: TP Mazembe → FC Sochaux
13/14 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
18 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — TP Mazembe
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — TP Mazembe
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — TP Mazembe
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2010
Transfer: Zanaco FC → TP Mazembe
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — TP Mazembe
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2009
Transfer: LB Châteauroux → Zanaco FC
08/09 · Return from loan
Sep 2008
Transfer: Zanaco FC → LB Châteauroux
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — LB Châteauroux
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2008
Transfer: Afrisports FC → Zanaco FC
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Konkola Blades → Afrisports FC
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,186 min
Minutes played by club
Changchun Yatai 9.7%
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 20.9%
Ji'nan Xingzhou 5.8%
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 9.1%
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 11.5%
TP Mazembe 0.0%
FC Metz 15.5%
Arsenal Tula 11.8%
LOSC Lille 11.9%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3.8%
LB Châteauroux 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Changchun Yatai 2 2024 2025 34 1 0 990
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3 2021 2024 48 3 0 2,128
Ji'nan Xingzhou 1 2023 2023 21 3 2 590
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 1 2020 2020 19 4 1 923
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 1 2015 2015 13 1 0 1,170
TP Mazembe 4 09/10 2011 28 0 0 0
FC Metz 2 18/19 19/20 60 2 1 1,578
Arsenal Tula 2 16/17 17/18 43 2 1 1,207
LOSC Lille 2 15/16 16/17 21 2 0 1,217
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 13/14 14/15 28 4 0 383
LB Châteauroux 1 08/09 08/09 0 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€500K3€1M4€1.5M5€2M09/1011/1213/14 — 4 goals (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard)413/1414/1515/16 — 2 goals (LOSC Lille)215/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 2 goals (Arsenal Tula)217/1818/19 — 2 goals (FC Metz)18/19 — 1 assists318/1919/202015 — 1 goals (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua)120152020 — 4 goals (Shijiazhuang Ever Bright)2020 — 1 assists520202021 — 2 goals (Cangzhou Mighty Lions)220212023 — 3 goals (Ji'nan Xingzhou)2023 — 2 assists520232024 — 2 goals (Cangzhou Mighty Lions)2202409/10 — €150K11/12 — €250K14/15 — €2M15/16 — €1.5M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.8M18/19 — €2M19/20 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1213/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/202011: 0020112015: 1120152020: 4420202021: 2220212022: 0020222023: 3320232024: 2220242025: 002025

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1213/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/202011: 0020112015: 0020152020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 0020242025: 002025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Super League Changchun Yatai 22 0 0 4 0 0
2024 Chinese FA Cup Changchun Yatai 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Super League Changchun Yatai 12 1 0 2 0 990
2024 Super League Cangzhou Mighty Lions 14 1 0 2 0 1,177
2023 League One Ji'nan Xingzhou 21 3 2 5 0 590
2022 Super League Cangzhou Mighty Lions 11 0 0 2 0 0
2021 Chinese FA Cup Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Super League Cangzhou Mighty Lions 22 2 0 3 0 951
2020 CSL Relegation Play-Offs Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 6 1 0 0 0 540
2020 Super League Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 13 3 1 4 0 383
2015 Super League Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 13 1 0 0 0 1,170
2011 Club World Cup TP Mazembe 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Ligue 1 FC Metz 17 0 0 2 1 0
18/19 Coupe de France FC Metz 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue FC Metz 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligue 2 FC Metz 36 2 1 7 0 1,578
17/18 Premier Liga Arsenal Tula 28 2 0 5 0 1,207
17/18 Russian Cup Arsenal Tula 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Qualifying LOSC Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier Liga Arsenal Tula 13 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Relegation Premier Liga Arsenal Tula 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 3 1 0 1 0 300
15/16 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 12 1 0 0 0 917
14/15 Ligue 2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 10 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Coupe de France FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ligue 1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 17 4 0 3 0 383
11/12 CAF-Champions League TP Mazembe 11 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 CAF-Champions League TP Mazembe 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 CAF-Supercup TP Mazembe 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 CAF-Champions League TP Mazembe 11 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 Coupe de la Ligue LB Châteauroux 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Konkola Blades Afrisports FC Transfer 0
07/08 2008-01-01 Afrisports FC Zanaco FC Transfer 0
08/09 2008-09-02 Zanaco FC LB Châteauroux Loan 0
08/09 2009-06-30 LB Châteauroux Zanaco FC Return from loan 150000
09/10 2010-02-11 Zanaco FC TP Mazembe Transfer 150000
13/14 2014-01-03 TP Mazembe FC Sochaux Transfer 600000 €1.00m
14/15 2015-01-01 FC Sochaux SH Shenhua Transfer 2000000 €3.00m
15/16 2015-07-28 SH Shenhua LOSC Lille Loan 1200000
16/17 2016-06-30 LOSC Lille SH Shenhua Return from loan 1500000
16/17 2016-07-09 SH Shenhua LOSC Lille Transfer 1500000
16/17 2017-02-03 LOSC Lille Arsenal Tula Loan 1250000
17/18 2018-06-30 Arsenal Tula LOSC Lille Return from loan 2000000
18/19 2018-07-09 LOSC Lille FC Metz Transfer 2000000 €800k
19/20 2020-02-01 FC Metz SJZ Ever Bright Transfer 1500000
22/23 2023-04-18 CZ Mighty Lions JN Xingzhou Transfer 350000
23/24 2024-02-28 JN Xingzhou CZ Mighty Lions Transfer 125000
23/24 2024-06-27 CZ Mighty Lions CC Yatai Transfer 100000

No recorded injuries.

Current€50k
Peak€2.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start−€100k
€50k€538k€1.03m€1.51m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €625k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #27268 41 10 former national player
Team #3703 #13 80 5 recent national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Puliang Shao 1 0 0
Habib Diallo 2 1 0
Oscar Taty Maritu 1 0 0
Mamadou Fofana 2 0 0
Marvin Gakpa 2 1 0
Yun Yang 1 0 0
Thomas Delaine 2 0 0
Chengjian Liao 1 0 0
Maksim Belyaev 1 0 0
Habib Maïga 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Ligue 1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4 17
2020 Super League Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 3 13
2023 League One Ji'nan Xingzhou 3 21

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2023 League One Ji'nan Xingzhou 2 21
2020 Super League Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 1 13
16/17 Premier Liga Arsenal Tula 1 13

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Arsenal Tula LOSC Lille Return from loan €2.00m
16/17 2017-02-03 LOSC Lille Arsenal Tula Loan €1.25m
16/17 2016-06-30 LOSC Lille SH Shenhua Return from loan €1.50m
15/16 2015-07-28 SH Shenhua LOSC Lille Loan €1.20m
08/09 2009-06-30 LB Châteauroux Zanaco FC Return from loan €150k
08/09 2008-09-02 Zanaco FC LB Châteauroux Loan

Last 50 matches for Changchun Yatai The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-01 CSL Zhejiang Professional 4–2 Changchun Yatai Available
2026-04-26 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–2 Chengdu Rongcheng Available
2026-04-20 CSL Changchun Yatai 0–0 Yunnan Yukun Available
2026-04-15 CSL Shenzhen Peng City 3–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2026-04-11 CSL Meizhou Hakka 1–3 Changchun Yatai Available
2026-04-06 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–2 Shandong Taishan Available
2026-04-02 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–1 Wuhan Three Towns Available
2026-03-29 CSL Dalian Yingbo 2–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2026-02-28 CSL Shanghai Port FC 2–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-06-30 CSL Changchun Yatai 5–0 Qingdao Hainiu Available
2025-06-26 CSL Changchun Yatai 2–2 Shandong Taishan Available
2025-06-15 CSL Zhejiang Professional 3–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-05-26 CSL Changchun Yatai 0–0 Henan FC Available
2025-05-22 CSL Qingdao West Coast 2–2 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-05-17 CSL Changchun Yatai 3–2 Beijing Guoan Available
2025-05-10 CSL Shanghai Port FC 5–2 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-05-05 CSL Nantong Zhiyun 2–3 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-05-01 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–1 Shenzhen Peng City Available
2025-04-26 CSL Changchun Yatai 0–1 Meizhou Hakka Available
2025-04-20 CSL Wuhan Three Towns 0–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-04-14 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–2 Chengdu Rongcheng Available
2025-04-10 CSL Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-04-05 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–2 Shanghai Shenhua Available
2025-03-31 CSL Changchun Yatai 0–1 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Available
2025-03-08 CSL Qingdao Hainiu 0–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2025-02-22 CSL Shanghai Shenhua 2–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-11-02 CSL Changchun Yatai 2–2 Zhejiang Professional Available
2024-10-27 CSL Henan FC 0–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-10-19 CSL Changchun Yatai 4–0 Qingdao West Coast Available
2024-09-28 CSL Beijing Guoan 8–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-09-21 CSL Changchun Yatai 3–4 Shanghai Port FC Available
2024-09-14 CSL Changchun Yatai 3–2 Nantong Zhiyun Available
2024-08-17 CSL Meizhou Hakka 2–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-08-10 CSL Changchun Yatai 2–0 Wuhan Three Towns Available
2024-08-03 CSL Chengdu Rongcheng 4–0 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-07-27 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions Available
2024-07-21 CSL Shenzhen Peng City 2–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-07-13 CSL Shanghai Shenhua 3–2 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-07-06 CSL Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2–2 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-06-29 CSL Shandong Taishan 4–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-06-08 CSL Changchun Yatai 4–1 Shenzhen FC Available
2024-06-02 CSL Beijing Guoan 4–3 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-05-29 CSL Changchun Yatai 0–3 Shanghai Port FC Available
2024-05-23 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–0 Qingdao Hainiu Available
2024-05-19 CSL Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2–4 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-05-14 CSL Chengdu Rongcheng 2–2 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-05-10 CSL Changchun Yatai 2–4 Meizhou Hakka Available
2024-05-06 CSL Nantong Zhiyun 0–1 Changchun Yatai Available
2024-04-30 CSL Changchun Yatai 1–1 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Available
2024-04-26 CSL Shanghai Shenhua 1–0 Changchun Yatai Available

Teams faced most often by Stoppila Sunzu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Dijon FCO 4 1 1 2 7 5 +2 25%
AC Ajaccio 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 75%
Valenciennes FC 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 75%
Paris FC 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 75%
Chamois Niortais 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 75%
ESTAC Troyes 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1 25%
Stade Brestois 29 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 50%
Havre AC 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 0%
RC Lens 4 1 2 1 2 1 +1 25%
AJ Auxerre 4 0 1 3 0 6 -6 0%
AS Nancy Lorraine 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 25%
Red Star FC 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 75%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 22 0 4 0 0 0
2024 26 2,167 4 0 0 0.17
2023 21 590 5 0 0 0.76
2022 11 0 2 0 0 0
2021 23 951 3 0 0 0.28
2020 19 923 4 0 0 0.39
2011 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 18 0 2 0 1 0
18/19 42 1,578 7 0 0 0.4
17/18 29 1,207 5 0 0 0.37
16/17 19 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 16 1,217 1 1 0 0.15
14/15 10 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 18 383 3 0 0 0.7
11/12 11 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 11 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
107 apps
8 G
1 A
Ligue 1
50 apps
5 G
0 A
League One
21 apps
3 G
2 A
Ligue 2
46 apps
2 G
1 A
Premier Liga
41 apps
2 G
1 A
CSL Relegation Play-Offs
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de France
5 apps
0 G
0 A
CAF-Champions League
26 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Stoppila Sunzu

Who is Stoppila Sunzu?

Stoppila Sunzu is a Zambia professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Changchun Yatai.

How old is Stoppila Sunzu?

Stoppila Sunzu is 36 years old. He was born on June 22, 1989 in Chingola.

What position does Stoppila Sunzu play?

Stoppila Sunzu plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Stoppila Sunzu play for?

Stoppila Sunzu currently plays for Changchun Yatai.

How many career goals has Stoppila Sunzu scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stoppila Sunzu has scored 22 goals in 315 appearances.

What is Stoppila Sunzu's market value?

Stoppila Sunzu's most recent reported market value is €50k.