Zola Kiniambi
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Zola Kiniambi is a former Congolese footballer. He is the only foreign player who played in Chinese football league for more than 10 years.

Club career

Zola Kiniambi move to China at 1997 season. He joined Jia A club Yanbian Aodong and scored 6 goals for his first seson in Chinese league.

He loaned to Jia B club Tianjin Teda and scored 13 goals in 16 games at 1998 season.

Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan, are a professional Chinese football club who currently plays in the Chinese League One division. They play their home games at the 58,680 seater Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing and are owned by the Chongqing based Lifan Group, which manufactures motorcycles, cars and...

 sighed Kiniambi in 2001.

At the beginning of season 2005, He returned to Yanbian FC.

After he retired in 2008, He became a coach and interpreter of Yanbian FC.

Zola Kiniambi is the first and only one foreign player who played in Chinese football league more than 10 years. Chinese Football Association nonored his outstanding service by give him a medal.

Personal life

Zola Kiniambi living in Yanbian (China
China
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) now. He has two children, they study at a local school.

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