Zola Kiniambi


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 in 1997. He joined Jia A club Yanbian Aodong and scored 6 goals in his first season in the Chinese league.
He was loaned to Jia B club Tianjin Teda and scored 13 goals in 16 games in the 1998 season.
Chongqing Lifan 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 for Yanbian FC.
The Chinese Football Association honored his outstanding 10-year service with a medal.
In the 2013–14 season, Hong Kong First Division League club Tuen Mun appointed Zola as the technical director of the club.

International career

He played in the African Nations Cup 1996 as a midfielder.

Personal life

Zola Kiniambi lives in Yanbian, China and has two children, both at school.