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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Isaac Chansa
| image               = 
| fullname            = Isaac Chansa
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1984|3|23|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Kitwe]], [[Zambia]]
| height              = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| currentclub         = Zakho
| clubnumber          = 
| position            = Midfielder
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2002  
| years2 = 2002–2004  
| years3 = 2004–2007  
| years4 = 2007–2009 
| years5 = 2010–2012
| years6 = 2012
| years7 = 2013–2014
| years8 = 2014–2015
| years9 = 2014
| years10 = 2015
| years11 = 2015–2017
| years12 = 2017–
| clubs1 = [[Chambishi F.C.|Chambishi]] 
| clubs2 = [[Power Dynamos FC|Power Dynamos]] 
| clubs3 = Orlando Pirates
| clubs4 = Helsingborgs IF
| clubs5 = Orlando Pirates FC
| clubs6 = Henan Jianye
| clubs7 = [[Zanaco F.C.|Zanaco]]
| clubs8 = Shillong Lajong F.C.
| clubs9 = → NorthEast United FC (loan)
| clubs10 = Mitra Kukar F.C.
| clubs11 = [[Zanaco F.C.|Zanaco]]
| clubs12 = Zakho FC
| caps2 = 45 
| goals2 = 16  
| caps3 = 43 
| goals3 = 7  
| caps4 = 40 
| goals4 = 4 
| caps5 = 44 
| goals5 = 12
| caps6 = 15 
| goals6 = 2
| caps7 = 25 
| goals7 = 5
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| caps9 = 8
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 
| goals10 = 
| caps11 = 
| goals11 =
| caps12 = 5
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2004–
| nationalteam1 = [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] 
| nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 2<ref>{{NFT player|pid=7668}}</ref>
| pcupdate            = 21:13, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
| ntupdate            = 6 June 2014
}}

'''Isaac Chansa''' (born 23 March 1984 in [[Kitwe]]) is a [[Zambia]]n footballer.

== Club career ==
From 2004 to 2007, "Zife" played for South African giants Orlando Pirates and joined Swedish team Helsingborgs IF for the 2007–08 season to team up with former South Africa national football team coach Stuart Baxter.<ref>{{sv icon}} [http://www.hif.se/Lagen/A_lag/truppen/isaac_chansa Helsingborgs IF team profile]</ref> In late 2006, while still playing for Pirates, Chansa was banned by the Premier Soccer League for three months (nine suspended) after he was found guilty of assaulting an assistant referee during Pirates’ clash against Jomo Cosmos. After the end of his contract in Sweden with Helsingborgs IF returned on 1 February 2010 to his former club Orlando Pirates.<ref>[http://www.kickoff.com/news/14694/isaac-chansa-wary-of-kaizer-chiefs.php Isaac Chansa wary of Kaizer Chiefs | News – KickOff Magazine]</ref> The Player has signed a pre contract with Pirates Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs and will be crossing the ship in July 2012.

At June 2012, Orlando Pirates have confirmed that he has been transferred to Chinese club Henan Jianye F.C. for a transfer fee of 700,000 US Dollars.<ref>[http://www.kickoff.com/news/29031/orlando-pirates-isaac-chansa-transferred-to-china.php Orlando Pirates Isaac Chansa transferred to China]</ref>

== International career ==
He was part of the Zambian [[2006 African Nations Cup]] team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Chansa won the African Cup of Nations with Zambia on 12 February 2012.

== Honours ==
;Zambia
'''Winner'''
* [[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]]

== References ==
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{{Zambia Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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{{Zambia Squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Zambia Squad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Zambia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:People of Zambia]]
[[Category:People from Kitwe]]
[[Category:Zambian footballers]]
[[Category:Zambian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Zambia international footballers]]
[[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2008 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2010 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Zanaco F.C. players]]
[[Category:Africa Cup of Nations-winning players]]