Rodgers Kola (born 4 July 1989) is a Zambianfootballer who plays for the Zambian national team.
Kola was born in Lusaka.
He is a versatile forward who is usually deployed on the wing.
He signed for Russia’s PFC Spartak Nalchik in July 2008 but could not link up with his teammates in Russia due to visa problems.
Kola successfully scored 2 goals at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and caught the eye of many European Clubs.
He also scored 2 goals in a practice match against Zambia National U-20 Football team and another 2 against a German side in another practice match.
In 2009, he moved to Israel to play in Hapoel Bnei Lod who plays in the second division in Israel, a year later he moved to Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion from the same division.
In 2011, he started playing for the Israeli team F.C. Ashdod. Over there, he scored 7 goals in 31 games.
On 8 May 2012, it was announced that Kola would start playing in Belgium for the team K.A.A. Gent.
He already played 13 games in the team of the African Cup of Nations2012-winner Zambia, in which he scored 2 times.