Background
Stopilla Sunzu was born in Chingola and is the younger brother of Felix Sunzu and the son of Felix Sunzu Senior, a goalkeeper who was originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Stopilla Sunzu was born in Chingola and is the younger brother of Felix Sunzu and the son of Felix Sunzu Senior, a goalkeeper who was originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He scored the winning penalty kick for in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final. He began his career with Afrisports of Kitwe. He was discovered at a U-16 tournament in Chambeshi, and he was referred to Afrisports.
He then joined Konkola Blades under a loan arrangement.
In that tournament, defeated an Uruguayan side that featured Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani. After this the 19-year-old was invited for trials at the English side Reading.
The Championship side was keen on securing him on a longer deal but due to work permit problems the move did not materialise. He signed a loan contract for Châteauroux in September 2008 and after the end of the season end on 30 June 2009 returned to Football Club. In 2010, Sunzu transferred to of Democratic Republic of Congo.
His registration to was a loan from Afrisports and there was some initial dispute regarding his move to but it was eventually resolved.
He was sent off in their opening 2010 Fédération internationale de football association Club World Cup game. In January 2013, he trained with Reading in the English Premier League with a view to being offered a contract. He returned to the 2013 African Cup of Nations without any contract being signed.
Sunzu came to Reading on the premise of being a free agent, with his three-year contract expiring in December 2012.
Moses Katumbi, president of, accused Sunzu"s handlers of lying to Reading about his contract stating that it does not expire until 2015. On 6 January 2014, Sunzu joined French Ligue 1 club Sochaux-Montbéliard along with his teammate Nathan Sinkala.
He scored important goals to ensure the team survived relegation. On 29 December 2014, Sunzu transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.
Sunzu was loaned to Lille on 28 July 2015.
Sunzu represented his country at the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup in Canada. He made his full international debut against Botswana in a 2009 African Championship of Nations qualifier. In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club and the n Football Association over international call-ups, Sunzu and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Rainford Kalaba) were the subject of a n arrest warrant.
All three players later had their passports confiscated by n immigration authorities, before being pardoned by the n government.
He was a prominent member of the Zambian under-20 squad that played at the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup.