He is an Africa Cup of Nations winner and won the BBC's African Footballer of the Year award in 2012,[2][3] winning just over 40% of the public vote.

[5] Born in Mufulira, Katongo played with Butondo West Tigers and Kalulushi Modern Stars before moving to Green Buffaloes in 2001.

[6] In July 2011, Katongo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Henan Construction.

[12] In March 2014, Katongo joined South African side Golden Arrows on a four-month deal, three months after leaving the Chinese club.

[17] In October 2014 he was thrown out of a Zambian training camp,[18] and in December 2014 he was left out of Zambia's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.