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Bongani Zungu
South African soccer player (born 1992)
Bongani Zungu (born 9 October 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Amazulu and the South Africa national team.
Club career
Having joined the University of Pretoria from Dynamos at the start of the 2012–13 season, Zungu helped AmaTuks to a top eight finish in the club's debut campaign in the PSL. At the end of the season it was announced that Zungu would be joining Mamelodi Sundowns in a swap deal, with Buhle Mkhwanazi and Siyabonga Ngubane joining University of Pretoria.[1]
Zungu suffered a hairline fracture of the shin in a 3–2 win over Maritzburg United, ruling him out for up to twelve weeks.[2] Despite missing most of the second half of the 2015–16 season, Zungu had the perfect send off from Sundowns with the club lifting the PSL title in May 2016.[3]
On 20 January 2016, Zungu's agent Steve Kapeluschnik confirmed that he would be joining Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the season.[4] After a season in Portugal, Zungu moved to French club Amiens.
Zungu signed for Scottish club Rangers on loan from Amiens in October 2020.[5] Rangers secured an option to sign him permanently for a £2.7 million transfer fee.[6] In February 2021 he was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of 10 people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[6]
Zungu left Mamelodi Sundowns in June 2024.[7]
He joined Amazulu in December 2024.[8]
International career
Zungu made his debut for South Africa in a 2–0 win against Burkina Faso on 17 August 2013.[9] He scored his first international goal against Swaziland on 15 November 2013, with South Africa winning 3–0.[10]
Personal life
In July 2014 Zungu was a victim of a hi-jacking when a group of armed men made off with his car outside his home in Duduza.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 April 2021[12]
International
- As of matches played on 23 February 2021[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zungu goal.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2013 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland | Swaziland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 March 2015 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 28 June 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 10 July 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 13 November 2020 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | 2-0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Mamelodi Sundowns
Rangers