Bongani Zungu (born 9 October 1992) is a South African professional

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who plays as a

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for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.

Club career

Having joined the

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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

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. 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. Zungu suffered a hairline fracture of the shin in a 3–2 win over

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, ruling him out for up to twelve weeks. 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. 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. After a season in Portugal, Zungu moved to French club

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. Zungu signed for Scottish club

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on loan from Amiens in October 2020. Rangers secured an option to sign him permanently for a £2.7 million transfer fee. 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

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International career

Zungu made his debut for

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in a 2–0 win against

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on 17 August 2013. He scored his first international goal against

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on 15 November 2013, with South Africa winning 3–0.

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.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zungu goal.''

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns *

: 2013–14; 2015–16 * Nedbank Cup: 2014–15 * Telkom Knockout: 2015–16 Rangers *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zungu, Bongani 1992 births Living people People from Duduza Sportspeople from Gauteng Zulu people South African soccer players Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Ligue 1 players Dynamos F.C. (South Africa) players University of Pretoria F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Vitória S.C. players Amiens SC players Rangers F.C. players South Africa international soccer players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players South African expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in France South African expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Portugal South African expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Scotland South African expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Scottish Professional Football League players