Divine Lunga (born 28 May 1995) is a

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

an footballer who plays as a defender for

Golden Arrows Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League. History It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct Natio ...

on loan from

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football ...

and the

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Club career

Early career

Lunga began playing football at the age of 9, joining Ajax Hotspurs of Mpopoma. He moved to Chicken Inn in 2012, playing for the Under-18 and B teams before moving to the first team.

Golden Arrows

In July 2018, Lunga joined

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n club

Lamontville Golden Arrows Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League. History It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct Natio ...

. He made his league debut for the club on 5 August 2018 in a 2-0 away victory over

Maritzburg United Maritzburg United is a South African football club based in the city of Pietermaritzburg that currently plays in the Premier Soccer League. Honours *First Division Coastal Stream champions: 2007–08 *First Division Championship Play-offs: 2 ...

. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 April 2019 in a 1-1 draw with

AmaZulu F.C. AmaZulu Football Club (Simply often known as AmaZulu) is a South African professional soccer club based in the city of Durban in the KwaZulu Natal province, that plays in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African football l ...

His goal, assisted by Richard Matloga, was scored in the 18th minute and made the score 1-1. Following his performances in the

2019 Africa Cup of Nations The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championshi ...

, there was reported interest in Lunga from several French and Belgian clubs, namely

K.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk (), commonly known as KRC Genk, Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and have won four cham ...

Mamelodi Sundows

In July 2021, Lunga was announced as new Mamelodi Sundowns player.

International career

Lunga made his senior international debut on 21 June 2015 in a 2-0 victory over Comoros during

2016 African Nations Championship qualification The 2016 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic leagu ...

. He was included in Zimbabwe's

squad, playing in their matches against

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunga, Divine 1995 births Living people Zimbabwean footballers Chicken Inn F.C. players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players South African Premier Division players Zimbabwe international footballers Association football defenders 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Zimbabwean expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa