Bongani Zungu (born 9 October 1992) is a South African international footballer. He is arguably one of South Africa’s best midfielders of all time. He last played for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.
Full Name
Bongani Zungu
Date of Birth
9 October 1992 (age 31 years old)
Gender
Male
Girlfriend
Khanyi Cele
Occupation
Footballer
Nationality
South African
Net Worth
$3 million
Bongani Zungu Age
Zungu was born on October 9, 1992, in Duduza, South Africa. He is 31 years old as of 2024 and celebrates his birthday on October 9 every year.
Bongani Zungu Height
He stands at a height of 1.84 m.
Bongani Zungu Girlfriend
The Bafana Bafana midfielder was engaged to Khanyi Cele but split amidst a cheating scandal on Bongani’s side.
Club Career
Zungu started playing professional football for Dynamos in the National First Division. From there, he moved on to join AmaTuks after he was noticed by Coach Steve Barker of AmaTuks.
He joined the club at the start of the 2012–13 season and helped the team finish top eight in the club’s debut campaign in the PSL. Zungu joined Mamelodi Sundowns in a swap deal at the end of the season.
His impressive performance at Sundowns opened the doors for more opportunities and in 2016, he joined Vitória Guimarães SC B in Portugal.
In 2017, Zungu moved over to Ligue1 side Amiens SC in France to the displeasure of the Guimarães fans. In January 2020, he made a move to Real Mallorca I’m Spain after the two clubs agreed on a €500 000 (R8 million) six-month loan fee with an option to make the deal permanent for €5m (R80m) at the end of the season.
Zungu left Mamelodi Sundowns in June 2024.
International Career
Zungu made his debut for South Africa in a 2–0 win against Burkina Faso on 17 August 2013. He scored his first international goal against Swaziland on 15 November 2013, with South Africa winning 3–0.
Salary
He is without a club at the moment.
Bongani Zungu Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million which he ahs earned as a professional footballer.
