Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tshepo Gumede | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Dobsonville, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cape Town Spurs | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
Arcadia Shepherds | |||
SuperSport United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | SuperSport United | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Platinum Stars | 67 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Cape Town City | 39 | (1) |
2019–2020 | AmaZulu | 13 | (0) |
2021 | Cape Umoya United | 21 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Marumo Gallants | 32 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Maritzburg United | 17 | (1) |
2024– | Cape Town Spurs | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2015 | South Africa | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2023 |
Tshepo Gumede (born 21 April 1991) is a South African professional footballer who plays for Cape Town Spurs as a defender. [2]
Gumede began his youth career at Arcadia Shepherds before joining the SuperSport United academy. He spent a season on loan at Mpumalanga Black Aces but failed to make an appearance.
Gumede joined Platinum Stars in July 2012. [3] At the end of the 2012–13 season, he was nominated for the ABSA Premiership Young Player of the Year award and the Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player of the Tournament award, [4] winning the former. [5]
On 26 July 2016 it was announced that Gumede had joined Capetonian side Cape Town City. In June 2018 Gumede left the club, with the club not renewing his contract. [6] Gumede would go on to join AmaZulu in February 2019, this after spending a period of time on trial with the club. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Gumede was part of the South Africa squad for the 2013 COSAFA Cup and made his debut against Namibia. [11]
He was born in Dobsonville. [1]