Tshepo Gumede

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Tshepo Gumede
Personal information
Full name Tshepo Gumede
Date of birth (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Dobsonville, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Maritzburg United
Number 29
Youth career
Arcadia Shepherds
SuperSport United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Maritzburg United 17 (1)
International career‡
2013–2015 South Africa 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 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 Maritzburg United as a defender. [2]

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Club career

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]

International career

Gumede was part of the South Africa squad for the 2013 COSAFA Cup and made his debut against Namibia. [11]

Personal life

He was born in Dobsonville. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tshepo Gumede". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cape Town City sign Tshepo Gumede". Kick Off. 26 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Stars Conclude Tshabalala Deal". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "PSL Awards Nominees Announced". Soccer Laduma. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Khune cleans up at PSL Awards". MTN Football. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Defender Tshepo Gumede to leave Cape Town City". www.iol.co.za.
  7. ↑ Reporter, Phakaaathi (7 February 2019). "Gumede completes AmaZulu switch".
  8. ↑ "AmaZulu look set to offer defender Tshepo Gumede a contract". Kick Off. 3 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Tshepo Gumede Is In Talks With AmaZulu". Soccer Laduma. 4 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ex-Orlando Pirates defender on verge of Usuthu deal". Sport.
  11. ↑ "Igesund pleased with Bafana". News24. Retrieved 9 September 2013.


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