# Bongani Zungu

Bongani Zungu (born 9 October 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Amazulu and the South Africa national team.

## Club career

Having joined the University of Pretoria 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 PSL. 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 Maritzburg United, 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 2016.
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 Amiens.
Zungu signed for Scottish club Rangers 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 COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Zungu left Mamelodi Sundowns in June 2024.
He joined Amazulu in December 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.

## 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

    As of match played 12 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| University of Pretoria | 2012–13 | Premier Division | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2013–14 | Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2014–15 | Premier Division | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2015–16 | Premier Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | Total | Total | 58 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 3 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Vitória Guimarães | Total | Total | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Amiens | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Amiens | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Amiens | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Rangers (on loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 169 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 15 |
* ↑ Appearance in the MTN 8 Cup
* ↑ Appearance in the Supertaça Cup

### International

    As of matches played on 23 February 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Africa | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| South Africa | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 5 |
    Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zungu goal.
List of international goals scored by Bongani Zungu :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 15 November 2013 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland | Swaziland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 March 2015 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 28 June 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 10 July 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 13 November 2020 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | 2-0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns
* PSL: 2013–14; 2015–16
* Nedbank Cup: 2014–15
* Telkom Knockout: 2015–16
* African Football League : 2022
Rangers
* Scottish Premiership: 2020–21