Pentjie Zulu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pentjie Abel Zulu | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | QwaQwa, South Africa[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Jomo Cosmos | 71 | (4) |
| 2016 | Bidvest Wits | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chippa United | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mthatha Bucks | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | Highlands Park | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Black Leopards | 61 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sekhukhune United | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | TTM | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Moroka Swallows | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 | |||
Pentjie Abel Zulu (born 25 March 1990) is a South African soccer player who played as a defender for several clubs in the Premier Soccer League.
Zulu got his breakthrough at Jomo Cosmos. He was one of the key players in 2014–15 when the team secured promotion to the first tier.[1] Zulu subsequently made his first-tier debut in the 2015-16 South African Premier Division.[2]
In 2016–17 he first had a stint with Bidvest Wits, then joined Chippa United in January 2017 before his contract expired yet again in the summer.[3] After drifting between clubs, Zulu became a regular at Black Leopards, and was their most used player in 2019–20 with 29 league games.[4] However, Zulu left Black Leopards in February 2021, for "personal reasons", and after training by himself for two months he joined then-second-tier club Sekhukhune United in April.[1]
Yet another free transfer followed in March 2022, when Moroka Swallows acquired Zulu to avoid relegation. The short-term contract[5][6] was prolonged for the 2022–23 season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ndebele, Sihle (13 April 2021). "Zulu vows to lead second-tier Sekhukhune to the promised land". The Sowetan. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Pentjie Zulu at Soccerway
- ^ "Zulu set to join Platinum Stars". The Citizen. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Mundele, Jean-Marc Makusu (16 March 2021). "Pentjie Zulu Surfaces At New Club After Leaving Black Leopards". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Mothoagae, Keba (8 March 2022). "Swallows Football Club Makes Key Signing as It Looks to Avoid Relegation to National First Division". Sports Brief. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Mailwane, Tshepang (8 March 2022). "Pentjie Zulu Completes Move To DSTV Premiership Club Swallows FC". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Swallows FC extended the contract of Pentjie Zulu". Thami Soccer. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- South African men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. (South Africa) players
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
- Chippa United F.C. players
- Mthatha Bucks F.C. players
- Highlands Park F.C. players
- Black Leopards F.C. players
- Sekhukhune United F.C. players
- Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. players
- Moroka Swallows F.C. players
- National First Division players
- South African Premier Division players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen