Dumisani Zuma

Dumisani Percervearance Zuma (born 22 May 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He previously played for Bloemfontein Celtic, Kaizer Chiefs, AmaZulu and Moroka Swallows as well as the South Africa national football team.

Club career Early career Born in Pietermaritzburg, Zuma started his youth career at the age of 11 with amateur side Grange and played for Maritzburg City before moving to Kings United in 2010.

Bloemfontein Celtic At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Zuma joined South African Premier Division side Bloemfontein Celtic from Kings United. He impressed early on in his spell at Celtic, with manager Ernst Middendorp describing him as 'one of the best young talents he had ever seen'. He appeared 18 times in the league for the club across the 2015–16 season, scoring once, before appearing 19 times without scoring in the league across the 2016–17 season. His first goal for the club came on his 11th appearance for the club on 16 December 2017 in a 1–0 victory over Ajax Cape Town. In total, he scored 3 goals across 17 league appearances during the 2017–18 season. Zuma made his first start of the 2019–20 season on 6 November 2019, scoring a brace in a 2–0 victory against Chippa United with the first of his goals winning him the South African Premier Division Goal of the Month award for November 2019.

Zuma received several internal suspensions while playing for the Kaizer Chiefs, and was ultimately fired. AmaZulu He spent one season with AmaZulu, who opted not to prolong his one-year contract.

Moroka Swallows He moved on to Moroka Swallows, but the club faced major internal problems with players leading a strike. Moroka Swallows forfeited two league games. In January 2024, over 20 players were fired, including Zuma.

International career Zuma has represented South Africa internationally at under-20 and under-23 levels.

Style of play Zuma is primarily a winger but can also play as a striker.

Personal life Zuma grew up supporting Kaizer Chiefs since the rest of his family also supported the club.