Tshepo Gumede
Personal information
Full name Tshepo Gumede
Date of birth (1991-04-21) 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
 Marumo Gallants
Number 29
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– Marumo Gallants 39 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 South Africa 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2023
‡ 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 Marumo Gallants as a defender.[2]

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]

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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