Pentjie Zulu

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.

Pentjie Zulu
Personal information
Full name Pentjie Abel Zulu
Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Place of birth QwaQwa, South Africa[1]
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

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.[2] Zulu subsequently made his first-tier debut in the 2015-16 South African Premier Division.[3]

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.[4] After drifting between clubs, Zulu became a regular at Black Leopards, and was their most used player in 2019–20 with 29 league games.[5] 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.[2]

Yet another free transfer followed in March 2022, when Moroka Swallows acquired Zulu to avoid relegation. The short-term contract[6][7] was prolonged for the 2022–23 season.[8]

References
  1. Pentjie Zulu at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. Ndebele, Sihle (13 April 2021). "Zulu vows to lead second-tier Sekhukhune to the promised land". The Sowetan. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. Pentjie Zulu at Soccerway
  4. "Zulu set to join Platinum Stars". The Citizen. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. Mundele, Jean-Marc Makusu (16 March 2021). "Pentjie Zulu Surfaces At New Club After Leaving Black Leopards". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. Mailwane, Tshepang (8 March 2022). "Pentjie Zulu Completes Move To DSTV Premiership Club Swallows FC". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. "Swallows FC extended the contract of Pentjie Zulu". Thami Soccer. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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