Thabani Zuke | |
Birth Date: | 11 September 1998 |
Birth Place: | KwaMakhutha, South Africa |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Lamontville Golden Arrows |
Clubnumber: | 15 |
Youthyears1: | –2020 |
Youthclubs1: | Lamontville Golden Arrows |
Years1: | 2020– |
Clubs1: | Lamontville Golden Arrows |
Caps1: | 91 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
Nationalteam2: | South Africa |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 1 August 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 09:33, 9 April 2022 (UTC) |
Thabani Zuke (born 11 September 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Lamontville Golden Arrows and the South Africa national team.
Zuke was born in KwaMakhutha, KwaZulu-Natal. After playing reserve football for Lamontville Golden Arrows, he broke into their first team in 2020.[1] [2]
Zuke was part of the South Africa under-20 squad that won the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, appearing in all of South Africa's matches at the tournament.[3] He received his first call-up to the South Africa national team for World Cup qualification fixtures against Ethiopia.[4] He appeared as a substitute in both of South Africa's qualifiers against Ethiopia.
Zuke can play in multiple positions: centre back, central midfielder and right back.[1]