| Zitha Kwinika | |
| Fullname: | Alton Zitha Kwinika[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Meadowlands, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Chippa United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Chippa United |
| Caps3: | 53 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Thanda Royal Zulu (loan) |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Bidvest Wits |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Stellenbosch |
| Caps6: | 55 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Caps7: | 37 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC) |
Alton Zitha Kwinika (born 4 January 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs.[2]
Macheke was born in Meadowlands.[3]
He started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and was promoted to their first team in 2014.[4] He joined Chippa United on a season-long loan in summer 2015, before joining the club on a two-year deal after his contract at Chiefs expired in 2016.[5] [6] He joined Thanda Royal Zulu on loan for the 2016–17 season.[7] He joined Bidvest Wits in July 2019,[8] and made 24 appearances for the club, before signing for Stellenbosch in summer 2020.[9] At the end of the 2021/22 season, he was named as Stellenbosch FC's Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Year before completing a return to boyhood club, Kaizer Chiefs.[10]
He has represented South Africa at under-23 level, playing at the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.