Nkosivumile Zulu

Orlando Pirates · Attacker · 31 · South Africa

Apps · 26/27: 4 3 starts; all competitions
Minutes: 344 20%; of 1,710 available
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
G+A per 90: 0.00 −0.05; 25/26: 0.05
Avg rating: 7.45 +0.44; 25/26: 7.01
Market Value: €768K #17; at Orlando Pirates

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 7.25

6.8
7.8
6.5
7.3
7.5
7.2
–
7.1
7.6
7.6

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
1 Sept	KUKruger UnitedA · PL	4-0	90′	–	–	7.6
29 Aug	Sekhukhune UnitedH · MC	3-0	90′	–	–	7.6
25 Aug	Sekhukhune UnitedH · PL	2-0	90′	–	–	7.1
8 Aug	DCDurban CityH · MC	2-1	74′	–	–	—
16 May	Sekhukhune UnitedH · PL	1-1	90′	–	–	7.2

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26 Apr	Mamelodi SundownsH · PL	0-0	90′	–	–	7.5
19 Apr	TS GalaxyA · PL	1-0	90′	–	–	7.3
10 Apr	Orlando PiratesH · PL	2-2	90′	–	–	6.5
7 Apr	StellenboschH · PL	2-1	90′	–	–	7.8
22 Mar	DCDurban CityA · PL	0-1	90′	–	–	6.8

All matches · 10 more

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
14 Mar	AmaZuluA · PL	1-2	90′	–	–	6.8
3 Mar	Kaizer ChiefsH · PL	1-0	88′	–	–	6.9
28 Feb	Orbit CollegeA · PL	0-0	90′	–	–	6.9
20 Feb	AmaZuluH · NC	0-1	90′	–	–	—
14 Feb	Chippa UnitedA · PL	0-3	89′	–	–	6.8
8 Feb	SSiweleleA · NC	3-3	120′	1	–	—
30 Jan	Golden ArrowsH · PL	2-2	90′	–	–	7.2
23 Jan	SSiweleleH · PL	1-1	90′	–	–	6.8
28 Nov	AmaZuluH · PL	2-0	90′	–	–	7.2
23 Nov	DCDurban CityH · PL	0-0	90′	–	–	7.1

Chart: oldest → newest · team record 6-3-1 (W-D-L) · 0 G · 0 A in 884 min. Rating colours: green 8.0+, blue 7.0+, amber 6.0+, red below. H / A = home / away. Club and country.

Form · 4 matches

since 8 Aug

Avg 7.41High 7.6Low 7.1

4 W0 D0 L

Appearances 26/27

3 started1 off the bench

Position

AttackerCentre Forward

Season by competition

26/27

Competition	Apps	Starts	Min	Rating	W-D-L
Premier League	2	2	180	7.33	2-0-0
MTN8 Cup	2	1	164	7.56	2-0-0
Orlando Pirates total	4	3	344	7.45	4-0-0

Home · 3 games3-0-0 0 G · 0 A · 7.313 W0 D0 L

Away · 1 game1-0-0 0 G · 0 A · 7.601 W0 D0 L

W-D-L is the team result in the games he played.

Season 26/27 · all comps

Orlando Pirates

TotalsPer 90 vs 25/26

Attack

Goals: 0

Passing

Assists: 0
Key passes: 0
Passes: 110
Crosses (accurate): 1 of 20 (0)

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 3

Duels

Total: 14
Won: 11

Minutes

Started: 3
Off the bench: 1
Total: 344′
Minutes per match: 86′

Discipline

Yellow: 1
Red: 0
Fouls committed: 1
Fouls drawn: 1

Duels won · 25/26: 60%79%

Pass accuracy85%

Competitions

Premier League
MTN8 Cup

“n of 2” = reported by n of the 2 competitions played.

Premier League top scorers →

Stat	Per 90	25/26	Change
Attack
Goals	0.00	0.06	−100%
Goals + assists	0.00	0.06	−100%
Passing
Assists	0.00	0.00	—
Key passes	0.00	0.24	−100%
Passes	28.8	30.6	−6%
Duels
Duels contested	3.66	7.45	−51%
Duels won	2.88	4.49	−36%
Discipline
Fouls committed	0.26	1.06	−75%
Fouls drawn	0.26	0.89	−70%
Yellow cards	0.26	0.18	—

Premier League + MTN8 Cup · 344 min. 25/26 and the white tick = his figure last season in all official club competitions (1,523 min). A rate appears only when every competition played reports the stat. How we calculate this

Market value & valuation

Orlando Pirates · 3.2% of €24M

Estimated market value

€768K

Orlando Pirates#17 of 33

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Contract & transfers

Transfers on record (1)

Jul 2021TTM → Free Agent

Career

Senior clubs · official matches

Goals by season · clubs

0A 117/182 appsREA
0A –18/194 appsREA
0A 019/203 appsJCO
0A 020/214 appsFSS
2A –22/2311 appsTTM
1A –24/2513 appsRAM
1A 025/2622 appsRBA
0A 026/274 appsOPI

Goals + assists per 90 by season

—–17/18100′0 YC
—–18/19246′1 YC
—–19/20113′1 YC
—–20/2187′0 YC
—–22/23–3 YC
—7.1324/251,170′1 YC
0.057.0125/261,823′3 YC
0.007.4526/27344′1 YC

Career by team	Period	Apps	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating
Orlando Pirates	26/27	4	344	0	0	0.00	7.45
Richards Bay	25/26	22	1,823	1	0	0.05	7.01
Royal AM	24/25	13	1,170	1	—	—	7.13
TTM	20/21–22/23	11	—	2	—	—	—
Free State Stars	20/21	4	87	0	0	—	—
Jomo Cosmos	19/20	3	113	0	0	0.00	—
Royal Eagles	17/18–18/19	6	346	0	—	—	—
Senior total		63	—	4	—	0.07	—

Career goals4 in 63 matches · 0.06 per match

G+A per 900.07

2 in 2,467 min

The number above each bar is the value charted · A = assists · under the season: apps and club; average rating, minutes and yellow cards in the per-90 chart · the latest season is in progress · grey bar = fewer than 270 minutes · per-90 figures use only the seasons with minutes and assists on record

Season by season (8)

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	YC	Rating
26/27	Orlando Pirates	4	3	344	0	0	0.00	1	7.45
25/26	Richards Bay	22	22	1,823	1	0	0.05	3	7.01
24/25	Royal AM	13	13	1,170	1	—	—	1	7.13
22/23	TTM	11	7	—	2	—	—	3	—
20/21	Free State Stars	4	1	87	0	0	—	0	—
19/20	Jomo Cosmos	3	2	113	0	0	0.00	1	—
18/19	Royal Eagles	4	3	246	0	—	—	1	—
17/18	Royal Eagles	2	1	100	0	1	0.90	0	—

Goals by opponent

Since Nov 2025 · 1 goal

Siwelele12 games

v AmaZulu · 3 games1-0-2 W-D-L · 0 goals1 W0 D2 L

v Durban City · 3 games1-1-1 W-D-L · 0 goals1 W1 D1 L

All 13 opponents since Nov 2025

Opponent	P	W-D-L	G	A
AmaZulu	3	1-0-2	–	–
Durban City	3	1-1-1	–	–
Sekhukhune United	3	2-1-0	–	–
Siwelele	2	0-2-0	1	–
Chippa United	1	0-0-1	–	–
Golden Arrows	1	0-1-0	–	–
Kaizer Chiefs	1	1-0-0	–	–
Kruger United	1	1-0-0	–	–
Mamelodi Sundowns	1	0-1-0	–	–
Orbit College	1	0-1-0	–	–
Orlando Pirates	1	0-1-0	–	–
Stellenbosch	1	1-0-0	–	–
TS Galaxy	1	1-0-0	–	–

Computed from his own matches in this period (club and country, friendlies excluded). It is not a career head-to-head.

Trophies & awards

Runner-up Premier League Play-offs 2018/2019

Vs forwards · attribute index

26/27

Attribute	Now	Fwd	25/26
Attacking	61	68 −7	58
Technical	69	63 +6	74
Tactical	71	55 +16	77
Defending	55	36 +19	60
Creativity	61	61 +0	59

GioScore index on a 28–96 scale, computed from his 26/27 stats (4 apps). The white tick and “Fwd” are a fixed reference for forwards, not a league average. It is not a rating and not a percentile.

Personal information

Date of birth: 26 Jan 1995

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About Nkosivumile Zulu

Nkosivumile Zulu's average rating of 7.01 in 2025/2026 is in the top 10% of 45 rated Premier League (South Africa) forwards.