| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bonginkosi Ntuli | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 2023 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sobantu Shooting Stars | ||
| 2011–2012 | Golden Arrows B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Golden Arrows | 54 | (13) |
| 2014–2019 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → AmaZulu (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2015–2018 | → Platinum Stars (loan) | 63 | (14) |
| 2018 | → AmaZulu (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | AmaZulu | 85 | (35) |
| Total | 230 | (73) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bonginkosi Ntuli (28 March 1991 – 5 November 2023) was a South African professional soccer player who played as a striker for AmaZulu.[2]
Ntuli began his career in the Vodacom League with Sobantu Shooting Stars before joining the Golden Arrows reserve team.[3] He made his debut for Arrows in January 2012.[3] He went on to join Mamelodi Sundowns in 2014,[4] however, he battled to break into the team and six months later he joined AmaZulu on loan.[5] From 2015 to 2018, Ntuli was on loan at Platinum Stars.[6][7][8]
In July 2018, Ntuli went on trial with Djurgårdens IF.[9] This due to Ntuli and Djurgården not being able to agree on the financials of his deal.[10] In August 2018, it was confirmed that Ntuli had joined AmaZulu on loan,[11] with his deal becoming permanent after being part of a swap deal which saw him stay onboard with AmaZulu and Emiliano Tade go the other way and join Sundowns.[12]
Bongi Ntuli died from a rare form of cancer in Pietermaritzburg, on 5 November 2023, at the age of 32.[13] His last soccer game happened only seven weeks earlier, on 17 September 2023.[1]