2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Plamana, Vusumzi
Carry The Culture - NC State Men's Soccer 2025
Tuesday, September 02
NC State Men's Soccer 2024 Season Highlights
Tuesday, April 08
Beyond the Howl - Ep. 2 Men's Soccer
Thursday, October 10
Hall of Fame: Sam Okpodu
Monday, May 13
Jersey Number 4
Vusumzi Plamana
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 163
- Prev School:
- Ubuntu Football Academy
Bio
2024 - SENIOR
- Played in all 20 games with 19 starts...Averaged 86 minutes of action in each of those appearances
- Was a key player at the holding midfield position
- Netted his first-ever collegiate goal to win the opening match in the final minutes of the season opener at home against High Point
- Scored the lone goal in the road game at Marshall in the NCAA Sweet 16
- Tallied one assist...In the 5-1 statement win over No. 10 SMU
2023 - JUNIOR
- Appeared in all 18 games with 17 starts
- Played a total of 1,490 minutes, including 11 matches with 90+ minutes of action
- Fired three shots with two on target
2022 - SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in 16 matches and made 13 starts across those games
- Tallied two shots against Boston College on Oct. 7
- Played a total of 1,066 minutes, including six matches with 90+ minutes of action
2021 - FRESHMAN
- Played in 10 matches during his rookie campaign and earned the starting nod in a pair of those contests
- Made NC State debut in the Pack' season opener against USC Upstate
- Clocked a total of 399 minutes on the year, playing a season-high 67 on Sept. 14 against James Madison
2020 - FRESHMAN
- Did not appear in an official match
- Named to the 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Joined NC State prior to the start of the Spring 2021 semester
- U17 and U20 South African National Team
- U12/14/16 SAFA LFA Squad
- U12/15/17 SAFA Regional Squad
- U15 Amazulu Metro Cup Player of the Tournament
- U16 Player of the Season
- U18 Engen National Tournament Player of the Tournament