Background
Gumede was the second boy in his family, leading his mother to suggest she had "Two Boys".
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He attended Walden School, becoming the first member of his family to graduate high school.
Career
He spent his early life in Tongaat, a town near Durban, before moving to Johannesburg as a teenager to play soccer in a junior development team While touring with the team in the United States he was offered the opportunity to join an exchange program He moved to the United States in 2001 as an exchange student, joining a host family in Louisville, Kentucky.
He played for the Javanon Soccer Club, helping them to the 2003 Kentucky state club championship.
College and amateur
In 2005 Gumede began playing college soccer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At UAB he was named to the Conference United States of America All-Freshman Team in 2005, earned second-team all-conference accolades as a sophomore in 2006, first team all-region and all-conference accolades in 2007 after redshirting his junior season when visa trouble kept him from returning to the United States after a visit to South Africa.
He was named to the 2009 Hermann Trophy watchlist prior to his senior season in 2009. During his college years Gumede played with the Panama City Pirates in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Having trained with Major League Soccer club District of Columbia United during the early part of 2010 Gumede was expected to be a prominent pick at the 2010 Master of Library Science SuperDraft, but was not selected by any team, due to an injury.
He signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by the National Security Council Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 Professional League. He made his professional debut on 28 April 2010 in a game against the Rochester Rhinos.
