High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Steve Zakuani (born February 9, 1988 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Zakuani grew up in London before attending the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship. In 2008 he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and was named Soccer America men`s collegiate player of the year.