The son of a construction businessman, Zuleta was born in Los Angeles, California in the United States, but moved to Medellín, Colombia immediately after his birth.
[1] He scored hat-tricks in his first three games, for a total of sixteen goals in his first eleven matches, at youth level.
[1][2] In late 2021, Zuleta was called up to the Colombian under-20 side for the Revelations Cup, as Colombia lost 3–2 to Brazil in the final.
[4][5] Both Cárdenas and González Alzate denied this, with the latter stating in an interview with Noticias RCN [es] in January 2023 that he "[doesn't] even know" Zuleta.
[6] Following the controversial call up, Zuleta announced via his Instagram account on 4 May 2023 that he would be withdrawing from the squad, citing his recovery from injury as the reason.