Saidi Ntibazonkiza

Saidi
Personal information
Full nameSaidi Ntibazonkiza
Date of birth1 May 1987
Place of birthBujumbura, Burundi
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Akhisar Belediyespor
Number26
Youth career
Vital'O
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2005Vital'O
2006–2010N.E.C.70(10)
2010–2014KS Cracovia85(17)
2014-Akhisar Belediyespor8(1)
National team‡
2010–Burundi12(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2014

Saidi Ntibazonkiza (born May 1, 1987 in Bujumbura) is a Burundian footballer, who plays for Turkish football club Akhisar Belediyespor and the Burundian national team.

Career

Ntibazonkiza started to play football at Vital'O. As an asylum seeker, he came to the Netherlands in 2005.[1] NEC was the nearest professional football club, and because of that, he trained with their youth team. NEC then signed Ntibazonkiza when they saw his huge potential. At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he began play with the youth team, but was shortly thereafter brought up to the first squad. On November 18, 2006, against Sparta Rotterdam, the Burundian national played his first game in the Eredivisie.[2] After receiving a Dutch residence permit, Ntibazonkiza signed a contract that will bind him to NEC until the summer of 2009. He also signed a contract extension until 2012 in January 2009.[3]

Season Club Country Competition App. Goals
2002/'05 Vital'O  Burundi Burundi Premier League ? ?
2006/'07 N.E.C.  Netherlands Eredivisie 7 0
2007/'08 N.E.C.  Netherlands Eredivisie 6 0
2008/'09 N.E.C.  Netherlands Eredivisie 28 5
2009/'10 N.E.C.  Netherlands Eredivisie 22 5
2010/'11 Cracovia  Poland Ekstraklasa 27 5
2011/'12 Cracovia  Poland Ekstraklasa 21 3
2012/'13 Cracovia  Poland I Liga 5 0
2013/'14 Cracovia  Poland Ekstraklasa 29 8

International career

He played for several Burundian youth teams, and for his national squad.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Burundian wonderkid looking to earn his Spurs". The Proud Cockerel. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Saidi Ntibazonkiza". Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  3. ↑ "UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  4. ↑ Saidi Ntibazonkiza at National-Football-Teams.com

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