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Saido Ntibanzokinza Atua Simba SC Simba Have signed Saido Ntibanzonkiza From Geita Gold 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. Eventually, NEC signed him on a permanent deal. At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he began playing for the youth team, but was shortly thereafter promoted to the first-team squad. On 18 November 2006, against Sparta Rotterdam, Ntibazonkiza played his first game in the Eredivisie.[2] After receiving a Dutch residence permit, Ntibazonkiza signed a contract binding him to NEC until the summer of 2009. He also signed another contract extension until 2012 in January 2009.[3]
On 10 February 2017, Ntibazonkiza signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar Kyzylorda.[4]
After being released by Kaysar Kyzylorda, Ntibazonkiza returned to his first club, Burundian side Vital’O.[5]
International career
Ntibazonkiza played for several Burundian youth teams, and for his national squad.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saidi Ntibazonkiza | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1987 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Geita Gold Football Club of Tanzania | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vital’O | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Vital’O | 67 | (44) |
| 2006–2010 | NEC | 63 | (10) |
| 2010–2014 | Cracovia | 85 | (17) |
| 2014–2015 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Caen | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | Caen B | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | Kaysar Kyzylorda | 10 | (2) |
| 2020– | Vital’O | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Burundi | 23 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021 |
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