Roberto Nditi
Roberto Yohana Nditi (born 1 October 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Scottish club Forfar Athletic as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Yohana Nditi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forfar Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bracknell Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Forfar Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Queen of the South | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | Forfar Athletic | 41 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Basingstoke,[1] Nditi spent his early career with Reading, where he was captain of their under-16 team.[2] He turned professional in June 2019,[3][4] and in September 2019 he moved on loan to Eastbourne Borough.[5] He was released by Reading at the end of the 2019–20 season,[6] and after leaving Reading he played for Bracknell Town.[7]
He signed with Forfar Athletic in February 2021,[8] being linked with a transfer to Hearts,[9] before moving to Queen of the South for the 2021–22 season.[10] After one season he returned to Forfar.[11]
International career edit
Nditi was named in the provisional Tanzania squad for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024,[11][12][13] but he was not selected in their final squad list.[14]
Personal life edit
Born in England, Nditi has Tanzanian and Italian heritage.[10] His father Eric is from Tanzania.[15] His half-brother is former Chelsea trainee Adam Nditi, while his two younger brothers, twins Zion and Paulo, are also footballers.[16]
Style of play edit
Primarily a central defender, Nditi can play anywhere in defence.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b Bellshaw, George (5 September 2016). "Metro's Top 50 Under-20s: Meet #50 Nditi, who idolises Chelsea star - Exclusive".
- ^ "NEW DEALS OFFERED TO ACADEMY TALENTS AS FIRST TEAM CONTRACTS EXPIRE". Reading F.C. 10 May 2019.
- ^ "YOUNG ROYALS PEN NEW DEALS". Reading F.C. 27 June 2019.
- ^ Low, Jonathan (9 September 2019). "Fenerbahce eye Puscas, Women see off Liverpool & prep for Boro". Berkshire Live.
- ^ FC, Reading (2 July 2020). "🖋️ Contract update | New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". Reading FC.
- ^ "Bracknell Town | Appearances | Roberto Nditi | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ Coutts, Christopher. "Young Defender movers north to Station Park". www.forfarathletic.co.uk.
- ^ Doyle, Chris (19 April 2021). "Hearts transfer news as Roberto Nditi a 'target' for Robbie Neilson". Edinburgh Live.
- ^ a b "QosFC: Welcome - Roberto Nditi". www.qosfc.com.
- ^ a b "Forfar's Nditi set for Afcon adventure with Tanzania" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Coutts, Christopher. "International Call Up for Roberto Nditi". forfarathletic.co.uk.
- ^ "Nditi dreaming of a date with destiny at the Afcon". The Citizen. 23 December 2023.
- ^ "AFCON 2023: Tanzania unveil final squad for Ivory Coast". Africa Top Sports. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Temple, Alan (22 December 2023). "Meet the Forfar Athletic ace who could line up against PSG, Man Utd and Chelsea stars at the Africa Cup of Nations".
- ^ "Adam Nditi : Yaani kapotezwa kama utani vile" [Adam Nditi : That is, it was lost like a joke]. mwanaspoti.co.tz (in Swahili). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2023.