Roberto Nditi
Personal information
Full name Roberto Yohana Nditi[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-01) 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 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Roberto Yohana Nditi (born 1 October 2000) is a footballer who plays for Scottish club Forfar Athletic as a defender. Born in England, he represents Tanzania at international level.

Club career

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]

Inernational career

In December 2023, Nditi was called up by the Tanzania national team for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024.[11][12]

Personal life

Born in England, Nditi has Tanzanian and Italian heritage.[10] His father Eric is from Tanzania.[13] His half-brother is former Chelsea trainee Adam Nditi, while his two younger brothers, twins Zion and Paulo, are also footballers.[14]

Style of play

Primarily a central defender, Nditi can play anywhere in defence.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. 1 2 Bellshaw, George (5 September 2016). "Metro's Top 50 Under-20s: Meet #50 Nditi, who idolises Chelsea star - Exclusive".
  3. ↑ https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/new-deals-offered-to-academy-talents-as-first-team-contracts-expire
  4. ↑ https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2019/june/young-royals-pen-new-deals
  5. ↑ Low, Jonathan (9 September 2019). "Fenerbahce eye Puscas, Women see off Liverpool & prep for Boro". Berkshire Live.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Bracknell Town | Appearances | Roberto Nditi | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  8. ↑ Coutts, Christopher. "Young Defender movers north to Station Park". www.forfarathletic.co.uk.
  9. ↑ Doyle, Chris (19 April 2021). "Hearts transfer news as Roberto Nditi a 'target' for Robbie Neilson". Edinburgh Live.
  10. 1 2 "QosFC: Welcome - Roberto Nditi". www.qosfc.com.
  11. 1 2 "Forfar's Nditi set for Afcon adventure with Tanzania" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Coutts, Christopher. "International Call Up for Roberto Nditi". forfarathletic.co.uk.
  13. ↑ 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".
  14. ↑ "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.


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