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)
2019Eastbourne 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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