Ofentse Nato

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Ofentse Nato Chopra
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Ramotswa, Botswana
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Township Rollers
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Gaborone United
2012–2014 Bidvest Wits 16 (7)
2013 → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 25 (11)
2014 → Atletico de Kolkata (loan) 16 (0)
2015–2016 Atletico de Kolkata 14 (0)
2016 → Township Rollers (loan)
2017– Township Rollers
International career‡
2009–2017 Botswana 59 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2022

Ofentse Nato (born 1 October 1989) is a Motswana professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Township Rollers and Botswana national team.

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Club career

He began his professional career at a Botswana local team Gaborone United. After spending four years at the club, he joined South African club Bidvest Wits in July 2012 on a two-year deal. Nato joined Mpumalanga Black Aces on loan for the 2013–14 PSL season. [1]

In 2014 it was announced that he would be loaned to the Spanish capital, where he will join the defending Spanish champions on a two-year loan deal. However, he would be loaned to Madrid's satellite club in the Indian Super League, Atletico de Kolkata, for a 12-week period on his arrival, where he will be under the guidance of former Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Antonio Lopez Habas. [2]

International

International goals

Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first. [3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2012 University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–11–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.15 June 2013 Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, BotswanaFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 3–23–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.5 March 2014 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, BotswanaFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 3–03–0 Friendly
4.29 March 2015Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, BotswanaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–01–2Friendly

Honours

Atlético de Kolkata

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References

  1. ↑ "Nato joins Aces". KickOff. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Four Retained Players ATK". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter).
  3. ↑ "Ofentse Nato - International Appearances". RSSSF . Retrieved 27 March 2018.


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