Saidi Ntibazonkiza

Personal information
Full name	Saidi Ntibazonkiza
Date of birth	(1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Simba
Number	10
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
2020–2022	Young Africans
2022	Geita Gold		(7)
2023–	Simba		(16)
International career‡
2004–	Burundi [1]	36	(13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024

Saidi Ntibazonkiza Likati (born 1 May 1987) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Tanzanian Premier League club Simba and the Burundi national team.

Career

Club

Ntibazonkiza started to play football at Vital'O. As an asylum seeker, he came to the Netherlands in 2005. ^[2] 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. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

On 10 February 2017, Ntibazonkiza signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar Kyzylorda. ^[5]

After being released by Kaysar Kyzylorda, Ntibazonkiza returned to his first club, Burundian side Vital'O. ^[6]

International career

Ntibazonkiza played for several Burundian youth teams, and for his national squad. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 June 2017 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NEC	2006–07	Eredivisie	7	0			–		–		–		7	0
	2007–08		6	0			–		–		–		6	0
	2008–09		28	5			–		–		–		28	5
	2009–10		22	5	2	0	–		–		–		24	5
	Total		63	10	2	0	–		–		–		65	10
Cracovia	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	27	5	2	0	–		–		–		29	5
	2011–12		21	3	0	0	–		–		–		21	3
	2012–13	I liga	5	0	0	0	–		–		–		5	0
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	29	8	1	0	–		–		–		30	8
	Total		85	17	3	0	–		–		–		88	17
Akhisar Belediyespor	2014–15	Süper Lig	13	1	3	1	–		–		–		16	2
Caen	2015–16	Ligue 1	14	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		14	1
Caen II	2015–16	Championnat de France Amateur 2	4	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		4	1
Kaisar	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	10	2	0	0	–		–		–		10	2
Career total			189	32	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	197	33

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2024. ^[7]

Burundi
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	6	2
2010	1	0
2011	6	1
2012	2	0
2014	3	2
2015	1	2
2020	3	4
2021	4	2
2022	2	0
2023	3	0
2024	5	0
Total	36	13

International goals

As of 13 November 2021. ^[7]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 December 2004	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Rwanda	2–0	3–1	2004 CECAFA Cup
2.	22 December 2004		Sudan	1–0	2–1
3.	5 June 2011	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Rwanda	2–1	3–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.	5 March 2014		Rwanda	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5.	7 September 2014		Tanzania	1–0	2–0
6.	25 March 2015	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	1–1	2–2
7.				2–2
8.	11 October 2020	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Tanzania	1–0	1–0
9.	11 November 2020	Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania	Mauritania	1–1	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.	15 November 2020	Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Mauritania	1–0	3–1
11.				3–1
12.	26 March 2021		Central African Republic	1–2	2–2
13.	13 November 2021	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey	Myanmar	2–1	2–1	Friendly

References

1. "Burundi - Record International Players".
2. "Burundian wonderkid looking to earn his Spurs". The Proud Cockerel. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2009-06-30.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Saidi Ntibazonkiza". Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
4. "UEFA Europa League". UEFA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
5. "Саиди Нтибазонкиза игрок ФК Кайсар". fckaysar.kz (in Russian). FC Kaisar. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
6. Ingabire, Arsene (27 February 2020). "Intamba : probable retour du légendaire Ntibazonkiza, les fans jubilent". jimbere.org. Jimbere. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
7. "Saidi Ntibazonkiza". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
8. "S.Ntibazonkiza". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

External links

• Saidi Ntibazonkiza at National-Football-Teams.com
• Saidi Ntibazonkiza at 90minut.pl (in Polish)