Saidi
Personal information
Full name Saidi Ntibazonkiza
Date of birth (1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Simba
Number 39
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] 28 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023

Saidi Ntibazonkiza (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 26 March 2021.[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 1 1
Total 23 12

International goals

As of 26 March 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 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 1–0 3–1
11. 3–1
12. 26 March 2021  Central African Republic 1–2 2–2

References

  1. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/buru-recintlp.html
  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.com. 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. ^ a b c "Saidi Ntibazonkiza". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  8. ^ "S.Ntibazonkiza". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

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