Saidi Ntibazonkiza

{{Short description|Burundian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name =

| image = Saidi Ntibazonkiza 2011.jpg

| fullname = Saidi Ntibazonkiza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bujumbura, Burundi

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Simba

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Vital'O

| years1 = 2003–2005

| clubs1 = Vital'O

| caps1 = 67

| goals1 = 44

| years2 = 2006–2010

| clubs2 = NEC

| caps2 = 63

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2010–2014

| clubs3 = Cracovia

| caps3 = 85

| goals3 = 17

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = Akhisar Belediyespor

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Caen

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Caen B

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = Kaysar Kyzylorda

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Vital'O

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2020–2022

| clubs9 = Young Africans

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| years10= 2022

| clubs10= Geita Gold

| caps10 =

| goals10= 7

| years11 = 2023–

| clubs11= Simba

| caps11 =

| goals11 = 16

| nationalyears1 = 2004–

| nationalteam1 = Burundi{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/buru-recintlp.html | title=Burundi - Record International Players }}

| nationalcaps1 = 36

| nationalgoals1 = 13

| club-update = 10:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 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.{{cite web|publisher=The Proud Cockerel|title=Burundian wonderkid looking to earn his Spurs|url=http://www.clubfanzine.com/tottenham_hotspur/v2.showNews.php?id=16146|date=2008-11-25|accessdate=2009-06-30}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web|publisher=Voetbal International|title=Saidi Ntibazonkiza|url=http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/SaidiNtibazonkiza.htm|accessdate=2009-06-30}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=790453.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090108035803/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=790453.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 8, 2009 |title=UEFA Europa League |publisher=UEFA |date= |access-date=2010-04-27}}

On 10 February 2017, Ntibazonkiza signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar Kyzylorda.{{cite web|title=Саиди Нтибазонкиза игрок ФК Кайсар|url=http://fckaysar.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167:saidi-ntibazonkiza-igrok-fk-kajsar&catid=2&Itemid=101&lang=ru|website=fckaysar.kz|publisher=FC Kaisar|accessdate=10 February 2017|language=Russian|date=10 February 2017}}

After being released by Kaysar Kyzylorda, Ntibazonkiza returned to his first club, Burundian side Vital'O.{{cite web |last1=Ingabire |first1=Arsene |title=Intamba : probable retour du légendaire Ntibazonkiza, les fans jubilent |url=https://www.jimbere.org/burundi-retour-saidi-ntibazonkiza-intamba-football/ |website=jimbere.org |publisher=Jimbere |accessdate=12 June 2020 |date=27 February 2020}}

=International career=

Ntibazonkiza played for several Burundian youth teams, and for his national squad.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 17 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=S.Ntibazonkiza|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/saidi-ntibazonkiza/4571/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=12 February 2016}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5" valign="center"|NEC

|2006–07

|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Eredivisie

|7

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–70
2007–08

|6

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–60
2008–09

|28

5colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–285
2009–10

|22

520colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–245
colspan="2"|Total

!63

1020colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–6510
rowspan="5" valign="center"|Cracovia

|2010–11

|rowspan="2" valign="center"|Ekstraklasa

|27

520colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–295
2011–12

|21

300colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–213
2012–13

|I liga

|5

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–50
2013–14

|Ekstraklasa

|29

810colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–308
colspan="2"|Total

!85

1730colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–8817
valign="center"|Akhisar Belediyespor

|2014–15

|Süper Lig

|13

131colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–162
valign="center"|Caen

|2015–16

|Ligue 1

|14

10000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–141
valign="center"|Caen II

|2015–16

|Championnat de France Amateur 2

|4

10000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–41
valign="center"|Kaisar

|2017

|Kazakhstan Premier League

|10

200colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–102
colspan="3"|Career total

!189

328100000019733

=International=

Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42931.html |title=Saidi Ntibazonkiza |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=11 February 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3|Burundi
YearAppsGoals
200462
201010
201161
201220
201432
201512
202034
202111
Total||23||12

==International goals==

{{updated|26 March 2021.}}

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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.13 December 2004rowspan="2"|Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia{{fb|RWA}}style="text-align:center;"| 2–0style="text-align:center;"|3–1rowspan= 2"|2004 CECAFA Cup
2.22 December 2004{{fb|SUD}}style="text-align:center;"| 1–0style="text-align:center;"|2–1
3.5 June 2011rowspan="3"|Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundirowspan="2"|{{fb|RWA}}style="text-align:center;"| 2–1style="text-align:center;"|3–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.5 March 2014style="text-align:center;"| 1–1style="text-align:center;"|1–1rowspan="5"|Friendly
5.7 September 2014{{fb|TAN}}style="text-align:center;"| 1–0style="text-align:center;"|2–0
6.rowspan="2"|25 March 2015rowspan="2"|Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritiusrowspan="2"|{{fb|MRI}}style="text-align:center;"| 1–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2–2
7.style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
8.11 October 2020National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania{{fb|TAN}}style="text-align:center;"| 1–0style="text-align:center;"|1–0
9.11 November 2020Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritaniarowspan="3"|{{fb|MTN}}style="text-align:center;"| 1–1style="text-align:center;"|1–1rowspan="4"|2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.rowspan="2"|15 November 2020rowspan="3"|Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundistyle="text-align:center;"| 1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |3–1
11.style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
12.26 March 2021{{fb|CTA}}style="text-align:center;"|1–2style="text-align:center;"|2–2

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