Saidi Ntibazonkiza


Saidi Ntibazonkiza Likati 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. 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. 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.
On 10 February 2017, Ntibazonkiza signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar Kyzylorda.
After being released by Kaysar Kyzylorda, Ntibazonkiza returned to his first club, Burundian side Vital'O.

International career

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

Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2024.''

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia2–03–12004 CECAFA Cup
2.22 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–02–12004 CECAFA Cup
3.5 June 2011Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi2–13–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.5 March 2014Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi1–11–1Friendly
5.7 September 2014Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi1–02–0Friendly
6.25 March 2015Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius1–12–2Friendly
7.25 March 2015Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius2–22–2Friendly
8.11 October 2020National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–01–0Friendly
9.11 November 2020Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–11–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.15 November 2020Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi1–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.15 November 2020Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi3–13–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.26 March 2021Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi1–22–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.13 November 2021Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey2–12–1Friendly