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English footballer (born 2000)

Roberto Nditi
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Yohana Nditi
Date of birth	(2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Basingstoke, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Forfar Athletic
Youth career
	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Reading	0	(0)
2019	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	Bracknell Town	5	(0)
2021	Forfar Athletic	9	(0)
2021–2022	Queen of the South	27	(0)
2022–	Forfar Athletic	41	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Roberto Yohana Nditi (born 1 October 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Scottish club Forfar Athletic as a defender.

Club career

Born in Basingstoke, Nditi spent his early career with Reading, where he was captain of their under-16 team. He turned professional in June 2019, and in September 2019 he moved on loan to Eastbourne Borough. He was released by Reading at the end of the 2019–20 season, and after leaving Reading he played for Bracknell Town.

He signed with Forfar Athletic in February 2021, being linked with a transfer to Hearts, before moving to Queen of the South for the 2021–22 season. After one season he returned to Forfar.

International career

Nditi was named in the provisional Tanzania squad for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024, but he was not selected in their final squad list.

Personal life

Born in England, Nditi has Tanzanian and Italian heritage. His father Eric is from Tanzania. His half-brother is former Chelsea trainee Adam Nditi, while his two younger brothers, twins Zion and Paulo, are also footballers.

Style of play

Primarily a central defender, Nditi can play anywhere in defence.

References

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FC, Reading (2 July 2020). "🖋️ Contract update | New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". Reading FC.
"Bracknell Town | Appearances | Roberto Nditi | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
Coutts, Christopher. "Young Defender movers north to Station Park". www.forfarathletic.co.uk.
Doyle, Chris (19 April 2021). "Hearts transfer news as Roberto Nditi a 'target' for Robbie Neilson". Edinburgh Live.
^ "QosFC: Welcome - Roberto Nditi". www.qosfc.com.
^ "Forfar's Nditi set for Afcon adventure with Tanzania" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
Coutts, Christopher. "International Call Up for Roberto Nditi". forfarathletic.co.uk.
"Nditi dreaming of a date with destiny at the Afcon". The Citizen. 23 December 2023.
"AFCON 2023: Tanzania unveil final squad for Ivory Coast". Africa Top Sports. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
Temple, Alan (22 December 2023). "Meet the Forfar Athletic ace who could line up against PSG, Man Utd and Chelsea stars at the Africa Cup of Nations".
"Adam Nditi : Yaani kapotezwa kama utani vile" [Adam Nditi : That is, it was lost like a joke]. mwanaspoti.co.tz (in Swahili). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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