# Saidi Ntibazonkiza

Saidi Ntibazonkiza Likati (born 3 January 1984) 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
### Club

    As of match played 17 June 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| NEC | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| NEC | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| NEC | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 28 | 5 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 5 |
| NEC | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 5 |
| NEC | Total | Total | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 10 |
| Cracovia | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 5 |
| Cracovia | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 3 |
| Cracovia | 2012–13 | I liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Cracovia | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 8 |
| Cracovia | Total | 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 | Career total | Career total | 189 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 33 |

### International

Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2021.
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.
| 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 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 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 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | Rwanda | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 7 September 2014 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 25 March 2015 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | Mauritius | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 25 March 2015 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | Mauritius | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 8. | 11 October 2020 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 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 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11. | 15 November 2020 | Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | Mauritania | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12. | 26 March 2021 | Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | Central African Republic | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |