Adam Nditi
Tanzanian footballer (born 1994)
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Adam Eric Richard Nditi (born 18 September 1994) is a Tanzanian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Eric Richard Nditi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zanzibar, Tanzania[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Down Grange FC | ||
| 2008–2014 | Chelsea | ||
| 2014–2015 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Farnborough | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Slough Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Guildford City | 13 | (8) |
| 2016 | Badshot Lea | 6 | (3) |
| 2016 | Guildford City | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Woodley United | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | Fleet Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Eversley & California | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Cove | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 37 | (13) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Early career
Nditi was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania to Mzee Erick Nditi, a former Zanzibar international footballer.[2] His father moved to England in 1995, and Nditi moved to Basingstoke in 2008, scoring eight goals on his debut for local youth team Down Grange FC, before going on to score another four in his next three games.[2][3][4] This form at local level prompted professional side Chelsea to sign him in 2008.[3] Initially a forward at Chelsea, he transitioned to left-back, citing Ashley Cole as a player he looked up to.[5]
He signed a professional contract with Chelsea in July 2012, being assigned the number 47 shirt.[6] He was offered a contract with The Blues in 2014, but stated "I want to be a professional and play first-team football. It’s very hard to do that at Chelsea, so there’s a chance that I might move on this summer."[7] He left the club in July 2014, going on to trial in the Netherlands, as well as an extended trial with Basingstoke Town,[8] before joining Fleetwood Town, who were then in League One.[2][9]
Career in non-league
He only stayed with Fleetwood Town for a year, before joining Farnborough in the Isthmian League, playing five games in all competitions before leaving only four months after signing.[2][10] He had a very brief spell with Slough Town, playing in a 2–1 home win against Bideford on 3 October 2015.[11] Following his departure from Slough Town, he played for Guildford City between October 2015 and March 2016, scoring eight goals in sixteen appearances in all competitions, across two spells.
He joined Badshot Lea in February 2016.[12] Later in the same year, he was at Woodley United, where he made eight appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.[13] He played for Fleet Town, where he played three games in all competitions in the 2017–18 season.[14] By September 2018, he was playing in the Basingstoke and District Football League for Chineham.[15]
International career
Nditi raised a dispute against the Tanzania Football Federation, accusing them of failing to call him up to the Tanzania senior squad, despite his eligibility.[16]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farnborough | 2015–16 | Isthmian League | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Slough Town | 2015–16 | Southern League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guildford City | 2015–16 | Combined Counties Football League Premier Division |
13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| Badshot Lea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Guildford City | 2016–17 | Combined Counties Football League Premier Division |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Woodley United | 2016–17[18] | Hellenic Football League Division One East |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Fleet Town | 2017–18 | Isthmian League | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eversley & California | 2019–20[19] | Combined Counties Football League Division One |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cove | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 14 | ||
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