Ofentse Nato
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ofentse Nato | ||
Place of birth | Ramotswa, Botswana | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Township Rollers | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Gaborone United | 16 | (8) |
2012–2014 | Bidvest Wits | 16 | (7) |
2013 | → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) | 25 | (11) |
2014 | Atletico de Kolkata(Loan) | 16 | (0) |
2014 | Bidvest Wits | ||
2015 | Atletico de Kolkata | 11 | (0) |
2016 | Township Rollers(Loan) | ||
2016 | Atletico de Kolkata | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Township Rollers | ||
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Botswana | 59 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:19, 10 November 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2018 |
Ofentse Nato is a Motswana professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive Midfielder for Township Rollers and Botswana national team.
Club career[]
He began his professional career at a Botswana local team Gaborone United. After spending four years at the club, he joined South African club Bidvest Wits in July 2012 on a two-year deal. Nato joined Mpumalanga Black Aces on loan for the 2013–14 PSL season.[1]
In 2014 it was announced that he would be loaned to the Spanish capital, where he will join the defending Spanish champions on a two-year loan deal. However, he would be loaned to Madrid’s satellite club in the Indian Super League, Atletico de Kolkata, for a 12-week period on his arrival, where he will be under the guidance of former Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Antonio Lopez Habas.[2]
International[]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.[3]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 June 2012 | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | South Africa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 15 June 2013 | Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana | Central African Republic | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 5 March 2014 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | South Sudan | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
4. | 29 March 2015 | Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana | Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours[]
- Atlético de Kolkata
References[]
- ^ "Nato joins Aces". KickOff. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Four Retained Players ATK". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter).
- ^ "Ofentse Nato - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
External links[]
- Ofentse Nato at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- Botswana footballers
- Botswana international footballers
- Gaborone United S.C. players
- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
- Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players
- ATK (football club) players
- Botswana expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- People from Ramotswa, Botswana
- Association football midfielders
- Botswana football biography stubs