Ofentse Nato

Ofentse Nato is a Motswana professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive Midfielder for Township Rollers and Botswana national team.

Ofentse Nato
Personal information
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

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]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2012University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana South Africa1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.15 June 2013Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana Central African Republic3–23–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.5 March 2014Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana South Sudan3–03–0Friendly
4.29 March 2015Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana Mozambique1–01–2Friendly

Honours
Atlético de Kolkata

References
  1. "Nato joins Aces". KickOff. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. "Four Retained Players ATK". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter).
  3. "Ofentse Nato - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.


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