Ofentse Nato (born 1 October 1989) is a Motswana professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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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 Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system ...

in July 2012 on a two-year deal. Nato joined

Mpumalanga Black Aces Black Aces were a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg. History The original club was founded in 1937 by ...

on loan for the 2013–14 PSL season. 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 The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

Atletico de Kolkata ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...

, 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.

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Atlético de Kolkata *

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* 1989 births Living people People from Ramotswa, Botswana Association football midfielders Botswana footballers Botswana international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Gaborone United S.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players ATK (football club) players Township Rollers F.C. players Botswana expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa {{Botswana-footy-bio-stub