Sendley Sidney Bito (born 20 July 1983 in

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) is a

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. After struggling to feature for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top fligh ...

's first team, Bito moved abroad for an opportunity to play professional in

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. He made a strong initial impression with

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, earning a move to

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, but ultimately Bito wasn't part of Arsenal's long-term plans.

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* * * * * 1983 births Living people Dutch Antillean men's footballers Netherlands Antilles men's international footballers Curaçao men's footballers Curaçao expatriate men's footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Sparta Rotterdam players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Stal Alchevsk players FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players SC Tavriya Simferopol players Valletta F.C. players Ukrainian Premier League players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Willemstad Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Dual men's international footballers SV Hubentut Fortuna players S.V. Victory Boys players {{Curaçao-footy-bio-stub