Ronald Tendai Chitiza (born 4 July 1995) is a

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

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who plays as a midfielder for side Stamford.

Career

He was born in

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

, second largest city of Zimbabwe. Playing mostly as centre forward, but also as wide midfielder,Tendai Chitiza
at pitchero.com, retrieved 7-3-2017 he joined Gemeg FDC in August 2012. He made 17 appearances and scored 12 goals until summer 2014 when he left the club. Chitiza played two seasons with Ellistown & Ibstock United. Afterwards he played with Aylestone Park and Leicester Nirvana.Tendai Chitiza
at Gresley F.C. official website, retrieved 7-3-2017 By January 2016 Chitiza was still playing with Leicester Nirvana. In 2016, he was part of the Team Zimbabwe UK, a team formed by Zimbabwean players living in UK, which participated in The UK 2016 AFCON. In July 2016 he signed with Gresley F.C. During the winter-break of the 2016–17 season, he moved to Serbia and signed with

FK ČSK Čelarevo FK ČSK Čelarevo () is a football club based in Čelarevo, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the PFL Sombor, the fifth tier of the national league system. History The original club in Čelarevo (at the time known as Čeb) was founded in 1925. ...

. He made his professional debut by playing as starter in the first round after the winter-break, in the round 16 of the

2016–17 Serbian First League The Serbian First Football League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams competed in the league for the 2016–17 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serb ...

, played on March 5, 2017, against

FK Inđija Fudbalski klub Inđija (), currently known as Inđija Toyo Tires for sponsorship reasons, is a football club based in the city of Inđija, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. During Yug ...

, a 0–0 draw.Tendai Chitiza profile
at Soccerway The following summer he moved to another Serbian club,

FK TSC FK TSC ( sr-Cyrl, ФК ТСЦ), commonly known as TSC, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bačka Topola. Its initial founding date in 1913 as Topolyai Sport Club makes it currently the second-oldest football club in the Serbian Supe ...

, where he played during the

2017–18 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams compete in the league for the 2017–18 season. Two teams will be promoted to the Serbian Su ...

. On 6 July 2022, Chitiza was announced as a signing for Southern League Premier Division Central side Coalville Town, with manager Adam Stevens saying the move suited all parties as the player had recently moved to live in

Coalville Coalville is a town in the district of North West Leicestershire in Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. In 2011, it had a population of 34,575. It lies on the A511 road, A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent, close to junct ...

. Tendai made his Southern League Premier Division Central for Coalville Town on 6 August 2022, in an away fixture against Rushall Olympic. Coalville won the match 3–0, with Tendai completing 78 minutes of the match, before being replaced by Luke Shaw.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chitiza, Ronald Tendai 1995 births Living people Footballers from Bulawayo Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ellistown F.C. players Leicester Nirvana F.C. players Gresley Rovers F.C. players FK ČSK Čelarevo players FK TSC players Stamford A.F.C. players Coalville Town F.C. players Serbian First League players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia East Midlands Counties Football League players Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in England Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in England