Born
in Kinshasa, Zaire Lita made his professional debut in 2002 for Bristol City,
scoring 31 goals in 85 games.
Lita
then made the move to Reading, and it was at the Royals where he made a name
for himself.
The
forward played a crucial role in firing Reading into the Premier League for the
first time in their history in his debut season with the club in the 2005/06
season.
He
then went on to 14 goals in his first season in the top-flight as Reading
finished eighth in their debut season in the Premier League, whilst narrowly
missing out on a European place.
The
Royals were relegated the following season and Lita left the club when his
contract expired in 2009.
He
joined Middlesbrough for a two-year-spell that wasn’t as successful as his time
at Reading, and he swiftly left Boro to join Swansea City, and this is where
his career started to take a dip.
Lita
only made 21 appearances for the Swans in three years with the Welsh side and
spent time out on loan at the likes of Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City and
Brighton.
After
leaving Swansea, Lita joined Barnsley but left after one season, and made the move
to Greek side AO Chania, but he only spent a year in Greece after scoring 3
goals in 15 appearances.
In
March 2016 he returned to England for a short spell at Yeovil Town, but left after
making just 8 appearances, scoring just once.
In
7 January 2017, he joined Thai League T1 side Sisaket and then had a short stay
in the Isthmian League Premier Division with Margate last season before
announcing he was hanging up his boots.
In
addition, Salisbury boss Steve Claridge has added 18-year-old midfielder
Gabriel Rogers on a month`s loan from Vanarama National League side Yeovil
Town.
Academy
product Rogers signed a professional contract with the Glovers in December
2018.
Arriving
at Huish Park in the summer of 2016 after coming through the ranks at both
Torquay United and Exeter City, the left-footed winger featured heavily for the
under-18s last season.
Featuring
for the first team throughout pre-season, Rogers was awarded a squad number
ahead of the 2018/19 campaign before making his senior debut in the EFL Cup tie
with Aston Villa in August.
Continuing
to impress, the Devon-born midfielder signed a first professional contract at
the end of 2018 to secure his services until June 2021.
Both
Lita and Rogers will be available for tomorrow’s league encounter with Hartley
Wintney. |