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Shabani Nonda
Nonda playing forGalatasarayin 2008
Personal information
Full name Shabani Christophe Nonda
Date of birth (1977-03-06)6 March 1977(age 47)
Place of birth Bujumbura,Burundi
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1990–1992 Atlético Olympic
1993–1994 Young Africans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Vaal Professionals 14 (9)
1996–1998 FC Zürich 75 (36)
1998–2000 Rennes 62 (31)
2000–2005 Monaco 116 (57)
2005–2007 Roma 15 (4)
2006–2007 →Blackburn Rovers(loan) 26 (7)
2007–2010 Galatasaray 61 (22)
Total 369 (166)
International career
2000–2010 DR Congo 22 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shabani Christophe Nonda(born 6 March 1977) is a former professionalfootballerwho played as astriker.Born in Burundi, he played for theDR Congo national team,earning 36 caps and scoring 20 goals. He was selected for DR Congo's squad for the2002 Africa Cup of Nations.He had a prominent Career with the East African giants Young Africans (Yanga), before joining Vaal professionals in South Africa.

Club career[edit]

Born inBujumbura,Burundi, Nonda began his career atAtlético Olympic[1]in 1992. After training in Uganda withMbarara F.C.then playing inTanzaniawithYoung Africansand inSouth AfricawithVaal Professionals,he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who then placed Nonda in Switzerland withFC Zürichin 1996 fora transfer fee of US$150,000.[citation needed]

After finishing top goalscorer in Switzerland two years running he was transferred to French sideStade Rennaisin 1998 for arecord fee of US$9 million dollars,[citation needed]and later moved toAS Monacoin 2000 again for €20 million, to replaceDavid Trezeguet.[2]His performances, including those in the2004 UEFA Champions League Final,earned him a move to Serie A clubA.S. Romaon a three-year deal in 2005, for which he earned €1.8 million in gross per season. (however the tax rate including regional tax may have added up to around 50%)[3][4]However, he never lived up to his potential – partly due to a knee injury sustained while at Monaco – and spent the 2006–07 season on loan at English sideBlackburn Rovers.[5]While at Blackburn, Nonda announced his intention to sign a permanent deal,[6]Blackburn opted not to sign Nonda on a permanent deal and[7]he later signed for Turkish clubGalatasarayin August 2007 on a two-year deal.[8]On 28 January 2010, Galatasaray released him by mutual consent.

International career[edit]

Though he was born in Burundi, Nonda holds citizenship fromDemocratic Republic of the Congoand to date 36 internationalcapsfor the country, with 20 goals since 2000.[2]He retired from international football in 2005, and returned in 2007.[9]He scored ahat-trickagainstDjiboutiin World Cup Qualifications in 2008.

Outside football[edit]

Media personality[edit]

Throughout his footballing career, Nonda has hosted a DJ show for a Burundian radio station.

Commitment[edit]

Nonda is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created byPeace and Sport,aMonaco-based international organization.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Zürich 1995–96 Nationalliga A 10 4 — — — — 10 4
1996–97 31 8 — — — — 31 8
1997–98 34 24 1 0 — — — 35 24
Total 75 36 1 0 — — — 76 36
Rennes 1998–99 Division 1 32 15 1 1 3 2 — — 36 18
1999–2000 30 16 4 1 1 0 6[c] 2 — 41 19
Total 62 31 5 2 4 2 6 2 — 77 37
Monaco 2000–01 Division 1 29 12 0 0 3 1 5[d] 3 — 37 16
2001–02 30 14 2 0 2 3 — — 34 17
2002–03 Ligue 1 35 26 1 1 4 1 — — 40 28
2003–04 12 5 0 0 0 0 4[d] 1 — 16 6
2004–05 10 0 3 0 2 0 3[d] 0 — 18 0
Total 116 57 6 1 11 5 12 4 — 145 67
Roma 2005–06 Serie A 15 4 2 2 — 5[e] 2 — 22 8
Blackburn Rovers(loan) 2006–07 Premier League 26 7 2 0 1 0 7[e] 1 — 36 8
Galatasaray 2007–08 Süper Lig 24 11 3 0 — 6[e] 3 — 33 14
2008–09 24 4 1 0 — 9[f] 2 1[g] 1 35 7
2009–10 13 7 4 2 — 7[h] 7 — 24 16
Total 61 22 8 2 — 22 12 1 1 92 37
Career total 355 157 24 7 16 7 52 21 1 1 448 193
  1. ^IncludesSwiss Cup,Coupe de France,Coppa Italia,FA Cup,Turkish Cup
  2. ^IncludesCoupe de la Ligue,Football League Cup
  3. ^Appearances inUEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. ^abcAppearances inUEFA Champions League
  5. ^abcAppearances inUEFA Cup
  6. ^Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Cup
  7. ^Appearance inTurkish Super Cup
  8. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Monaco

Roma

Galatasaray

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^Shabani Nondaat National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ab"Nonda Shabani Fondation: NOSHAF".noshaf.com.Archived fromthe originalon 28 July 2018.Retrieved3 November2013.
  3. ^"AS Roma - Official Website - Rome - Football - Soccer"(PDF).www.asroma.it.
  4. ^"Nonda signs for Roma".BBC. 11 June 2005.Retrieved5 December2008.
  5. ^"Rovers take Roma striker on loan".BBC. 31 August 2006.Retrieved5 December2008.
  6. ^"I want to stay in England - Nonda".BBC. 16 February 2007.Retrieved5 December2008.
  7. ^Paul Fletcher (22 June 2007)."Blackburn in fight to keep Nonda".BBC.Retrieved5 December2008.
  8. ^Ibrahim Sannie (31 August 2007)."Shabani Nonda moves to Galatasary".BBC.Retrieved5 December2008.
  9. ^"Nonda set to return for DR Congo".BBC. 20 August 2007.Retrieved5 December2008.
  10. ^ABI."Palmares Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Equipe-type de Ligue 1 ( > Football > Trophées > Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot) sur SportPalmares, tous les palmares du sport se trouvent ici!!".www.sportpalmares.eu.Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2019.Retrieved1 November2017.

External links[edit]

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