Shabani Nonda

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Shabani Nonda
Nonda playing for Galatasaray in 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
Atlético Olympic
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)
2006–2007Blackburn 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 professional

2002 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

Born in

Vaal Professionals, he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who then placed Nonda in Switzerland with FC Zürich in 1996 for a transfer fee of US$150,000.[citation needed
]

After finishing top goalscorer in Switzerland two years running he was transferred to French side

Galatasaray in August 2007 on a two-year deal.[8]
On 28 January 2010, Galatasaray released him by mutual consent.

International career

Though he was born in Burundi, Nonda holds citizenship from Democratic Republic of the Congo and to date 36 international caps for the country, with 20 goals since 2000.[2] He retired from international football in 2005, and returned in 2007.[9] He scored a hat-trick against Djibouti in World Cup Qualifications in 2008.

Outside football

Media personality

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

Commitment

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 by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.

Career statistics

Club

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. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. Football League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^
    UEFA Cup
  6. ^ Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Cup
  7. ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Monaco

  • 2000–01
  • 2003–04

Roma

Galatasaray

Individual

References

  1. ^ Shabani Nonda at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "Nonda Shabani Fondation : NOSHAF". noshaf.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ^ "AS Roma - Official Website - Rome - Football - Soccer" (PDF). www.asroma.it.
  4. ^ "Nonda signs for Roma". BBC. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Rovers take Roma striker on loan". BBC. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  6. ^ "I want to stay in England - Nonda". BBC. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  7. ^ Paul Fletcher (22 June 2007). "Blackburn in fight to keep Nonda". BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  8. ^ Ibrahim Sannie (31 August 2007). "Shabani Nonda moves to Galatasary". BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Nonda set to return for DR Congo". BBC. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  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 from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

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