Shabani Nonda

Shabani Nonda

Personal information
Full name	Shabani Christophe Nonda
Date of birth	6 March 1977 (1977-03-06)
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1992	Atletico Olympic
1993–1994	Young Africans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1995	Vaal Professionals	14	(9)
1996–1998	Zürich	75	(36)
1998–2000	Rennes	62	(39)
2000–2005	Monaco	115	(57)
2005–2007	Roma	14	(4)
2006–2007	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	26	(7)
2007–2010	Galatasaray	61	(23)
National team‡
2000–2008	DR Congo	21	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2008

Shabani Christophe Nonda (born 6 March 1977 in Bujumbura, Burundi) is a DR Congolese international footballer who is currently a free agent. His last club Galatasaray released his contract on 28 January 2010.

Career

Club career

He began his career at Atletico Olympic in the year 1992, after playing in Tanzania with Young Africans and in South Africa with Vaal Professionals,here 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. After finishing top goalscorer in Switzerland two years running he was transferred to French side Stade Rennais in 1998 for a record fee of US$9 million dollars, and later moved to AS Monaco in 2000 again for a breaking transfer fee of US$25 million dollars. His performances, including those in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, earned him a move to Italian giants AS Roma on a three-year deal in 2005. 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 side Blackburn Rovers. While at Blackburn, Nonda announced his intention to sign a permanent deal, Blackburn opted not to sign Nonda on a permanent deal and he later signed for Turkish giant Galatasaray in August 2007 on a two-year deal. He has a young cousin, John Agvalama, who also plays football for Peninsula Strikers in the Australian Super Ligue. In 2009, he extended his contract with Galatasaray until June 2010. On 28 January 2010 Galatasaray released the Congolese striker by mutual consent and becomes a free agent. His finest moment as a footballer came when scoring 3 goals against the might of Real Madrid in 2006, he notched a superb hat-trick in a fine 4-0 victory for Monaco. He was substituted to a standing ovation.

International career

Even though he was born in Burundi, Nonda holds citizenship from Democratic Republic of the Congo and to date has 49 international caps for the country. He retired from international football in 2005, and returned in 2007. He scored a hat-trick against Republic of Djibouti in World Cup Qualifications in 2008

Media personality

Throughout his footballing career, Nonda has hosted a DJ show for a Burundian radio station. He has also hosted the Burundian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Commitment

Shabani 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.

Honours

Personal

Monaco

• Coupe de la Ligue Winner: 2003; Runner-up: 2001
• UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2004

Roma

• Supercoppa Italiana: 2007

Galatasaray

• Turkcell Super League: 2007-08
• Turkish Super Cup: 2008

Individual

Zürich

• Swiss Super League Top Scorer (24 goals): 1997-98

Monaco

• Ligue 1 Top Scorer (26 goals): 2002-03

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vaal Professionals	1995	14	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	4
	Total	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4
FC Zürich	1995-96	10	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	4
	1996-97	31	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	8
	1997-98	34	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	24
	Total	75	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	36
Stade Rennais	1998-99	32	15	-	-	3	2	-	-	35	17
	1999-00	30	16	-	-	1	0	-	-	31	16
	Total	62	31	0	0	4	2	0	0	66	33
AS Monaco	2000-01	28	12	-	-	3	1	-	-	31	13
	2001-02	30	14	-	-	2	3	-	-	32	17
	2002-03	35	26	-	-	4	1	-	-	39	27
	2003-04	12	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	5
	2004-05	10	0	-	-	2	0	-	-	12	0
	Total	115	57	0	0	11	5	0	0	126	62
AS Roma	2005-06	14	4	-	-	-	-	5	2	19	6
	Total	14	4	0	0	0	0	5	2	19	6
Blackburn Rovers	2006-07	26	7	2	0	1	0	5	1	34	8
	Total	26	7	2	0	1	0	5	1	34	8
Galatasaray	2007-08	24	11	3	0	1	1	4	3	32	15
	2008-09	24	5	1	0	-		9	2	34	7
	2009-10	13	7	4	2	-		8	7	25	16
	Total	61	23	8	2	3	1	21	12	91	38
Career total		360	161	10	2	17	8	29	15	425	189

As of 2 February 2010

External links

• Statistics at TFF.org (Turkish)
• Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
• Shabani Nonda – FIFA competition record
• Shabani Nonda statistics and biography at FootballDatabase.com
• Shabani Nonda at National-Football-Teams.com
• Shabani Nonda career stats at Soccerbase
• Shabani Nonda at the Internet Movie Database