Shabani Nonda
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| Shabani Nonda | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Shabani Nonda | |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1977 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| Height | 1.82m | |
| Nickname | Chris | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Blackburn Rovers (on loan from A.S. Roma) |
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| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1998 1998-2000 2000-2005 2005- 2006- |
Young Africans Vaal Professionals FC Zürich Rennes Monaco Roma → Blackburn Rovers (loan) |
? (?) 14 (4) 75 (36) 62 (31) 116 (57) 16 (4) 22 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001- | Congo DR | 5 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Shabani Nonda (born March 6, 1977 in Bujumbura, Burundi) is a DR Congolese international football player, currently playing for Blackburn Rovers on loan from A.S. Roma.
Nonda was a finalist in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, playing for AS Monaco FC. Signing for Monaco in 2000, he scored a total of 57 goals. He joined Blackburn on a season-long loan deal on August 31, 2006.
Nonda has also played for FC Zürich and Stade Rennais FC.
Despite being born in Burundi, Nonda holds citizenship from Democratic Republic of the Congo and has 5 international caps for the country.
After hitting an impressive 26 league goals in the 2002-03 campaign for Monaco, he suffered an horrific knee injury in one of the opening few games of the next season after a brilliant first game of the season, which inevitably kept him out of action for a year. Two years of frustration with various injuries followed, and he struggled to recapture his previous consistent form, only showing glimpses of his brilliance.
Nonda has been a very successful professional footballer and is currently trying to get back to his best form on loan at Blackburn Rovers for the season, with an option to buy.
Shabani Nonda is the first player from the Democratic Republic of Congo to play for Blackburn Rovers, but not the first in the Premiership, as his current international strike partner Lomana Lua Lua of Portsmouth, amongst a few others, have also been signed to a club in the English Premier League.
Nonda has quickly become a fan favourite in the Premiership. Blackburn fans sing his name to the tune of the Black Lace song Do the Conga i.e. "Do do doo... Nonda!", or alternatively sing "Who's that coming over the hill, it's Shabba Nonda, Shabani Nonda!" to the tune of Monster by The Automatic. The latter was featured on Soccer AM.
Nonda has a few nicknames including some from the Blackburn Rovers fans, such as Shabba, and his preferred nickname, Chris, which is actually his middle name.
Nonda had a stint of playing at Young Africans (Yanga) of Tanzania in mid 90's where his then nickname 'Papii' was well known. He is probably the most successful soccer player who ever played in Tanzanian league.
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| Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Friedel | 3 Khizanishvili | 4 Todd | 5 Tugay | 6 Nelsen | 7 Emerton | 8 Savage | 9 Nonda | 10 McCarthy | 11 Bentley | 12 Gamst Pedersen | 13 Enckelman | 14 Reid | 15 Mokoena | 16 Henchoz | 17 Jeffers | 18 Gallagher | 19 Dunn | 20 Ooijer | 21 Samba | 22 Warnock | 23 Brown | 25 Berner | 27 Derbyshire | 28 Fielding | 29 Treacy | 30 Roberts | 31 Peter | 32 Nolan | 33 Gray | Manager: Hughes |
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Categories: 1977 births | Living people | Footballers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Stade Rennais FC players | AS Monaco FC players | A.S. Roma players | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | Serie A players | FA Premier League players | FC Zürich players | Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs
