Career
He earned 36 caps and scored 20 goals for the DR Congo, and was selected for their squad for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations. Club career Nonda began his career at Atlético Olympic in 1992. After playing in Tanzania with Young Africans and in South Africa with Vaal Professionals, he was discovered by Fédération internationale de football association agent Marcelo Houseman who then placed Nonda in Switzerland with Football Club in 1996 for a transfer fee of United States$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 United States$9 million dollars, and later moved to AS in 2000 again for €20 million, to replace David Trezeguet.
His performances, including those in the 2004 Union of European Football Associations Champions League Final, earned him a move to Italian Serie A club Associate of Science on a three-year deal in 2005 on free transfer, 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%) However, he never lived up to his potential – partly due to a knee injury sustained while at – and spent the 2006-2007 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 in August 2007 on a two-year deal. On 28 January 2010 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.
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 Personal Individual.