Atusaye Nyondo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Atusaye Nyondo

| image =

| fullname = Atusaye Nyondo

| height = 1.80m{{NFT player|id=26124|accessdate=}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mzuzu, Malawi

| currentclub = Pretoria Callies

| clubnumber = 27

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Chibavi Destroyers

| years1 = 2007–2009

| clubs1 = Silver Strikers

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = Carara Kicks

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 18

| years3 = 2011–2014

| clubs3 = SuperSport United

| caps3 = 38

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = → Pretoria University (loan)

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2014–2016

| clubs5 = Pretoria University

| caps5 = 46

| goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Bloemfontein Celtic

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = Tshakhuma

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = Saint George

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2021–

| clubs9 = Pretoria Callies

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008–

| nationalteam1 = Malawi

| nationalcaps1 = 31

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| pcupdate = 16:19, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 1 June 2014

}}

Atusaye Nyondo (born 15 November 1990) is a Malawian footballer who currently plays for Saint George in Ethiopia.

Club career

Nyondo began his career with Silver Strikers and signed for South African National First Division side Carara Kicks on 6 August 2009.[http://www.nyasatimes.com/sports/atusaye-nyondo-goes-to-sa%E2%80%99s-carara-at-k3-million.html Atusaye Nyondo goes to SA's Carara at K3 million {{!}} Malawi news] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810141400/http://www.nyasatimes.com/sports/atusaye-nyondo-goes-to-sa%E2%80%99s-carara-at-k3-million.html |date=August 10, 2009 }} He spent two seasons playing for Kicks and finished the 2010–11 season as the division's top scorer with 15 goals.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

Nyondo moved on loan to Pretoria University from Supersport United for the 2013-14 season,{{cite web|title=AmaTuks sign Nyondo|date=16 August 2013|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/36504/university-of-pretoria-have-signed-supersport-united-striker-atusaye-nyondo-|publisher=KickOff|accessdate=16 August 2013|archive-date=18 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818110924/http://www.kickoff.com/news/36504/university-of-pretoria-have-signed-supersport-united-striker-atusaye-nyondo-|url-status=dead}} making into a permanent switch at the end of his loan spell.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

Nyondo joined Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. in February 2019, signing a one-and-a-half-year deal.[https://www.nyasatimes.com/atusaye-eyes-malawi-national-team-return/ Atusaye eyes Malawi national team return], nyasatimes.com, 17 February 2019 In March 2019 it was reported, that Nyondo only had received 10,000 South African rand a month from the club, which was less than half of what he agreed to when he put pen to paper.[https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/local/categories/news/atusaye-nyondo-not-paid-tshakhuma-tsha-m/598259 Nyondo's pain of not being paid at TTM], kickoff.com, 28 March 2019 Nyondo said, that it was only him and his fellow Malawian teammate, Joseph Kamwendo, who did not get paid and that the club had not explained properly, they just said that it was the budget, so Nyondo was forced to borrow money from his friends and family. Nyondo got his contract terminated a few weeks later.

In November 2019, Nyondo signed with Ethiopian club Saint George SC.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200323001405/https://www.kulinji.com/article/sports/football/2019/atusaye-nyondo-joins-ethiopian-side Atusaye Nyondo joins Ethiopian side]}}, kulinji.com, 6 November 2019

International career

Nyondo represented the Malawi national football team at 2010 African Cup of Nations.[http://afcon.standardbank.com/afcon_2010_teamguide.asp?teamid=37303 The Standard Bank of South Africa > AFCON > AFCON 2010 tournament] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123155440/http://afcon.standardbank.com/afcon_2010_teamguide.asp?teamid=37303 |date=January 23, 2011 }}