Christopher Nkunku
Christopher Alan Nkunku (born 14 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.[3]
 Nkunku with RB Leipzig in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Alan Nkunku[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagny-sur-Marne, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | AS Marolles | ||
| 2009–2010 | Fontainebleau | ||
| 2010–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 27 | (5) |
| 2015–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 55 | (8) |
| 2019– | RB Leipzig | 74 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U20 | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:20, 25 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018 | |||
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
Nkunku made his professional debut on 8 December 2015 in the UEFA Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk, replacing Lucas Moura after 87 minutes in a 2–0 home win.[4] He scored his first professional goal in a 7–0 home win against Bastia in the Coupe de France on 7 January 2017.[5]
RB Leipzig
On 17 July 2019, RB Leipzig announced Nkunku's signing on a five-year deal.[6]
On 15 September 2021, Nkunku scored a hat-trick for Leipzig in their 6-3 defeat against Manchester City in a UEFA Champions League Group A Matchday 1 match.[7]
International career
Nkunku was born in France and is of Congolese descent.[8][9] He is a youth international for France. Because of Nkunku's impressive performances for PSG, there had been calls for him to be called up to the senior national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 November 2021.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| Total | 55 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 11 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 40 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | — | 19 | 13 | |||
| Total | 72 | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | 21 | 8 | — | 103 | 25 | ||||
| Career total | 127 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 36 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Christopher-Nkunku". redbulls.
- "3. SOMMER-NEUZUGANG: RBL VERPFLICHTET CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU!". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "PSG vs. Shakhtar Donetsk – 8 December 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- "PSG vs. Bastia - 7 January 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- "3. Sommer Neuzugang: RBL verpflichtet Nkuku" (in German). RB Leipzig. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Machester City 6 RB Leipzig 3". BBC. 15 September 2021.
- "Sélection - Ces jeunes pousses du PSG qui ont snobé la RD Congo". madeinfoot.com (in French). Made In Foot. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Christo Nkunku: " Jouer pour la R.D. Congo? Pourquoi pas "". actualitesdesleopards.com (in French). Actualites des leopards. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "C. Nkunku". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "PSG wrap up Ligue 1 title with Monaco win | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- Christopher Nkunku at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "PSG thrash Monaco to win French Super Cup as Neymar plays 15 minutes". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
- Christopher Nkunku at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Christopher Nkunku at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)