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French association football player
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Male
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14 November 1997(Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Christopher Alan Nkunku (born 14 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Club career
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.
He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 home win against Bastia in the Coupe de France on 7 January 2017.
On 17 July 2019, RB Leipzig announced Nkunku's signing on a five-year deal.
International career
Nkunku was born in France and is of Congolese descent. 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
- As of match played 13 August 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | 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 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 43 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 16 | |
Honours
Club
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Coupe de France: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Trophée des Champions: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Paris Saint-Germain CFA
- UEFA Youth League Runner-up: 2015–16