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Christopher Nkunku | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Christopher Alan Nkunku | |
Date of birth: | 14 November 1997 | |
Place of birth: | Lagny-sur-Marne, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder, forward | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 18 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2003–2009 2009–2010 2010–2015 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2015–2016 2016–2019 2019–2023 2023– |
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55 (8) 119 (47) 0 (0) | 27 (5)
National team | ||
2012 2016 2016–2017 2018 2022– |
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3 (0) 12 (0) 6 (0) 10 (0) | 3 (0)
Christopher Alan Nkunku (born 14 November 1997) is a French footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team.
Nkunku is a graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy and made his professional debut for the club in December 2015. He made 78 appearances for them and won three Ligue 1 titles, the Coupe de France twice and the Coupe de la Ligue twice. Nkunku joined German side RB Leipzig in July 2019, with whom he won the Bundesliga Player of the Season award and the DFB-Pokal in the 2021–22 season.
Nkunku represented France at multiple youth international levels, before making his debut for the senior national team in a friendly match against Ivory Coast on 25 March 2022.
Honours[]
Club[]
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Coupe de France: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Trophée des Champions: 2017, 2018
RB Leipzig
Individual[]
- Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2021–22
- Bundesliga top goalscorer: 2022–23
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22
- VDV Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2021–22
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: October 2021, February 2022, March 2022, April 2022
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2021–22
External links[]
Chelsea F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
1 Sánchez · 2 Disasi · 3 Cucurella · 4 Adarabioyo · 5 Badiashile · 6 Colwill · 7 Neto · 8 Fernández · 10 Mudryk · 11 Madueke · 12 Jörgensen · 13 Bettinelli · 14 Félix · 15 Jackson · 17 Chukwuemeka · 18 Nkunku · 19 Sancho · 20 Palmer · 21 Chilwell · 22 Dewsbury-Hall · 24 James (c) · 25 Caicedo · 27 Gusto · 29 Fofana · 31 Casadei · 37 Kellyman · 38 Guiu · 40 Veiga · 45 Lavia · 47 Bergström · Manager:![]() |
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