Christopher Nkunku history

Christopher Nkunku was born on 14 November 1997 in Lagny-sur-Marne and plays for RB Leipzig. He played for AS Marolles from 2003-2009, for RCP Fontainebleau from 2009-2010, for Paris Saint-Germain FC from 2010-2019 and has played for RB Leipzig since 2019.

Current season 2022/23

In the ongoing season, the 25-year-old has already scored 12 goals, which puts him in the second position on the league's scorer list. In total, he has taken 44 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to seventh place in the league-wide statistics. Until now, he has been responsible for 25 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club. In 14 of the previous 15 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 15 games, Christopher Nkunku won 8 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for one game.

Christopher Nkunku has shot three penalty kicks this season, occupying, together with Mërgim Berisha (FC Augsburg), third place in the league ranking.

Last game

The player with the shirt number 18 played his last game on the 15th matchday of the 2022/23 season (12 November 2022). Playing for RB Leipzig, he won against SV Werder Bremen 2-1. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. Christopher Nkunku shot at the opponent's goal a total of four times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 47 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 26 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 18 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. He covered a distance of 10.1 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 32 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Christopher Nkunku has played 109 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 57. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, he has put a total of 43 balls in the net. With a total of 43 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, he presently takes 21st place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Christopher Nkunku won the DFB-Pokal in 2021/22 with RB Leipzig.