RB Leipzig

Christopher Nkunku

Forward#28

Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bio

Born in Lagny-sur-Marne in 1997, Christopher Nkunku debuted for Paris Saint-Germain FC in 2015 and now plays for RB Leipzig. He has also played for Paris Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy, Chelsea F.C. and AC Milan. He plays as a forward. He has represented the France national under-16 association football team and the France national under-19 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #28
Born: 14/11/1997
Birthplace: Lagny-sur-Marne
Debut: 2015
Position: Forward
Nationality: France

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@c_nkunku24 X@c_nk97

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2015–now

2012France national under-16 association football teamNational team
2015–2019Paris Saint-Germain FC
2015–2016Paris Saint-Germain FC Youth Academy
2016France national under-19 association football teamNational team
2016–2017France national under-20 association football teamNational team
2018France national under-21 association football teamNational team
2019–2023RB Leipzig
2022–France men's national association football teamNational team
2023–2025Chelsea F.C.
2025–AC Milan
2026–RB Leipzig

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 Champions League	3	9	4	1	0	0	2	2	1	0
2026-27 German Bundesliga

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 UEFA Champions LeagueRB Leipzig	4	0	2	2	1	261	1	0	4	1	9	4	7
2026-27 BundesligaRB Leipzig	6	4	1	14	7	358	0	0	6	2	4	9	8
2025-26 Serie AAC Milan	32	7	3	29	16	1,351	0	8	32	17	9	22	13
2024-25 Premier LeagueChelsea	27	3	2	25	11	911	2	0	27	18	15	11	16
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueFrance	4	1	0	4	3	202	0	0	4	2	3	2	2
2023-24 Premier LeagueChelsea	11	3	0	15	6	437	0	1	11	9	8	7	11
2022-23 BundesligaRB Leipzig	25	16	4	73	27	1,898	4	3	25	5	18	37	26
2022-23 UEFA Champions LeagueRB Leipzig	7	3	1	15	8	562	1	3	7	1	4	6	9
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueFrance	6	0	2	5	2	255	0	0	6	4	4	9	4
2021-22 BundesligaRB Leipzig	34	20	13	83	40	2,735	2	1	34	3	30	61	33
2021-22 UEFA Europa LeagueRB Leipzig	6	4	0	16	8	526	0	0	6	0	6	11	7
2022 International FriendlyFrance	2	0	0	1	0	77	0	0	2	1	1	2	1
2021-22 UEFA Champions LeagueRB Leipzig	6	7	1	16	10	531	0	0	6	0	10	8	13
2020-21 BundesligaRB Leipzig	28	6	6	53	22	1,894	2	12	28	9	38	50	17
2020-21 UEFA Champions LeagueRB Leipzig	7	1	2	6	4	585	2	0	7	0	11	13	9
2019-20 UEFA Champions LeagueRB Leipzig	9	0	0	9	3	513	1	2	9	2	14	13	6
2019-20 BundesligaRB Leipzig	32	5	13	52	25	1,926	2	6	32	11	24	40	20
2018-19 Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain	22	3	2	23	6	1,153	0	0	22	9	21	30	9
2017-18 Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain	20	4	0	20	13	621	0	2	20	14	12	9	7
2016-17 Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain	8	1	0	7	2	397	2	1	8	3	10	8	5
2016-17 UEFA Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain	1	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
2015-16 Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain	5	0	0	1	0	329	0	0	5	1	5	6	1
2015-16 UEFA Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Career23 seasons	303	88	52	469	214	17,545	19	39	303	114	257	359	224

Game log, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League

Game
5 Nov v Manchester CityL 2-3 5 Nov	1	0	0	33	0	1	1	2	0	2
22 Oct @ Real MadridL 1-4 22 Oct	0	1	1	78	0	1	0	2	2	2
14 Oct v PSV EindhovenW 1-0 14 Oct	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	3	1	0
11 Sept @ ComoL 1-4 11 Sept	1	0	0	60	1	1	0	2	1	3

Splits, UEFA Champions League

Split
HomeHome or away, 11W	20	0.3	0.1	1.1	0.6	67.5	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.2	1.2
AwayHome or away, 6W	15	0.4	0.2	1.7	0.9	74.9	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.7	1.4	1.3
WinsResult, 17W	17	0.4	0.2	1.3	0.6	69.4	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.2	1.1	1.0	0.5
LossesResult, 0W	14	0.3	0.1	1.4	0.8	72.6	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.8	1.4	2.2
DrawsResult, 0W	4	0.3	0.0	1.5	1.0	69.8	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	1.3	2.0	1.3
Regular seasonStage, 17W	35	0.3	0.2	1.4	0.7	70.7	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.2	1.4	1.3	1.3
Paris Saint-GermainOpponent, 1W	5	0.4	0.0	2.2	0.6	81.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.2	2.8	1.8
Manchester CityOpponent, 1W	4	0.8	0.3	0.8	0.8	57.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	2.0
Real MadridOpponent, 1W	3	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.3	86.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.7	1.3	2.0
Shakhtar DonetskOpponent, 2W	3	0.3	0.3	1.3	0.7	61.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3
BenficaOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	46.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0
CelticOpponent, 2W	2	0.5	0.0	2.5	1.5	89.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5
Club BruggeOpponent, 1W	2	1.5	0.5	3.0	2.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.0
LiverpoolOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	2.0
LyonOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.5
Manchester UnitedOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	77.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.5
Tottenham HotspurOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	66.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Atlético de MadridOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
BarcelonaOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
ComoOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0
Istanbul BasaksehirOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	70.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0
PSV EindhovenOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0
Zenit St PetersburgOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	61.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	0.0
Red Bull Arena, LeipzigGround, 8W	15	0.3	0.2	1.3	0.7	74.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	1.3	1.3
Parc des Princes, ParisGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	50.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.5	1.0
Estádio da Luz, LisbonGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	23.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	2.0	1.0	1.0
Puskás Aréna, BudapestGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	2.0
Celtic Park, GlasgowGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	88.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Estadio Bernabéu, MadridGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Etihad Stadium, ManchesterGround, 0W	1	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	5.0
Gazprom Arena, Saint PetersburgGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	61.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	0.0
Giuseppe Sinigaglia, ComoGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0
Groupama Stadium, LyonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	1.0
Jan Breydelstadion, BruggeGround, 1W	1	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Old Trafford, ManchesterGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	65.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
Santiago Bernabéu, MadridGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego, WarsawGround, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, LondonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	74.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0

Recent games

Nov '268
v FC Augsburg
1 G · 1 A · 3 SHOT · 1 SOG · 2 FC
W 5-2
Nov '261
@ Schalke 04
Did not record a stat
W 2-0
Oct '2618
@ Bayern München
1 FC · 1 FA
L 6-1
Oct '2611
v Eintracht Frankfurt
3 G · 6 SHOT · 3 SOG · 1 FC · 3 FA
W 6-0
Sept '2620
@ Bayer Leverkusen
2 FA
L 2-0
Sept '2613
v Hamburg SV
1 G · 4 SHOT · 2 SOG · 1 FA
W 5-0
Sept '265
@ Werder Bremen
4 SHOT · 2 SOG · 1 FC · 2 FA
L 3-1
Aug '2629
v Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 A · 1 FC
W 3-0