Christopher Nkunku Biography: Age, Family, Siblings, Gf, Stats, Height, Salary, Net Worth

Who is Christopher Nkunku? Biography. Read about his early life, family, age, parents, siblings, career, current teams, contract, salary, net worth in 2024, and more.

Who is Christopher Nkunku?

Christopher Alan Nkunku is a well-known French professional football player, he is currently playing as a forwarder and attacking midfielder for one of the top premier league clubs, Chelsea FC, and France national team. Nkunku is a graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Academy.

Let dive in and dig deeper into personal information that you may need to know about this French professional football player who is one of the superb in the world of football.

Profile Wiki Data 

Profession	Professional footballer
Years active	2015-present
Current teams	Chelsea
Position	Forwarder
Height	1,77 m
Current market value	£195,000
Net Worth	£10,140,000 (est.)

Christopher Nkunku Biography

Born on the 14^th of November, 1997, in Lagny-sur-Marne, France; Christopher Alan Nkunku is a French professional football player who was raised along with his twin brother and sister in a happy home where his parents cater well to ensure quality education and therefore provides practical supports to his hobbies and passions.

He was raised to be a respectful and loyal boy. This evidently attributed to his well-honored manner of behavior. From his childhood days, Christopher Nkunku began to make his passion for football evident.

Growing up in a loving, caring, and understanding family, Nkunku’s goals of becoming a professional footballer were blindly sponsored by his lovely father and elder brother.

Nkunku grew up adopting Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho’s pattern of play. Not only that, he equally watched a lot of Maestro’s videos trying to learn the skill

What is Christopher’s nationality? 

Christopher Nkunku’s nationality is France.

What is Christopher’s ethnicity? 

Christopher Nkunk’s ethnicity is Congolese. He was born in Franca.

Parents: Father, Mother

Christopher Nkunku’s father, Efo Mawuli Nkunku always displays his joy and heartfelt love for playing a crucial role in ensuring that the young football star, Christopher achieved his dream of becoming one the best professional football players in the world, which he is today.

In fact, Nkunku’s story cannot be folded without his father’s name in the story. This is because of his father’s loving support and this makes his father a public figure in the inspirational life of Nkunku.

Meanwhile, as for Christopher Nkunku’s mother, there is no public information regarding his mother. However, from a legitimate source, Christopher Nkunku also plays an important role as a mother to ensure that his son who is now public is well trained and given all the care and support he needs to excel.

Siblings: Brothers, Sisters 

Christopher Nkunku evidently has two siblings, a sister, and a brother. These are his closest childhood companions with whom he finds pleasure growing up. Although they share both joy and dispute moments, to date, their bond as siblings is still strong.

Furthermore, information from a legitimate source has it that the football star, Christopher Nkunku has a twin brother.

Religion

He is a Christian.

How old is he? Age

Christopher Nkunku is 27 years old.

Birthday, zodiac sign

His birthday is on November 14, so his zodiac sign is Taurus.

Education

There is no public information as regards the early education of the incredible football player, Christopher Nkunku. Information has it that after school every day, he visits a football training center where he practiced and developed his football skills.

Christopher Alan Nkunku Contracts

Christopher Nkunku first joined the Paris Saint-Germain youth system back in 2010. Nkunku was once a member of the team who were runners-up in the 2015-2016 UEFA Youth League.

Meanwhile, at the age of 18, in December 2015, Nkunku made his first professional debut in a UEFA Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk after replacing Lucas Moura in the 87^th minute of the match which ended in a 2-0 home win.

Furthermore, in January 2017 Coupe de France, Nkunku score his first professional goal rounding a 7-0 home win against Bastia. It didn’t end there, the skillful and unpredictable player scored his first brace goal as a. professional player on the 10^th of March 2018 in a 5-0 win against Metz.

RB Leipzig Contract 

On July 18, 2019, one of the top Bundesliga clubs, RB Leipzig publicly declared Nkunku’s signing a 5 year’s deal which amounts to approximately €13 million transfer fee plus bonuses.

He played beyond the club’s expectations as he provided numerous goal assists and scored countless winning goals for RB Leipzig in different games leading the club to the top.

On the 11^th of August 2019, Nkunku made his first debut for Leipzig in a DFB-Pokal match against VfL Osnabrück ending the match in a 3-2 win. A week later, he made his first Bundesliga debut, this is where Nkunku scored his first ever competitive goal on his first matchday in the 2019-2020 season resulting in a 4-0 victory against rivals Union Berlin.

On the 22^nd February 2020, Nkunku started making even more waves after providing four goal assists in a 5-0 win in a, match against Schalke 04. This earned him the second player in the current Bundesliga history to register four goals and assists in a single match shortly after Szabolcs Huszti in 2012.

To wrap his deal with Leipzig, Christopher Nkunku shook the whole Bundesliga after scoring a hat-trick for Leipzig in the club’s 6-3 victory over Manchester City in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage match on February 22, 2020.

He became the first player in the history of Leipzig to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League. Shortly, in May 2022, Nkunku won the 2021–22 Bundesliga Player of the Season award after scoring 20 times and assisting 13 goals in just 34 league games. However, in the 2022-2023 season, Nkunku scored a total of 16 goals in the league to round up the top joint top scorer.

Chelsea Contract 

After completing his five-year deal with RB Leipzig, Nkunku signed a six-year deal with Chelsea on 20^th June 2023 to start on 1 July 2023. His transfer from Leipzig to Chelsea was reported to be £52 million.

However, on August 8^th month later after his new deal with Chelsea, it was announced that his undergoing surgery for a sustained knee injury which would lead him to miss the start of the season.

Fortunately, on the 19^th of December 2023, Nkunku made his debut in a match against Newcastle United in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. In this game, Nkunku scored a penalty in the 4-2 shoot-out win after ending the main match in 1-1.

Five days later, he made his Premier League debut in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers stepping from the bench in the second half and scoring a late goal in a defeat match against Chelsea.

Later on, in January 2024, Nkunku also scored a goal in a match against Liverpool where Chelsea suffered a 4-1 loss in the match at Anfield.

International Career

Christopher Nkunku was born in France. He is of Congolese descent. He was a French youth international player, representing the country at under-16, 19, 20, and 21 levels in football. In the 2017 FIFA under-20 World Cup, Nkunku made three appearances in the game.

Later in 2022, Nkunku was invited by the French senior team to join the team for an international friendly match against Ivory Coast and South Africa which took place on 25^th and 29 March all in 2022.  He made his first appearance as a starter in the march against Ivory Coast.

Meanwhile, on November 19^th, 2022, Nkunku was named among the 25-man French squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. Sadly, on the 15^th of November, Nkunku sustained a knee injury which resulted in him missing some matches held during the period. A few months later he recovered from the injury.

Style of Play

Nkunku’s current team is Chelsea.

Nkunku’s position in the field is central or out wide.

His current jersey number is 18.

Christopher Nkunku Willian Height, Weight

Estêvão’s height is 1,7 m.

His body weight is average.

His other body stats and distinctive features include:

The eye color is dark brown.

The hair color is black.

Skin color is medium brown.

Built body type.

Girlfriend, is Christopher Nkunku Single? 

Unfortunately, there is no tangible information regarding the marital status of the undisputed French professional football player, Christopher Nkunku.

If there is any later update regarding his marital stats, we will update this article to get everyone informed.

Christopher Nkunku’s Net Worth

Nkunku’s net worth is estimated to be€27.7M and €46.2M. Meanwhile, he earns about £195,000 plus other goodies (Bonuses) he gets every week from Chelsea.

His current market value is £52 million.

Social Media Handles

• Instagram handle: @c_nkunku

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Source: www.footybrief.net.