Christian Luyindama
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Luyindama Nekadio | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | DCMP | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sanga Balende | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | TP Mazembe | 63 | (7) |
| 2017 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Standard Liège | 53 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019– | Galatasaray | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017– | DR Congo | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Luyindama Nekadio (born 8 January 1994), is a DR Congolese professional footballer, who plays for Turkish club Galatasaray as a defender.[2] Luyindama is a versatile player, who can also play as a defensive midfielder and forward.[3]
Club career
Early career
Luyindama began his career in the Linafoot tournament with DCMP, moving to DCMP as an attacker, and then earning a spot with TP Mazembe with whom he won the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.
Standard Liège
On 31 January 2017, Luyindama joined Standard Liège on loan with an option given to the club to sign him permanently.[4] The move was made permanent on 18 May 2017.[5]
On 17 March 2018, he played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[6]
Galatasaray
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Luyindama moved to Süper Lig side Galatasaray on loan until the end of the season. The deal included an option for to make the move permanent.[7]
In November 2019 it was announced that he would undergo knee surgery.[8]
International career
Luyindama made his international debut for the DR Congo national football team in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[9][10]
Honours
TP Mazembe
Standard Liège
- Galatasaray
References
- ^ "Luyindama (Christian Luyindama) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
- ^ "Christian Luyindama Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
- ^ "L'étonnante polyvalence de Christian Luyindama". 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Transfert: Bope, Bolingi et Luyindama (Mazembe) prêtés au Standard de Liège". Radio Okapi. 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Options levées pour Jonathan BOLINGI, Merveille BOPE BOKADI et Christian LUYINDAMA". Site officiel du Standard de Liège. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Juillard, Patrick (31 January 2019). "Christian Luyindama (Standard Liège) prêté à Galatasaray (officiel)". Football365 (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Christian Luyindama: DR Congo defender to undergo knee surgery". 23 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "AMICAL RD CONGO vs BOTSWANA (2-0) : BENIK ET YENI S'OFFRENT LES ZEBRES EN 7 MINUTES - Fédération Congolaise de Football Association - Site Officiel". www.fecofa-rdc.com.
- ^ "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
External links
- Profile at worldfootball.net
- Christian Luyindama at Soccerway
- Christian Luyindama at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Standard Liège Profile
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- TP Mazembe players
- Standard Liège players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Belgian First Division A players
- Süper Lig players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players