Christian Luyindama

Christian Luyindama Nekadio (born 8 January 1994), is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Galatasaray.[2] Luyindama is a versatile player who can also play as a defensive midfielder and forward.[3]

Christian Luyindama
Personal information
Full name Christian Luyindama Nekadio
Date of birth (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club 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 24 (0)
National team‡
2017– DR Congo 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2021

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

Career statistics
As of 25 January 2021[11][12]

Club
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 610000—61
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 3246000—384
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 20310801[lower-alpha 1]0303
Total 588708010748
Galatasaray 2018–19 Süper Lig 1104121—172
2019–20 Süper Lig 1001040—150
2020–21 Süper Lig 1402121—182
Total 350728200504
Career total 9381421621012412
  1. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup

International
DR Congo national team
YearAppsGoals
201720
201850
201960
202020
202100
Total150

References
  1. "Luyindama (Christian Luyindama) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
  2. "Christian Luyindama Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
  3. "L'étonnante polyvalence de Christian Luyindama". 28 April 2017.
  4. "Transfert: Bope, Bolingi et Luyindama (Mazembe) prêtés au Standard de Liège". Radio Okapi. 1 February 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Juillard, Patrick (31 January 2019). "Christian Luyindama (Standard Liège) prêté à Galatasaray (officiel)". Football365 (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "Christian Luyindama: DR Congo defender to undergo knee surgery". 23 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "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.
  10. "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  11. "CHRISTIAN NEKADIO LUYINDAMA". Turkish Football Federation. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. "NEKADIO LUYINDAMA". sofoot.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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