Christopher Nkunku is a French-born professional football player who competes for both the France national team and Bundesliga club RB Leipzig as a midfielder. In Lagny-sur-Marne, Nkunku was born to Congolese parents.
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The coming days are anticipated to see an increase in Nkunku’s net worth. As of January 2023, his net worth was estimated to be over $8 million.
Football is a sport in Nkunku’s family. He watched his father and older brother play football as a child, which piqued his interest in the sport.
As a result of his father’s warnings that he may attend school but not train if he misbehaved, young Nkunku was inspired to start working on it at a young age.
At the age of six, he started participating in football with AS Marolles. He auditioned for Lens, Le Havre, and Monaco to play for a prestigious club, but all three clubs turned him down because he was too young and light. When he was 12 years old, he enrolled in the Fontainebleau youth school.
He joined Paris Saint-academy Germain’s the following year and soon excelled there before being accepted into the U-15 division of INF Clairefontaine’s youth squads.
His former PSG youth coach, Cedric Cattenoy, regarded him as a late bloomer who was exceptional despite his small frame. After two outstanding seasons at Clairefontaine, where he excelled under youthful coach Francois Rodrigues, Nkunku was promoted to PSG’s B team. Nkunku was described by Rodrigues as a young man who, despite his little stature, was incredibly intelligent.
At the age of 18, Nkunku made his senior debut in December 2015. His opportunities were limited after Unai Emery arrived in 2016 despite scoring against Lorient in 2017. Before joining RB Leipzig in 2019, he made 78 appearances for PSG and registered 11 goals.
Leipzig was Nkunku’s choice because it was his Dream project at the time, he claimed. He became the first player in club history to score a hat-trick in the Champions League in September 2021 after scoring a hat-trick for Leipzig in their 6-3 loss to Manchester City in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage match.
He scored 20 goals and provided 13 assists in 34 league appearances, winning the 2021–22 Bundesliga player of the year award.
For a while now, Nkunku has been eagerly expecting his first selection to the French national team. Nkunku claimed in a 2021 interview that up until that point, he had not spoken with Didier Deschamps, coach of the France national team.
He said that the coach wouldn’t be able to ignore him if he kept up his performance. He stated that his exceptional performance made it possible for him to achieve his goal. He received his first nomination in March.
Nkunku claimed that he watched his nomination on television while at home with his family and that they were all ecstatic. It was the realization of a dream for him. He made his senior France debut on March 25, 2022, against Ivory Coast, and on March 29, 2022, against South Africa.
Nkunku has always enjoyed football and played like a child, and he still exhibits the same behavior as when he was six, eight, or 10 years old. Nkunku always hopes to have fun on the field and make sure the spectators leave the stadium smiling.
Along with his two brothers, Nkunku grew up. He was motivated to put in a lot of effort and advance during his early career by his older brother. Nkunku thanked his family in an interview for instilling moral values in him. They instructed him to treat people well and to avoid hurting them.
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