Christian Luyindama

Christian Luyindama

Luyindama in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Christian Luyindama Nekadio
Date of birth	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre back
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)	6	(1)
2017–2019	Standard Liège	52	(7)
2019	→ Galatasaray (loan)	11	(0)
2019–2023	Galatasaray	42	(1)
2022	→ Al Taawoun (loan)	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Antalyaspor (loan)	5	(0)
International career‡
2017–	DR Congo	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2021

Christian Luyindama Nekadio (born 8 January 1994), is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender and is currently a free agent. Luyindama is a versatile player who can also play as a defensive midfielder and forward. ^[2]

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. ^[3] The move was made permanent on 18 May 2017. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

In November 2019 it was announced that he would undergo knee surgery. ^[7]

Loan to Al Taawoun

On 30 January 2022, Galatasaray announced Luyindama's half-year deal with Saudi Arabian side Al Taawoun as on loan. ^[8]

Loan to Antalyaspor

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 1-year loan contract with Süper Lig team Antalyaspor. ^{[9] [10]}

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. ^{[11] [12]}

Honours

TP Mazembe

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2016

Standard Liège

• Belgian Cup: 2017–18

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2018–19
• Turkish Cup: 2018–19
• Turkish Super Cup: 2019

Career statistics

As of match played 21 July 2022 ^[13]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Standard Liège	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2017–18		32	4	6	0	0	0	38	4
	2018–19		20	3	1	0	8	0	29	3
	Total		58	8	7	0	8	0	74	8
Galatasaray	2018–19	Süper Lig	11	0	4	1	2	1	17	2
	2019–20		10	0	1	0	4	0	15	0
	2020–21		24	0	2	1	2	1	28	2
	Total		45	0	7	2	8	2	60	4
Al Taawoun (loan)	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
Career total			115	8	15	2	16	2	146	12

International

DR Congo national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	2	0
2018	5	0
2019	6	0
2020	2	0
2021	0	0
2022	8	0
Total	23	0

References

1. "Luyindama (Christian Luyindama) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
2. "L'étonnante polyvalence de Christian Luyindama". 28 April 2017.
3. "Transfert: Bope, Bolingi et Luyindama (Mazembe) prêtés au Standard de Liège". Radio Okapi. 1 February 2017.
4. "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.
5. "Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
6. Juillard, Patrick (31 January 2019). "Christian Luyindama (Standard Liège) prêté à Galatasaray (officiel)". Football365 (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
7. "Christian Luyindama: DR Congo defender to undergo knee surgery". BBC Sport. 23 November 2019.
8. "Christian Luyindama'nın Al Taawoun Kulübü'ne geçici transferi hakkında". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 30 January 2022.
9. "Christian Luyindama FTA Antalyaspor'umuzda". Antalyaspor. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
10. "Christian Luyindama'nın Antalyaspor'a geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
11. "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. 5 June 2017.
12. "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
13. Christian Luyindama at Soccerway

External links

• Christian Luyindama at Soccerway
• Christian Luyindama at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Christian Luyindama at National-Football-Teams.com
• Christian Luyindama – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Christian Luyindama at the Turkish Football Federation
• Christian Luyindama at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)