Christian Luyindama

Christian Luyindama Nekadio (born 8 January 1994), is a DR Congolese professional footballer, who plays for Turkish club Galatasaray S.K. on loan from Belgian club Standard Liège as a defender. Luyindama is a versatile player, who can also play as a defensive midfielder and forward. 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. On 31 January 2017, Luyindama joined Standard Liège on loan with an option given to the club to sign him permanently. The move was made permanent on 18 May 2017. 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. On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018-19 winter transfer window, Luyindama moved to Süper Lig side Galatasaray S.K. on loan until the end of the season. The deal included an option for to make the move permanent. Luyindama made his international debut for the DR Congo national football team in a 2-0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.