Christopher Lungoyi (born 4 July 2000) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Gaziantep. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lungoyi represents Switzerland internationally at youth level.

Christopher Lungoyi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gaziantep
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2011 FC Plan-les-Ouates
2011–2018 Servette
2018–2020 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Servette 4 (0)
2019–2020 Porto B 0 (0)
2020–2021 Lugano 24 (2)
2021–2024 Juventus 0 (0)
2021–2022Lugano (loan) 23 (1)
2022St. Gallen (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2023Ascoli (loan) 27 (1)
2023–2024Yverdon-Sport (loan) 25 (2)
2024– Gaziantep 7 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Switzerland U15 4 (0)
2015 Switzerland U16 1 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U17 5 (1)
2017–2018 Switzerland U18 4 (1)
2019 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
2021 Switzerland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

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On 21 January 2021, Lungoyi joined Serie A side Juventus on a permanent deal; he was loaned back to Lugano for the remainder of the season.[1]

On 14 January 2022, he was loaned to St. Gallen.[2]

On 6 July 2022, Lungoyi was loaned to Ascoli with an option to buy.[3]

On 11 August 2023, Lungoyi moved on a new loan to Yverdon-Sport.[4]

On 2 September 2024, Lungoyi signed a contract with Gaziantep in Turkey for two seasons with an option for a third.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 6 March 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Servette 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 3 0 1[a] 0 0 0 4 0
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Porto B 2019–20 LigaPro 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lugano 2019–20 Swiss Super League 12 2 0 0 0 0 12 2
2020–21 12 0 1[a] 0 0 0 13 0
Total 24 2 1 0 0 0 25 2
Juventus 2020–21 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lugano (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Career total 34 3 2 0 0 0 7 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Swiss Cup

References

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  1. ^ Alessandro Montano (21 January 2021). "Calciomercato Juventus, UFFICIALE | Preso il giovane Lungoyi!". SerieBnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Christopher Lungoyi kommt leihweise zum FCSG" (in German). St. Gallen. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "#CALCIOMERCATO: UFFICIALE LUNGOYI DALLA JUVENTUS" (in Italian). Ascoli. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ "CHRISTOPHER LUNGOYI RENFORCE À SON TOUR LE SECTEUR OFFENSIF !" [CHRISTOPHER LUNGOYI IN TURN STRENGTHENS THE OFFENSIVE SECTOR!] (in French). Yverdon-Sport. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "TRANSFER | CHRISTOPHER LUNGOYI GAZİANTEP'TE!" [TRANSFER | CHRISTOPHER LUNGOYI IN GAZİANTEP!] (in Turkish). Gaziantep. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ Christopher Lungoyi at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2019.