Brooklyn Ilunga (born 21 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing-back for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town, on loan from EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brooklyn Ilunga | ||
Date of birth | (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 18)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Wing-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Hemel Hempstead Town (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons) | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2021 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Royston Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2022– | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 23 April 2022 (UTC) |
Ilunga joined Milton Keynes Dons at the age of 7 and progressed through the club's academy before signing scholarship terms in August 2020.[2] After featuring for the first team as a substitute on the final day of the 2020–21 season, Ilunga was handed the squad number 25 ahead of the 2021–22 campaign.[1]
He signed professional terms in October 2021,[2] the same month in which he made his first professional start, in a 2–1 home EFL Trophy group stage win over Wycombe Wanderers on 5 October 2021.[3] On 22 February 2022, Ilunga joined Southern League Premier Central club Royston Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[4] He concluded his debut year as a professional by being named MK Dons' Academy Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season.[5]
On 1 September 2022, Ilunga joined National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town until January 2023.[citation needed]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2020–21[6] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22[7] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2022–23[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Royston Town (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2022–23[8] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Royston Town
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