Dylan Defang Asonganyi (born 10 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cambridge City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Defang Asonganyi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cambridge City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Maidenhead United | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kings Langley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cambridge City | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 23 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Asonganyi joined Milton Keynes Dons' academy at a young age, progressing through various age groups and into the club's development squad. Following a productive start to the 2017–18 season with the club's under-18 team, in which he scored 9 goals in 7 appearances, Asonganyi was reportedly gaining interest from Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United.[3] As a 16-year-old, he was named as a substitute for the first team in a 0–0 EFL Trophy group stage fixture against Stevenage on 3 October 2017.[4]
On 30 December 2017, Asonganyi signed professional terms with the club, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[5] After missing the latter half of the 2017–18 season through injury, Asonganyi made his professional debut on 11 August 2018, being named in the starting lineup in a 1–0 home league victory over Bury.[6] Three days later, Asonganyi scored his first professional goal for the club in a 3–0 EFL Cup first round home win over Charlton Athletic.[7] Asonganyi joined Maidenhead United on loan on 13 March 2020. He played a single game before his loan was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Asonganyi was one of nine players released by Milton Keynes Dons.[9]
On 18 August 2020, Asonganyi joined League One club Oxford United following a successful trial.[10] On 3 December 2020, Asonganyi joined National League South club Chelmsford City on a one-month loan.[11] On 3 February 2021, the loan was extended to the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] He was released by Oxford at the end of the 2020–21 season.[13]
Asonganyi joined Maidenhead for the 2021–22 season.[14] He joined Kings Langley on loan in February 2022.[15] He left the Magpies at the end of the 2021-22 season after eight appearances.[16]
In August 2022 he joined Cambridge City.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2017–18[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[19] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[20] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Maidenhead United (loan) | 2019–20[20] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oxford United | 2020–21[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2020–21[22] | National League South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Maidenhead United | 2021–22[22] | National League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Kings Langley (loan) | 2021–22[23] | SFL Premier Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cambridge City | 2022–23[24] | NPL Division One Midlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||