Brooklyn Ilunga

Brooklyn Ilunga (born 21 November 2003) is an English professional footballer. He is a versatile winger, with the capability of playing as a defensive or attacking winger for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Brooklyn Ilunga
Personal information
Full name Brooklyn Ilunga
Date of birth (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003[1]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 19
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) 16 (0)
2023– → Wealdstone (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:27, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

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.[6] On 6 January 2023, Ilunga joined National League club Wealdstone on loan until the end of the season.[7]

Career statistics
As of 6 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21[8] League One 1000000010
2021–22[9] League One 1010005[lower-alpha 1]070
2022–23[10] League One 0000101020
Total 20101060100
Royston Town (loan) 2021–22[11] Southern Premier Central 70——4[lower-alpha 2]1111
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2022–23[10] National League South 16000—00160
Career total 2501010101371
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Southern League Challenge Cup and Herts Senior Cup

Honours

Royston Town

Individual

References
  1. "Brooklyn Ilunga". Milton Keynes Dons. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Brooklyn Ilunga turns pro". Milton Keynes Dons. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Report: MK Dons 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers". Milton Keynes Dons. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. RoystonTownFC [@RoystonTownFC] (22 February 2022). "NEW SIGNING! We are pleased to announce the loan signing of Brooklyn Ilunga from @MKDonsFC. Brooklyn goes straight into the squad for tonight's semi-final. Welcome to Garden Walk Brooklyn!!! #COYC #CROWS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Scott Twine named MK Dons Player of the Year". Milton Keynes Dons. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. "Ilunga joins Hemel on loan". www.mkdons.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  7. "Stones swoop in for Brooklyn". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. "Fixtures & Results". Royston Town. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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