Bryant Bilongo

Bryant Akono Bilongo (born 15 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Middlesbrough.

Bryant Bilongo
Personal information
Full name Bryant Akono Bilongo[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001[1]
Place of birth England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Middlesbrough
Number 57
Youth career
AFC Wimbledon
Hanworth Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Hanworth Villa 10 (0)
2021–2022 Kingstonian 20 (1)
2022– Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2022Woking (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Released by AFC Wimbledon at a young age,[2] Bilongo went onto join Hanworth Villa youth side[3] before eventually making the step up into the first-team during the 2020–21 campaign, in which he featured ten times.[4]

Following his breakthrough season, Bilongo joined Isthmian League Premier Division side, Kingstonian in June 2021.[2] Impressing early on, his form attracted the attention of both Football League and Premier League sides, including Chelsea who subsequently trialled the full-back in October 2021.[5] Despite this, Bilongo agreed to join Middlesbrough three months later for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 10 August 2022, he made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough, replacing Paddy McNair during an EFL Cup first round tie defeat against Barnsley, with half an hour remaining.[7] On 29 October 2022, he joined National League side, Woking on a one-month loan.[8] Bilongo went onto feature twice for the Cards before returning to Middlesbrough in November.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hanworth Villa 2020–21[4] Combined Counties League Premier Division 1000000100
Kingstonian 2021–22[9] Isthmian League Premier Division 201304[lower-alpha 1]0271
Middlesbrough 2021–22[1] Championship 0000
2022–23[1] Championship 001010
Total 00001010
Woking (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 10100020
Career total 311401040401
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

  1. "B. Akono Bilongo". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. "Kingstonian sign Bryant Akono Bilongo". Kingstonian F.C. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. Taylor, Jim (21 November 2019). "HANWORTH VILLA'S FA YOUTH CUP RUN COMES TO AN END". Middlesex FA. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. "Bryant Akono-Bilongo Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. Vegas, Paul (6 October 2021). "Chelsea ready to splash out on Kingstonian trialist Bryant Akono Bilongo". Tribal Football. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. "Bryant Akono Bilongo joins Middlesbrough". Kingstonian F.C. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. "Middlesbrough vs. Barnsley". Soccerway. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. O'Sullivan, Daniel (29 October 2022). "Clarke and Bilongo join on loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. "Kingstonian – Appearances – Bryant Akono Bilongo – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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