Aron Mkungilwa

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Aron Mkungilwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-03) May 3, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth South Kivu, Zaire
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Laser SC
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 28 (2)
2017 Ottawa Fury 4 (0)
International career‡
2013 Canada U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 23, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 26, 2015

Aron Mkungilwa (born May 3, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a defender.

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Club career

Youth career

Mkungilwa joined the Montreal Impact Academy in 2012 and initially played with their junior team in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. [1] He would also appear with the senior academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division. [2] He helped the senior team produce a nine-game undefeated streak and secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. [3] [4] Montreal reached the championship final match and was defeated by Toronto Croatia. [5]

In 2013, he resumed playing with the academy team in the United States-based U.S. Soccer Development Academy. [6]

FC Montreal

After spending four years with the Montreal Impact Academy, Mkungilwa signed a professional contract with USL affiliate club FC Montreal for the last half of the 2015 season. [7] [8] [9] He made his professional debut on August 5, 2015 in a 4–0 victory over Louisville City FC. [10] In his debut season, he played in 4 matches. [11] He was re-signed by the club the following season. [12] He recorded his first goal for Montreal on July 16, 2016, against Rochester New York. [13] In his second season with Montreal, he appeared in 24 matches and contributed 2 goals. [11] After two seasons of operation, the parent club disbanded FC Montreal. [14]

Mkungilwa was invited to a preseason training camp held by Montreal's senior team in January 2017. [15]

Ottawa Fury

After 2 seasons with Montreal, Mkungilwa signed the Impact's new affiliate club, Ottawa Fury FC, in February 2017. [16] [17] [18] He made his debut for Ottawa on April 17, 2017, against Charleston Battery. [11] His second appearance for Ottawa occurred on May 6, 2017, against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. [19] He would play in a friendly match against his former parent club the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2017. [20] In total, he played in 4 matches. [11]

International career

Mkungilwa was selected to represent the Canadian U17 national team in the 2012 AGS Cup tournament. [1] [21] In late 2012, he was invited to the U17 national team training camp. [22]

In 2013, Mkungilwa made one appearance for the Canadian U17 national team in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [23] He was named to the squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [24] [25] [26] However, on October 17, he was ruled out after suffering an injury during pre-tournament camp. [27]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Defender Aron Mkungilwa is selected by the under-17s". The Canadian Press . 24 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Adamson, Stan (10 January 2019). "Where Are They Now? - CSL players moving up Part 2". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "High Flying Montreal Academy Close Season with Ninth Straight Win...CSL Playoff schedule announced". Canadian Soccer League. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Hickey, Pat (20 November 2012). "Impact committed to developing local talent". Montreal Gazette . pp. A23.
  5. ↑ "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press . 27 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "De l'expérience au niveau national" [Experience at national level]. RDS.ca (in French). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "FC Montreal signs eight Academy players". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release FC Montreal. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Hickey, Mike (4 August 2015). "Lemire joins FC Montreal squad". Sherbrooke Record .
  9. ↑ "L'Impact de Montréal a annoncé vendredi l'effectif de la toute première édition du FC Montréal" [FC Montreal unveils its squad]. RDS.ca (in French). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "FC Montreal wins 4-0 on the road against Louisville City FC". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release FC Montreal. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Canada - A. Mkungilwa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Soccer : Le FC Montréal dévoile son effectif 2016" [FC Montreal unveils its 2016 squad]. RDS.ca (in French). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Impact : Le FC Montréal s'est incliné 3-1 samedi soir contre les Rhinos de Rochester" [Three unanswered goals from Rochester sink FC Montreal]. RDS.ca (in French). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ↑ Landry, Nicolas (13 July 2017). "Dissolution du FC Montréal : la tempête passée, la plaie semble refermée" [Dissolution of FC Montreal: the storm has passed, the wound seems to have closed]. RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Beacon, Bill (24 January 2017). "Drogba gone, but Impact starting 11 intact as training camp opens". The Canadian Press .
  16. ↑ Ottawa Fury (February 17, 2017). "Fury FC sign Meilleur-Giguere and Mkungilwa from the Montreal Impact".
  17. ↑ "Impact : Aron Mkungilwa et Thomas Meilleur-Giguère se joignent au Fury d'Ottawa dans la USL" [Mkungilwa and Meilleur-Giguère with the Fury]. RDS.ca (in French). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ↑ Landry, Nicholas (13 July 2017). "Les autres « survivants » du FC Montréal" [The other “survivors” of FC Montreal]. www.rds.ca (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ↑ Baines, Tim (7 May 2017). "Defence soaring". The Ottawa Sun .
  20. ↑ "Julian de Guzman suits up for Ottawa Fury in friendly loss to Impact". The Canadian Press . 13 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Un Impact avec les moins de 17 ans" [An Impact with the under-17s]. RDS.ca (in French). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "The Impact beats the Fiorentina reserve team by a score of 4-1". The Canadian Press . 13 November 2012.
  23. ↑ "Canada U17 vs. Honduras U17 - 20 April 2013 - Soccerway".
  24. ↑ "Yoseke, Dominguez and Mkungilwa will represent Canada at the U17 World Cup". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Canada names roster for upcoming U17 FIFA World Cup in UAE". The Canadian Press . 3 October 2013.
  26. ↑ "Four players from Quebec will represent Canada at the U-17 World Cup". The Canadian Press . 3 October 2013.
  27. ↑ "Canada m17 adds Ibn Brahim, loses Mkungilwa". CanadaSoccer.com. Canada Soccer. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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