Brooklyn Ilunga

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Brooklyn Ilunga
Personal information
Full name Brooklyn Ilunga
Date of birth (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
Bromley
Number 31
Youth career
2010–2021 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Milton Keynes Dons 8 (0)
2022Royston Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 16 (0)
2023Wealdstone (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024Wealdstone (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Bromley 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:53, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Brooklyn Ilunga (born 21 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for Bromley.

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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 Milton Keynes 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]

In January 2025, Ilunga joined League Two side Bromley on a permanent deal. [8]

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21 [9] League One 1000000010
2021–22 [10] League One1010005 [a] 070
2022–23 [11] League One0000101020
2023–24 [12] League Two 30103 [a] 070
2024–25 [13] League Two0000000000
Total50102090170
Royston Town (loan) 2021–22 [14] Southern Premier Central 704 [b] 1111
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2022–23 [11] National League South 1600000160
Wealdstone (loan) 2022–23 [11] National League 130130
Wealdstone (loan) 2023–24 [12] National League502 [c] 070
Career total4601020151641
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Southern League Challenge Cup and Herts Senior Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Royston Town

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Brooklyn Ilunga". Milton Keynes Dons. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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. "Brooklyn joins Bromley!". Bromley F.C. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  9. "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  13. "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  14. "Fixtures & Results". Royston Town . Retrieved 1 March 2022.