Brooklyn Ilunga

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Brooklyn Ilunga
Personal information
Full name Brooklyn Ilunga
Date of birth (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2021 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Milton Keynes Dons 5 (0)
2022 → Royston Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 16 (0)
2023 → Wealdstone (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024 → Wealdstone (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Brooklyn Ilunga (born 21 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

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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]

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 [8] League One 1000000010
2021–22 [9] League One1010005 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2022–23 [10] League One0000101020
2023–24 [11] League Two 30—103 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2024–25 [12] League Two0000000000
Total50102090170
Royston Town (loan) 2021–22 [13] Southern Premier Central 70——4 [lower-alpha 2] 1111
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2022–23 [10] National League South 16000—00160
Wealdstone (loan) 2022–23 [10] National League 130———130
Wealdstone (loan) 2023–24 [11] National League50——2 [lower-alpha 3] 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

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The 2021–22 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 18th season in their existence, and the club's third consecutive season in League One. The club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The 2022–23 season was Milton Keynes Dons' 19th season in their existence, and the club's fourth consecutive season in League One. The club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

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. ↑ "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. 1 2 3 "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Brooklyn Ilunga in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Fixtures & Results". Royston Town . Retrieved 1 March 2022.


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