Carlin Itonga

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Carlin Itonga
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-12-11) 11 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1999–2001 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 Arsenal 0 (0)
2002 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 0 (0)
2002 → Oxford United (loan) 0 (0)
2003 Enfield
2003 Cambridge City
2003 Kettering Town 2 (0)
2003–2004 Fisher Athletic
Total2+(0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlin Itonga (born 11 December 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. [1]

Career

Itonga was born in the DR Congo, and raised in England. He began his career with Arsenal, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2001, but he made just one first-team appearance, as a substitute against Manchester United in the League Cup in November 2001. [2] While at Arsenal, Itonga broke several youth team records, including once scoring seven goals in an under-19 match. [3] He had a brief loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday, [4] and also at Oxford United, [5] in September 2002. [6]

After leaving Arsenal in early 2003, Itonga had a brief spell at Enfield, [2] before later playing Cambridge City, Kettering Town and Fisher Athletic. [7]

Itonga retired from football in 2004 at the age of just 24 after a series of injuries. He has since been based in both his native DR Congo and London, working with football academies. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Carlin Itonga". www.arsenal.com.
  2. 1 2 Carlin Itonga at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 "Carlin Itonga: Arsenal released me twice but I just kept going to training". Planet Football. 9 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Young Gunners on loan to Owls". Arsenal F.C. official website. 1 March 2002. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Carlin Itonga at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Ley, John (1 October 2002). "September Transfers". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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