Stephen Duke-McKenna

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Stephen Duke-McKenna
Personal information
Full name Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2018 Everton
2018–2019 Bolton Wanderers
2019–2020 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Queens Park Rangers 6 (0)
2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Torquay United (loan) 21 (3)
2022–2023 → Leyton Orient (loan) 10 (0)
2024 → Sutton United (loan) 16 (2)
2024– Harrogate Town 22 (3)
2025 → St Johnstone (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2018– Guyana 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:06, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna (born 17 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Harrogate Town. Born in England, he represents Guyana internationally.

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Club career

He was raised in Everton youth teams, joining aged 11 [2] and made one bench appearance for the senior team on 7 December 2017 in a Europa League game against Apollon Limassol. [3]

On 15 June 2018, he signed a pro contract with Bolton Wanderers. [4] He played in the Professional Development League for Bolton Wanderers Development Squad in the 2018–19 season.

On 27 August 2019 Duke-McKenna signed for Queens Park Rangers and will be part of the Development squad. [5]

He joined Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020. [6]

On 17 April 2021, he made his Queens Park Rangers debut in a 2–1 away win against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.

On 21 January 2022, Duke–McKenna joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [7]

On 1 September 2022, Duke-McKenna joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal. [8]

In January 2024, he joined Sutton United in League Two on loan for the remainder of the season. [9] He scored his first two goals for the club and also registered an assist on the final day of the season in a 4-4 draw with MK Dons, a result which confirmed Sutton's relegation. [10]

On 20 May 2024, QPR announced he would leave the club in the summer when his contract expired. [11]

On 17 June 2024, Duke-McKenna signed for League Two side Harrogate Town on a two-year contract. [12]

International career

He was called up to the Guyana national football team in October 2018. [13] He made his debut for Guyana on 20 November 2018 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against French Guiana as a 74th-minute substitute for Colin Nelson. [14] on 30 May 2019, Duke-Mckenna was named to Guyana's squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21 [16] Championship 10—00—10
2021–22 [16] Championship000030—30
2022–23 [16] Championship000000—00
Total100030—40
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2020–21 [17] National League South 7010—0080
Torquay United (loan) 2021–22 [16] National League 213———213
Career total293103000333

    International

    As of match played 21 November 2023 [18]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Guyana 201810
    201940
    202000
    202130
    202230
    202371
    Total181
    As of match played 12 September 2023
    Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Duke-McKenna goal [18]
    List of international goals scored by Stephen Duke-McKenna
    No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    112 September 2023 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana14Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2–13–2 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

    References

    1. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
    2. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (7 January 2021). "U23s in profile: Stephen Duke-Mckenna". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    3. ↑ "Apollon v Everton game report". UEFA. 7 December 2017.
    4. ↑ "Jack Earing signs pro deal as trio join club". Bolton Wanderers. 15 June 2018.
    5. ↑ "U23s sign midfielder Stephen Duke-McKenna". Queen's Park Rangers. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
    6. ↑ "Young duo join Hemel Hempstead on loan". QPR. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
    7. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna joins Torquay on loan". QPR FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    8. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna signs for the O's". www.leytonorient.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
    9. ↑ "Welcome Stephen Duke-McKenna". www.suttonunited.net. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
    10. ↑ "Match report for MK Dons 4 Sutton United 4". www.suttonunited.net. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
    11. ↑ FC, QPR. "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
    12. ↑ "Duke-McKenna becomes first summer signing". www.harrogatetownafc.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    13. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna called up for Guyana national team". Bolton Wanderers. 5 October 2018.
    14. ↑ "French Guiana v Guyana game report". CONCACAF. 20 November 2018.
    15. ↑ "GFF release final 23-man squad ahead of Concacaf Gold Cup 2019 Alex Murray, Sheldon Holder, Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz included". Kaieteur News. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
    16. 1 2 3 4 "S. Duke-McKenna". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    17. ↑ "Stephen Duke Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    18. 1 2 "Stephen Duke-McKenna". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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