Antoni Milambo

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Antoni Milambo
File:MCI VS FER 2024 (3) (Antoni Milambo).jpg
Milambo in 2024 with Feyenoord
Personal information
Full name Antoni-Djibu Milambo
Date of birth (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 17
Youth career
SV DEHMusschen
2013–2014 SV Charlois
2014–2025 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Feyenoord 40 (4)
2025– Brentford 1 (0)
International career‡
2020 Netherlands U15 4 (2)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
2023 Netherlands U19 6 (3)
2024– Netherlands U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Israel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:47, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:30, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Antoni-Djibu Milambo (born 3 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Premier League club Brentford.

Club career

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Feyenoord

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A youth product of SV DEHMusschen and SV Charlois, Milambo joined Feyenoord's academy in 2015. He signed his first professional contract with the club, to mid-2023, at the age of 15 on 15 October 2020.[2] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over FC Luzern on 12 August 2021.[3] At 16 and 131 days, Milambo became the club's youngest ever player, taking the record from Georginio Wijnaldum.[4] On 13 July 2022, his contract at Feyenoord was extended with a year, to mid-2025.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut on 2 April 2023, coming on as a substitute for Orkun Kökçü in a 1–3 derby win over Sparta Rotterdam. Milambo went on to play two more Eredivisie games as Feyenoord won their sixteenth league title.[6]

On 21 October 2023, Milambo scored his first goal in professional football, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 home win over Vitesse.[7] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 November 2023, replacing Quinten Timber during a 1–0 defeat to Lazio. On 16 January 2024, his contract at Feyenoord was extended with two years, to mid-2027.[8] He was an unused substitute as Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup by beating NEC 1–0 in the final on 21 April 2024.[9] On 4 August 2024, Milambo scored in a 4–4 draw against PSV in the Johan Cruyff Shield, before Feyenoord won trophy on penalties.[10] On 23 October 2024, Milambo was crowned UEFA's Man of the Match after scoring twice in a 3–1 away win against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League.[11]

Brentford

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On 3 July 2025, Milambo signed for Premier League club Brentford for an undisclosed transfer fee,[12] reported to be around £16 million.[13]

International career

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Milambo played for multiple Netherlands national youth teams from the under-15 onwards.[14][15][16][17][18] On 6 May 2022, he was included in the Dutch squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel.[19] He played four games at the tournament and scored in the group game against France, before the Netherlands lost the final 2–1 to France. On 5 September 2024, Milambo made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 in a 5–0 win against North Macedonia in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[20] On 26 May 2025, Milambo was included in the squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia by head coach Michael Reiziger.[21] He played three games at the tournament, before the Netherlands were knocked out by England in the semi-finals.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 May 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 2 0
2022–23 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2023–24 8 1 2 0 3[b] 0 0 0 13 1
2024–25 29 3 3 0 9[c] 3 1[d] 1 42 7
Career total 40 4 5 0 14 3 1 1 60 8
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Personal

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Born in the Netherlands, Milambo is of DR Congolese descent. He is the son of a former international Congolese football player.[23] He grew up in Pendrecht, before he moved to Feijenoord when he joined Feyenoord. He used to play football on the street with Lutsharel Geertruida and Crysencio Summerville.[24]

Honours

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Feyenoord

References

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