Brooklyn Ilunga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brooklyn Ilunga | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Position | Wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromley | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2021 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | (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) |
| 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.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Milton Keynes Dons
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- As of 6 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2020–21[9] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22[10] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[12] | League Two | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[13] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Royston Town (loan) | 2021–22[14] | Southern Premier Central | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2022–23[11] | National League South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2022–23[11] | National League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2023–24[12] | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 64 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Challenge Cup and Herts Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
Honours
[edit | edit source]Royston Town
- Southern League Challenge Cup: 2021–22
Individual
- Milton Keynes Dons Academy Player of the Year: 2021–22[5]
References
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External links
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