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Bryant Bilongo
Personal information
Full name Bryant Akono Bilongo[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
(on loan from Middlesbrough)
Youth career
AFC Wimbledon
Hanworth Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Hanworth Villa 10 (0)
2021–2022 Kingstonian 20 (1)
2022– Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2022 → Woking (loan) 1 (0)
2024– → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Bryant Akono Bilongo (born 15 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ebbsfleet United on loan from club Middlesbrough.

Club career[edit]

Released by AFC Wimbledon at a young age,[2] Bilongo went on to join Hanworth Villa youth side[3] before eventually making the step up into the first-team during the 2020–21 campaign, in which he featured ten times.[4]

Following his breakthrough season, Bilongo joined Isthmian League Premier Division side, Kingstonian in June 2021.[2] Impressing early on, his form attracted the attention of both Football League and Premier League sides, including Chelsea who subsequently trialled the full-back in October 2021.[5] Despite this, Bilongo agreed to join Middlesbrough three months later for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 10 August 2022, he made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough, replacing Paddy McNair during an EFL Cup first round tie defeat against Barnsley, with half an hour remaining.[7] On 29 October 2022, he joined National League side, Woking on a one-month loan.[8] Bilongo went onto feature twice for the Cards before returning to Middlesbrough in November.

On 1 February 2024, Bilongo joined National League club Ebbsfleet United on loan until the end of the season.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 16 November 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hanworth Villa 2020–21[4] Combined Counties League Premier Division 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Kingstonian 2021–22[10] Isthmian League Premier Division 20 1 3 0 — 4[a] 0 27 1
Middlesbrough 2021–22[1] Championship 0 0 — — — 0 0
2022–23[1] Championship 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Woking (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Career total 31 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 40 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "B. Akono Bilongo". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Kingstonian sign Bryant Akono Bilongo". Kingstonian F.C. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ Taylor, Jim (21 November 2019). "HANWORTH VILLA'S FA YOUTH CUP RUN COMES TO AN END". Middlesex FA. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Bryant Akono-Bilongo Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ Vegas, Paul (6 October 2021). "Chelsea ready to splash out on Kingstonian trialist Bryant Akono Bilongo". Tribal Football. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Bryant Akono Bilongo joins Middlesbrough". Kingstonian F.C. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Middlesbrough vs. Barnsley". Soccerway. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. ^ O'Sullivan, Daniel (29 October 2022). "Clarke and Bilongo join on loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Bryant fits the bill for the Fleet". www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Kingstonian – Appearances – Bryant Akono Bilongo – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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