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Aron Mkungilwa

Aron Mkungilwa (born May 3, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a defender.

Aron Mkungilwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-03) May 3, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth South Kivu, Zaire
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Laser SC
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 28 (2)
2017 Ottawa Fury 4 (0)
International career‡
2013 Canada U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 23, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 26, 2015

Club career edit

Youth career edit

Mkungilwa joined the Montreal Impact Academy in 2012 and initially played with their junior team in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.[1] He would also appear with the senior academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division.[2] He helped the senior team produce a nine-game undefeated streak and secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[3][4] Montreal reached the championship final match and was defeated by Toronto Croatia.[5]

In 2013, he resumed playing with the academy team in the United States-based U.S. Soccer Development Academy.[6]

FC Montreal edit

After spending four years with the Montreal Impact Academy, Mkungilwa signed a professional contract with USL affiliate club FC Montreal for the last half of the 2015 season.[7][8][9] He made his professional debut on August 5, 2015 in a 4–0 victory over Louisville City FC.[10] In his debut season, he played in 4 matches.[11] He was re-signed by the club the following season.[12] He recorded his first goal for Montreal on July 16, 2016, against Rochester New York.[13] In his second season with Montreal, he appeared in 24 matches and contributed 2 goals.[11] After two seasons of operation, the parent club disbanded FC Montreal.[14]

Mkungilwa was invited to a preseason training camp held by Montreal's senior team in January 2017.[15]

Ottawa Fury edit

After 2 seasons with Montreal, Mkungilwa signed the Impact's new affiliate club, Ottawa Fury FC, in February 2017.[16][17][18] He made his debut for Ottawa on April 17, 2017, against Charleston Battery.[11] His second appearance for Ottawa occurred on May 6, 2017, against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[19] He would play in a friendly match against his former parent club the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2017.[20] In total, he played in 4 matches.[11]

International career edit

Mkungilwa was selected to represent the Canadian U17 national team in the 2012 AGS Cup tournament.[1][21] In late 2012, he was invited to the U17 national team training camp.[22]

In 2013, Mkungilwa made one appearance for the Canadian U17 national team in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[23] He was named to the squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[24][25][26] However, on October 17, he was ruled out after suffering an injury during pre-tournament camp.[27]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Defender Aron Mkungilwa is selected by the under-17s". The Canadian Press. 24 September 2012.
  2. ^ Adamson, Stan (10 January 2019). "Where Are They Now? - CSL players moving up Part 2". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "High Flying Montreal Academy Close Season with Ninth Straight Win...CSL Playoff schedule announced". Canadian Soccer League. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ Hickey, Pat (20 November 2012). "Impact committed to developing local talent". Montreal Gazette. pp. A23.
  5. ^ "Toronto Croatia wins CSL title with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy". The Canadian Press. 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ "De l'expérience au niveau national" [Experience at national level]. RDS.ca (in French). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "FC Montreal signs eight Academy players". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release FC Montreal. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ^ Hickey, Mike (4 August 2015). "Lemire joins FC Montreal squad". Sherbrooke Record.
  9. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal a annoncé vendredi l'effectif de la toute première édition du FC Montréal" [FC Montreal unveils its squad]. RDS.ca (in French). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ "FC Montreal wins 4-0 on the road against Louisville City FC". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release FC Montreal. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d "Canada - A. Mkungilwa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Soccer : Le FC Montréal dévoile son effectif 2016" [FC Montreal unveils its 2016 squad]. RDS.ca (in French). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Impact : Le FC Montréal s'est incliné 3-1 samedi soir contre les Rhinos de Rochester" [Three unanswered goals from Rochester sink FC Montreal]. RDS.ca (in French). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ^ Landry, Nicolas (13 July 2017). "Dissolution du FC Montréal : la tempête passée, la plaie semble refermée" [Dissolution of FC Montreal: the storm has passed, the wound seems to have closed]. RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ^ Beacon, Bill (24 January 2017). "Drogba gone, but Impact starting 11 intact as training camp opens". The Canadian Press.
  16. ^ Ottawa Fury (February 17, 2017). "Fury FC sign Meilleur-Giguere and Mkungilwa from the Montreal Impact".
  17. ^ "Impact : Aron Mkungilwa et Thomas Meilleur-Giguère se joignent au Fury d'Ottawa dans la USL" [Mkungilwa and Meilleur-Giguère with the Fury]. RDS.ca (in French). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ^ Landry, Nicholas (13 July 2017). "Les autres « survivants » du FC Montréal" [The other “survivors” of FC Montreal]. www.rds.ca (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ^ Baines, Tim (7 May 2017). "Defence soaring". The Ottawa Sun.
  20. ^ "Julian de Guzman suits up for Ottawa Fury in friendly loss to Impact". The Canadian Press. 13 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Un Impact avec les moins de 17 ans" [An Impact with the under-17s]. RDS.ca (in French). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  22. ^ "The Impact beats the Fiorentina reserve team by a score of 4-1". The Canadian Press. 13 November 2012.
  23. ^ "Canada U17 vs. Honduras U17 - 20 April 2013 - Soccerway".
  24. ^ "Yoseke, Dominguez and Mkungilwa will represent Canada at the U17 World Cup". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Canada names roster for upcoming U17 FIFA World Cup in UAE". The Canadian Press. 3 October 2013.
  26. ^ "Four players from Quebec will represent Canada at the U-17 World Cup". The Canadian Press. 3 October 2013.
  27. ^ "Canada m17 adds Ibn Brahim, loses Mkungilwa". CanadaSoccer.com. Canada Soccer. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

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