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

Club career

Youth career

Mkungilwa joined the

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in 2012 and initially played with their junior team in the

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. He would also appear with the senior academy team in the Canadian Soccer League's first division. He helped the senior team produce a nine-game undefeated streak and secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. Montreal reached the championship final match and was defeated by

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

FC Montreal

After spending four years with the

, Mkungilwa signed a professional contract with

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affiliate club

FC Montreal FC Montreal was a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that played in the USL Championship, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. The team served as a reserve team of Major League Soccer (MLS) c ...

for the last half of the 2015 season. He made his professional debut on August 5, 2015 in a 4–0 victory over

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. In his debut season, he played in 4 matches. He was re-signed by the club the following season. He recorded his first goal for Montreal on July 16, 2016, against

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. In his second season with Montreal, he appeared in 24 matches and contributed 2 goals. After two seasons of operation, the parent club disbanded FC Montreal. Mkungilwa was invited to a preseason training camp held by Montreal's senior team in January 2017.

Ottawa Fury

After 2 seasons with Montreal, Mkungilwa signed the Impact's new affiliate club,

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, in February 2017. He made his debut for Ottawa on April 17, 2017, against

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. His second appearance for Ottawa occurred on May 6, 2017, against the

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. He would play in a friendly match against his former parent club the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2017. In total, he played in 4 matches.

International career

Mkungilwa was selected to represent the Canadian U17 national team in the 2012 AGS Cup tournament. In late 2012, he was invited to the U17 national team training camp. In 2013, Mkungilwa made one appearance for the Canadian U17 national team in the

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. He was named to the squad for the

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. However, on October 17, he was ruled out after suffering an injury during pre-tournament camp.

References

External links

USSF Development Academy bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mkungilwa, Aron 1996 births Living people Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Quebec Canada men's youth international soccer players CF Montréal U23 players FC Montreal players Ottawa Fury FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL Championship players Canadian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 21st-century Canadian sportsmen