Stephen Duke-McKenna
Personal information
Full name Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2018 Everton
2018–2019 Bolton Wanderers
2019–2020 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Queens Park Rangers 6 (0)
2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Torquay United (loan) 21 (3)
2022–2023 → Leyton Orient (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2018– Guyana 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:34, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna (born 17 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Guyana internationally.

Club career

He was raised in Everton youth teams, joining aged 11[1] and made one bench appearance for the senior team on 7 December 2017 in a Europa League game against Apollon Limassol.[2]

On 15 June 2018, he signed a pro contract with Bolton Wanderers.[3] He played in the Professional Development League for Bolton Wanderers Development Squad in the 2018–19 season.

On 27 August 2019 Duke-McKenna signed for Queens Park Rangers and will be part of the Development squad.[4]

He joined Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020.[5]

On 17 April 2021, he made his Queens Park Rangers debut in a 2–1 away win against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.

On 21 January 2022, Duke–McKenna joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]

International

He was called up to the Guyana national football team in October 2018.[7] He made his debut for Guyana on 20 November 2018 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against French Guiana as a 74th-minute substitute for Colin Nelson.[8] on 30 May 2019, Duke-Mckenna was named to Guyana's squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21[10] Championship 10—00—10
2021–22[10] Championship 000030—30
2022–23[10] Championship 000000—00
Total 100030—40
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2020–21[11] National League South 7010—0080
Torquay United (loan) 2021–22[10] National League 213———213
Career total 293103000333

    Honours

    Leyton Orient

    References

    1. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (7 January 2021). "U23s in profile: Stephen Duke-Mckenna". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    2. ↑ "Apollon v Everton game report". UEFA. 7 December 2017.
    3. ↑ "Jack Earing signs pro deal as trio join club". Bolton Wanderers. 15 June 2018.
    4. ↑ "U23s sign midfielder Stephen Duke-McKenna". Queen's Park Rangers. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
    5. ↑ "Young duo join Hemel Hempstead on loan". QPR. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
    6. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna joins Torquay on loan". QPR FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    7. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna called up for Guyana national team". Bolton Wanderers. 5 October 2018.
    8. ↑ "French Guiana v Guyana game report". CONCACAF. 20 November 2018.
    9. ↑ "GFF release final 23-man squad ahead of Concacaf Gold Cup 2019 Alex Murray, Sheldon Holder, Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz included". Kaieteur News. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
    10. 1 2 3 4 "S. Duke-McKenna". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    11. ↑ "Stephen Duke Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    12. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.


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