Jeffrey Monakana (born 5 November 1993) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Monakana pictured in 2015 pre-season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Monakana[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2012 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Preston North End | 40 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Colchester United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | FC Voluntari | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sutton United | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Margate (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Welling United (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Welling United | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Wealdstone | 37 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Dulwich Hamlet | 27 | (4) |
| 2020 | Fjölnir | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Magni Grenivík | 8 | (5) |
| Total | 177 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 17 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Monakana progressed through the youth system at Arsenal,[2][3] then finally in 2008, At the age of 14, Monakana was handed a four-year contract.
Monakana[4] signed a one-year-deal with Preston North End on 31 May 2012, effective from 1 July 2012.[5] The 18-year-old winger became the ninth summer signing for Preston manager Graham Westley. Monakana performed well in pre-season, notably his contributions against Athens[6][7] and Wimbledon.[8][9]
He made his full debut in a home League Cup tie against Huddersfield Town, on 13 August 2012,[10] Playing for 70 minutes, and had an excellent game, setting Jack King up for the first goal in a 2–0 win. His first senior goal came in a second round League Cup tie against Crystal Palace.[11] He went on to score six goals and 10 assist in his first year at professional football. In the game against Brentford opposing manager Uwe Rosler stating that Monakana was a handful with his pace and skill.
On 12 September 2013, Monakana joined fellow League One side Colchester United on a month's loan.[12] He scored on his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw with Bradford City on 14 September.[13] On 15 October 2013, after starting every match since joining Monakana's loan was extended at the club until the beginning of December 2013.[14]
On 14 January 2014, Monakana transferred to Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract with the club's development squad.[15] On 27 March 2014, Monakana joined League One side Crawley Town on a month's loan.[16] In July 2014, Monakana joined Aberdeen on loan for six months.[17] In February 2015, Monakana joined Mansfield Town on loan for a month.[18] In March 2015, Monakana was loaned out again, joining Carlisle United this time on loan until the end of the season.[19]
On 4 August 2015, Monakana joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a one-month loan.[20]
On 16 January 2016, Monakana signed a contract for six-months with Romanian club FC Voluntari.[21]
On 22 December 2016, it was announced that Monakana had signed a one and a half year contract with National League club Sutton United.[22] He made his first appearance for Sutton as a substitute on 1 January 2017 in a 2–0 home victory over Bromley, before making his full debut on 10 January in a 1–0 away defeat against Braintree Town.[23][24]
In August 2017 he signed a loan deal with Welling United. The deal was made permanent on 17 November 2017.[25] In March 2018, he signed for Wealdstone.[26] He moved to Dulwich Hamlet, also of National League South, in June 2019.[27]
On 4 September 2020, Monakana joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Fjölnir until the end of the season.[28]
In February 2021, he returned to Iceland to join 1. deild karla side Magni Grenivík.[29]
In March 2024, following his inability to fully recover from his injury, Monakana announced his retirement from football.[30]
Personal life
Monakana is of DR Congolese descent.[31]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2020 season
References
External links
- Jeffrey Monakana at Soccerbase
