Ilounga Pata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilounga Isea Pata | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TOP Oss | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Alphense Boys | ||
| 2017–2018 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2018–2019 | Alphense Boys | ||
| 2019–2021 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | TOP Oss | 92 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | Mafra | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | TOP Oss | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sint Maarten | 15 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Ilounga Isea Pata (born 12 November 2000) is a Sint Maartener professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss and the Sint Maarten national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Pata is a former youth academy player of Alphense Boys and ADO Den Haag. He joined the youth academy of Huddersfield Town in July 2019.[2] In August 2021, he joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 September 2021 in a 3–3 draw against ADO Den Haag.[4]
On 4 July 2024, Pata joined Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.[5]
In January 2026, Pata returned to TOP Oss until the end of the 2025–26 season.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 11 July 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TOP Oss | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2024–25 | Moldovan Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2024[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sint Maarten | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pata goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2023 | SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Ilounga Pata at Soccerway
- ↑ "TRANSFER: ILOUNGA PATA JOINS ACADEMY". 7 July 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ilounga Pata: van hoofdklasse amateurs naar Engeland en nu naar TOP Oss". 4 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "TOP Oss vs. ADO Den Haag - 10 September 2021". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ilounga Pata vindt in FC Sheriff nieuwe club". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "TOP Oss haalt Ilounga Pata terug naar Oss" [TOP Oss brings Ilounga Pata back to Oss] (in Dutch). TOP Oss. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ilounga Pata at Soccerway.com
- Ilounga Pata at WorldFootball.net
- Ilounga Pata at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ilounga Pata at Kicker (in German)
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Men's association football full-backs
- Sint Maarten men's footballers
- Sint Maarten men's international footballers
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- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Sint Maarten expatriate men's footballers
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