Ilounga Pata

Ilounga Pata
Personal information
Full name Ilounga Isea Pata
Date of birth (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 66
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– Sheriff Tiraspol 4 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sint Maarten 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol and the Sint Maarten national team.[1]

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 July 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Ilounga Pata
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

  1. ^ a b c Ilounga Pata at Soccerway
  2. ^ "TRANSFER: ILOUNGA PATA JOINS ACADEMY". 7 July 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Ilounga Pata: van hoofdklasse amateurs naar Engeland en nu naar TOP Oss". 4 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ "TOP Oss vs. ADO Den Haag - 10 September 2021". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Ilounga Pata vindt in FC Sheriff nieuwe club". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


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