Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mungo Olayipo Oladapo Erogbogbo Bridge[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Daventry Town | |||
–2021 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Annecy (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Macclesfield | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Daventry Town | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 |
Mungo Bridge (born 12 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. His most recent club was Daventry Town. He is a graduate of the Aston Villa academy, and made one appearance for Villa's first team.
Career
[edit]Aston Villa
[edit]Mungo Bridge signed his first professional contract for Aston Villa in October 2018, the initial deal running for two-and-a-half years. Bridge was named in Villa's starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool.[3]
He signed renewed contract terms with the club in July 2021.
Annecy Loan
[edit]On 31 August 2021, Aston Villa announced Bridge would be joining Championnat National club Annecy for the 2021–22 season.[4] On 4 October 2021, Bridge made his debut in French football as a late substitute in a 2–0 league victory over Villefranche Beaujolais.[5] Bridge struggled for appearances at Annecy, due to a knee injury suffered the season before. In the first half of the season, Bridge only started one game in the Coupe de France, 3–2 defeat to Rumilly-Vallières on 17 October 2021[6] and made two substitute appearances in the league. In January 2022, he returned to England, while still on loan with Annecy, to receive treatment and rehab.[7] His loan was officially cancelled on 27 January 2022.[8]
On 10 June 2022, Bridge was released by Aston Villa.[9] In August 2022, he joined Bristol Rovers on trial basis, but was not offered a permanent contract.[10]
Non League Career in England
[edit]In November 2022, Bridge joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Macclesfield.[11] The club did not officially announce the signing prior to Bridge being named in the starting lineup on 16 November in a 4–2 away victory over 1874 Northwich in the Cheshire Senior Cup.[12] This turned out to be his only appearance for Macclesfield.[13]
Bridge signed for Daventry Town in February 2023, having previously spent time at the club as a youth player.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Bridge is of Nigerian descent.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 18 February 2023[16]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Annecy (loan) | 2021–22 | Championnat National | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Macclesfield | 2022–23[17] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Daventry Town | 2022–23[18] | Northern Premier League Midlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (4 February 2020). "'The kid with the dreads' - The teenager Dean Smith raves about". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Aston Villa name young and inexperienced side for their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Club, Aston Villa Football. "Mungo Bridge seals loan switch to FC Annecy". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Annecy vs. Villefranche Beaujolais - 4 October 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Coupe de France (T5) – Le GFA refait le coup (GFA Rumilly Vallières 3 – FC Annecy 2)". www.fc-annecy.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ B., Ju (23 January 2022). "Football. National : un départ au FC Annecy". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Bridge returns to Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2021/22 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (13 September 2022). "Mixed fortunes for 30 players who left Aston Villa this summer". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "This evening's Silkmen side has been named". Macclesfield F.C. on Twitter. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "FULL REPORT: Vics bow out of Cheshire Senior Cup". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ https://macclesfieldfcarchives.co.uk/player-profiles/defenders/?amp=1
- ^ "Bridge Returns to Where it all Began". Non League Today. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 June 2022). "Official : Ball-playing Anglo-Nigerian defender released by Aston Villa". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Mungo Bridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Macclesfield | Appearances | Mungo Bridge | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Daventry Town | Fixtures and Results | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2024.