Brandon Onkony (born 2 December 1997) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Youth

Onkony played for Montreux Sports and

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, in his native Switzerland as a youth player. In 2015 he joined Montreal Impact's

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U18. He played 15 games for 1 goal and helped the team to reach the Playoffs.

FC Montreal

On 10 June 2016

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announced the signing of Onkony to an Academy contract, although he was promoted to play with the

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professional team He made his debut against

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the following day, appearing as a substitute in the 76th minute. He made a further 7 appearances for

in 2016.

Toronto FC II

On 18 April 2017

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announced the signing of Brandon Onkony to a professional contract. He made his debut in the first game of the season against

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, appearing as a substitute in the 70th minute. Onkony also spent time with

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at the beginning of the season making four appearances.

Hobro IK

Onkony arrived in Denmark in the winter 2019. He spent time with

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reserves team where he played 6 games and with

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where he played 7 games. On 3 June 2019

announced, that Onkony officially had joined the club on a one-year contract. Hobro confirmed in July 2020, that they did not agree on the terms of a new contract and that he would not extend his stay at the club.

FC Helsingør

On the 24 August 2020

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announced, that Brandon Onkony had joined the club. He signed a two-year contract with the club. During the two years in Helsingør, Onkony only made seven appearances, before leaving in June 2022, as his contract expired.

Chiasso

On 11 August 2022, Onkony signed with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Onkony, Brandon 1997 births Footballers from the canton of Vaud Living people Men's association football defenders Swiss men's footballers People from Montreux FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Montreal players Toronto FC II players Kjellerup IF players Hobro IK players FC Helsingør players FC Chiasso players FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy players USL Championship players Danish 2nd Division players Danish Superliga players Swiss Promotion League players Serie D players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Toronto FC Academy players