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Vinny Mukendi (born 12 March 1992) is an English-born Congolese
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who plays as a
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for AFC Mansfield. He has previously played for twenty clubs including
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...
,
Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...
, Droylsden,
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...
, Salford City, Southport, Oxford City, North Ferriby United, Nantwich Town and
Redditch United Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the and play their home games at the V Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke. ...
, in addition to loan spells at Southport and Tamworth.


Club career


Macclesfield Town

Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Mukendi started at
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...
in 2008, joining their youth academy on a two-year scholarship. He impressed enough to be given a squad number while still 16 and made his league debut on the final day of the 2008–09 season in a 0–0 draw against Grimsby Town. His first goal for the club came on 16 April 2010 when his team beat
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.


Southport (loans)

Mukendi joined
Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...
side Southport on a one-month loan deal on 23 September 2011. He made his debut for the club a day later, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home defeat against
Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...
. Mukendi's first goal on loan at Southport was a second half equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home to York City on 11 October 2011. He subsequently received a yellow card for his celebration. Mukendi was recalled to
Macclesfield Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east ...
on 26 October 2011 following a selection crisis among the club's strikers. He re-joined Southport again on 19 January 2012 for an initial month's loan but was again recalled when Macclesfield suffered another selection problem. In May 2012, Mukendi was released by Macclesfield due to the expiry of his contract.


Barrow

On 10 August 2012, Mukendi signed for
Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro ...
. He made his debut for the club in the 0–0 draw with AFC Telford United the following day and went on to make four appearances for the Cumbrian side, three of them as a substitute. On 11 September 2012, Mukendi was released from his contract for personal reasons.


Tamworth (loan)

After less than a month with Barrow, Mukendi joined
Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...
rivals Tamworth on 31 August 2012 on a one-month loan deal. He made one appearance for Tamworth before his loan was cancelled when he was released by Barrow on 11 September 2012.


Droylsden

He signed for Droylsden on 14 September although the club stated that he signed forms but on advice from FA could only play for them from 28 September onwards. The following day he made his club debut in a match against Gloucester City.


Stalybridge Celtic

He then joined
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...
in October 2012 and made three appearances before leaving the club in November 2012.


Salford

His next move in 2013 was to Salford City.


Goole

He briefly signed then for Goole in November 2013, making four league appearances for the club in November and December, scoring once for the club.


Southport

In February 2014 he re-joined Southport, this time on a permanent deal.


Colwyn Bay

In the summer of 2014 he moved to Colwyn Bay on trial. He played three games before leaving the club.


Nantwich Town

He then moved to Nantwich Town in August 2014.


Connah's Quay

He then briefly signed for Welsh Premier League club Gap Connah's Quay, but left without making a league appearance.


Radcliffe Borough

In February 2015 he joined
Radcliffe Borough Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester where they play their games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the Northern Premier L ...
.


Ramsbottom United

The following month he signed for
Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom United Football Club are an English association football, football club based in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester. Nicknamed "The Rams", they currently compete in the and play their home matches at the Harry Williams Riverside Stadi ...
, scoring on his debut for the club. He made seven appearances for the club between March and April.


Oxford City

Following on from this, after scoring as a trialist in July 2015 he joined Oxford City. He made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–6 away win against Truro City, scoring a second-half hat-trick.


North Ferriby United

In July 2016 he joined North Ferriby United. He left the club in December.


Hednesford Town

In December 2016 he joined
Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.
. He made his debut for the club on
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but was substituted after 22 minutes after breaking his nose. He left the club in March 2017. He played ten games for the club, scoring four goals.


Nantwich Town (second spell)

He then re-joined Nantwich Town for a second spell.


Redditch United

In the summer of 2017 he was on trial at Torquay United but did not earn a contract before joining
Redditch United Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the and play their home games at the V Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke. ...
. After an impressive start of two goals in his first four games, Mukendi picked up an injury on 26 August against Dorchester Town, and subsequently missed games against Stratford Town and Lincoln United. In November he was ruled out due to an injury for the rest of the season.


Atherton LR

In September 2020 he joined North West Counties League club Atherton LR


Sheffield

In December 2021 he joined Sheffield, having last played for Pennington.


AFC Mansfield

In September 2022, Mukendi signed for AFC Mansfield.


International career

Mukendi was called up for the Democratic Republic of the Congo under-19 squad in March 2011, being capped for the national team before being ruled out by injury in the Reze tournament.


Personal life

His younger brother, Henoc, is also a footballer.


References


External links

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Port Online Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukendi, Vinny 1992 births Living people Footballers from Manchester English men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Macclesfield Town F.C. players Southport F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Goole A.F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Hednesford Town F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Ramsbottom United F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players