Stephen Duke-McKenna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Everton | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Torquay United (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sutton United (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2024– | Harrogate Town | 22 | (3) |
| 2025 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guyana | 18 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:06, 21 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna (born 17 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Harrogate Town. Born in England, he represents Guyana internationally.
He was raised in Everton youth teams, joining aged 11[2] and made one bench appearance for the senior team on 7 December 2017 in a Europa League game against Apollon Limassol.[3]
On 15 June 2018, he signed a pro contract with Bolton Wanderers.[4] He played in the Professional Development League for Bolton Wanderers Development Squad in the 2018–19 season.
On 27 August 2019 Duke-McKenna signed for Queens Park Rangers and will be part of the Development squad.[5]
He joined Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020.[6]
On 17 April 2021, he made his Queens Park Rangers debut in a 2–1 away win against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.
On 21 January 2022, Duke–McKenna joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7]
On 1 September 2022, Duke-McKenna joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal.[8]
In January 2024, he joined Sutton United in League Two on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] He scored his first two goals for the club and also registered an assist on the final day of the season in a 4-4 draw with MK Dons, a result which confirmed Sutton's relegation.[10]
On 20 May 2024, QPR announced he would leave the club in the summer when his contract expired.[11]
On 17 June 2024, Duke-McKenna signed for League Two side Harrogate Town on a two-year contract.[12]
International career
He was called up to the Guyana national football team in October 2018.[13] He made his debut for Guyana on 20 November 2018 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against French Guiana as a 74th-minute substitute for Colin Nelson.[14] on 30 May 2019, Duke-Mckenna was named to Guyana's squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]
