Monday 17 November 2008

Herita Ilunga


This weeks player profile is on the Irons left back Herita Ilunga. Herita is a Congolese international at the age of 26 is currently wearing the number 3 shirt at Upton Park.

Herita started his carreer off at Espanyol B and made 19 apps scoring 1 goal in one season. That then earnt him a move to Saint Ettiene in 2003 where he made a further 136 apps scoring just the 2 goals he then left in 2007. He then went on to move to Toulouse in 2007 making 37apps scoring 0 goals. Now this season he has come to the Hammers on loan hoping to seek first team football and so far he seems to be coping well in the Premiership making steady progress. He has currently made 9 apps failing to score.

He made his first app in 2004 for Congo and has since made 17 more apps for his country but failing to score once. Ilunga came as a replacement for George McCartney as he moved up North to rejoin the Black Cats.

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