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Joy Mukena
Personal information
Mukena with Crawley Town in July 2024
Full name	Joy Richard Mpinga Mukena^[1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	London, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Crawley Town
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2016	Tottenham Hotspur
2017	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Watford	0	(0)
2019–2020	Bracknell Town	9	(3)
2020–2023	St Albans City	83	(1)
2023–	Crawley Town	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Joy Richard Mpinga Mukena (born 3 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Crawley Town.

Career

Mukena began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, but moved to Watford in 2017, where he turned professional. He was named on the bench for the senior team's 4–1 win over Chelsea on 5 February 2018, but was ultimately an unused substitute.^[2]

On 21 August 2020, Mukena signed for National League South side St Albans City.^[3]

On 3 July 2023, Mukena signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year deal.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Mukena was born in England and is also eligible to represent the DR Congo and Belgium at international level.^[6] Mukena was called up to a DR Congo U20 football camp in March 2018.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bracknell Town	2019–20^[8]	Isthmian League South Central Division	9	3	0	0	—		3^[a]	0	12	3
St Albans City	2020–21^[9]	National League South	11	0	2	0	—		2^[b]	0	15	0
	2021–22^[9]	National League South	29	1	7	0	—		3^[b]	0	39	1
	2022–23^[9]	National League South	43	0	0	0	—		1^[b]	0	44	0
	Total		83	1	9	0	0	0	6	0	98	1
Crawley Town	2023–24^[9]	League Two	11	0	0	0	1	0	6^[c]	0	18	0
Crawley Town	2024–25^[9]	League One	17	0	2	0	2	0	2^[d]	0	23	0
Career total			120	4	11	0	3	0	17	0	151	4

^ Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
^ 5 appearances in EFL Trophy, 1 appearance in EFL League Two play-offs
^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 25. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ Begley, Emlyn (5 February 2018). "Watford 4-1 Chelsea - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ "Defender joins City ranks". St Albans City FC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "JOY MUKENA JOINS LINDSEY'S REDS". www.crawleytownfc.com. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "Crawley sign defender Mukena on two-year deal". BBC Sport.
^ "Joy Mukena | Watford Football Club". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ "U-20 NIGER 2019 : 48 JOUEURS CONVOQUES CONTRE LA TANZANIE - Fédération Congolaise de Football Association - Site Officiel". www.fecofa-rdc.com (in French). 2 March 2018.
^ "Bracknell Town – Appearances – Joy Mukena – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Joy Mukena at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

v t e Crawley Town F.C. – current squad
1 Wollacott 3 Conroy (c) 4 Bragg 5 Barker 6 Anderson 7 Forster 8 Holohan 9 Swan 10 Darcy 11 Roles 12 Camará 13 Sandford 14 Hepburn-Murphy 15 Fish 16 Beach 17 Tanimu 18 Quitirna 19 Kelly 20 Mukena 21 Sheik 22 Adeyemo 23 Ibrahim 24 Mullarkey 26 Williams 27 Khaleel 28 Flint 29 Showunmi Manager: Elliot

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