Stephen Duke-McKenna

Stephen Duke-McKenna
Personal information
Full name Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 10
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)
2024–2026 Harrogate Town 22 (3)
2025 → St Johnstone (loan) 11 (0)
2026– Crawley Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Guyana 28 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Crawley Town. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.

Club career

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]

On 15 May 2026, Harrogate announced the player would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[13]

On 11 June 2026, Duke-McKenna signed for Crawley Town on a two year deal with an option of a third.[14]

International career

He was called up to the Guyana national football team in October 2018.[15] 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.[16] on 30 May 2019, Duke-Mckenna was named to Guyana's squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21[18] Championship 10—00—10
2021–22[18] Championship 000030—30
2022–23[18] Championship 000000—00
Total 100030—40
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2020–21[19] National League South 7010—0080
Torquay United (loan) 2021–22[18] National League 213———213
Career total 293103000333

International

As of match played 25 March 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 201810
201940
202000
202130
202230
202371
2024 8 1
2025 2 0
Total282
As of match played 12 November 2024:Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Duke-McKenna goal[20]
List of international goals scored by Stephen Duke-McKenna
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
112 September 2023Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana14 Bahamas2–13–22023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
2 12 November 2024 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 14  Guatemala 1–1 1–3 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

Leyton Orient

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (7 January 2021). "U23s in profile: Stephen Duke-Mckenna". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Apollon v Everton game report". UEFA. 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jack Earing signs pro deal as trio join club". Bolton Wanderers. 15 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "U23s sign midfielder Stephen Duke-McKenna". Queen's Park Rangers. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Young duo join Hemel Hempstead on loan". QPR. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna joins Torquay on loan". QPR FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna signs for the O's". www.leytonorient.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Welcome Stephen Duke-McKenna". www.suttonunited.net. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Match report for MK Dons 4 Sutton United 4". www.suttonunited.net. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  11. ↑ FC, QPR. "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Duke-McKenna becomes first summer signing". www.harrogatetownafc.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Holloway, Live ReportingKate; Brindle, Oliver; Tomlins, Lennan. "League Two Play-off final LIVE: Notts County vs Salford City - score, text commentary, match stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "STEPHEN DUKE-MCKENNA JOINS THE REDS". www.crawleytownfc.com. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Stephen Duke-McKenna called up for Guyana national team". Bolton Wanderers. 5 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "French Guiana v Guyana game report". CONCACAF. 20 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "GFF release final 23-man squad ahead of Concacaf Gold Cup 2019 Alex Murray, Sheldon Holder, Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz included". Kaieteur News. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "S. Duke-McKenna". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Stephen Duke Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Stephen Duke-McKenna". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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