| Stephen Duke-McKenna | |
| Full Name: | Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Harrogate Town |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Torquay United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Leyton Orient (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Sutton United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam1: | Guyana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 13:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna (born 17 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for side Harrogate Town. Born in England, he represents Guyana internationally.
He was raised in Everton youth teams, joining aged 11[1] and made one bench appearance for the senior team on 7 December 2017 in a Europa League game against Apollon Limassol.[2]
On 15 June 2018, he signed a pro contract with Bolton Wanderers.[3] 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.[4]
He joined Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal in October 2020.[5]
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.[6]
On 1 September 2022, Duke-McKenna joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal.[7]
In January 2024, he joined Sutton United in League Two on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] 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.[9]
On 20 May 2024, QPR announced he would leave the club in the summer when his contract expired.[10]
On 17 June 2024, Duke-McKenna signed for League Two side Harrogate Town on a two-year contract.[11]
He was called up to the Guyana national football team in October 2018.[12] 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.[13] on 30 May 2019, Duke-Mckenna was named to Guyana's squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2020–21[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2020–21[16] | National League South | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | ||
Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Duke-McKenna goal
| scope=col | No. | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 September 2023 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | 14 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |