Place of birth Bedford, England Number 35 Height 1.83 m Career start 2015 | Playing position 2006–2015 Luton Town Weight 71 kg | |
Full name Frankie Chisenga Musonda Date of birth (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 19) Current team Braintree Town F.C. (#35 / Defender) Nominations LFE League Two Apprentice Award | ||
Frankie Chisenga Musonda (born 12 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Braintree Town, on loan from League Two club Luton Town.
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Born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, Musonda joined Luton Town in 2006 aged eight and progressed through the club's youth system. During his time in the club's academy he played in numerous positions, including as a striker, before settling on a central defensive role. He was part of the under-11 squad which defeated Bayern Munich 3–2 to win the Aarau Masters in 2009. Musonda was promoted to Luton's under-18 squad as a first year scholar in 2014, captaining the youth team. He began the 2015–16 season playing for both the under-18 team and the development squad alongside senior professionals. After leading the under-18's on a 16-game unbeaten run, during which the team conceded only seven goals, he signed an 18-month professional contract with Luton on 4 November 2015. Musonda continued to captain the under-18 squad which went on to win the Youth Alliance South East title, before reaching the quarter-finals of the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup, losing 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers, and later won the Youth Alliance Cup.
Musonda first became involved with the Luton first-team when he was named on the bench on his eighteenth birthday for a League Two match against Northampton Town, though he remained an unused substitute. On 23 January 2016, Musonda came on as a 94th-minute substitute for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu in a 2–0 win away to Mansfield Town to make his professional debut. He made his second appearance of the season on 9 April, coming on as a 85th-minute substitute for Dan Potts in a 2–0 defeat at home to Accrington Stanley. Musonda also featured as a 89th-minute substitute for Jake Howells in Luton's final game of the season, a 4–1 win at home to Exeter City.
Musonda scored his first professional goal on his first appearance of 2016–17 in a 2–1 win away to Gillingham in the EFL Trophy on 30 August 2016. He signed for National League club Braintree Town on 3 March 2017 on an initial one-month loan, having made five appearances in the EFL Trophy for Luton. Musonda debuted a day later in a 2–1 defeat at home to Wrexham.