Mungo Bridge

Mungo Bridge (born 12 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. His most recent club was Daventry Town. He is a graduate of the Aston Villa academy, and made one appearance for Villa's first team.

Mungo Bridge

Personal information
Full name	Mungo Olayipo Oladapo Erogbogbo Bridge^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	London, England^[2]
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Daventry Town
–2021	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Annecy (loan)	2	(0)
2022	Macclesfield	0	(0)
2023	Daventry Town	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024

Career

Aston Villa

Mungo Bridge signed his first professional contract for Aston Villa in October 2018, the initial deal running for two-and-a-half years. Bridge was named in Villa's starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool.^[3]

He signed renewed contract terms with the club in July 2021.

Annecy Loan

On 31 August 2021, Aston Villa announced Bridge would be joining Championnat National club Annecy for the 2021–22 season.^[4] On 4 October 2021, Bridge made his debut in French football as a late substitute in a 2–0 league victory over Villefranche Beaujolais.^[5] Bridge struggled for appearances at Annecy, due to a knee injury suffered the season before. In the first half of the season, Bridge only started one game in the Coupe de France, 3–2 defeat to Rumilly-Vallières on 17 October 2021^[6] and made two substitute appearances in the league. In January 2022, he returned to England, while still on loan with Annecy, to receive treatment and rehab.^[7] His loan was officially cancelled on 27 January 2022.^[8]

On 10 June 2022, Bridge was released by Aston Villa.^[9] In August 2022, he joined Bristol Rovers on trial basis, but was not offered a permanent contract.^[10]

Non League Career in England

In November 2022, Bridge joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Macclesfield.^[11] The club did not officially announce the signing prior to Bridge being named in the starting lineup on 16 November in a 4–2 away victory over 1874 Northwich in the Cheshire Senior Cup.^[12] This turned out to be his only appearance for Macclesfield.^[13]

Bridge signed for Daventry Town in February 2023, having previously spent time at the club as a youth player.^[14]

Personal life

Born in England, Bridge is of Nigerian descent.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2023^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2020–21	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Annecy (loan)	2021–22	Championnat National	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
Macclesfield	2022–23^[17]	Northern Premier League Division One West	0	0	0	0	–		1^[a]	0	1	0
Daventry Town	2022–23^[18]	Northern Premier League Midlands	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
Total			4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0

1. Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

References

1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. Preece, Ashley (4 February 2020). "'The kid with the dreads' - The teenager Dean Smith raves about". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. "Aston Villa name young and inexperienced side for their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. Club, Aston Villa Football. "Mungo Bridge seals loan switch to FC Annecy". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
5. "Annecy vs. Villefranche Beaujolais - 4 October 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "Coupe de France (T5) – Le GFA refait le coup (GFA Rumilly Vallières 3 – FC Annecy 2)". www.fc-annecy.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
7. B., Ju (23 January 2022). "Football. National : un départ au FC Annecy". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
8. "Bridge returns to Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
9. "Premier League clubs publish 2021/22 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
10. Preece, Ashley (13 September 2022). "Mixed fortunes for 30 players who left Aston Villa this summer". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
11. "This evening's Silkmen side has been named". Macclesfield F.C. on Twitter. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
12. "FULL REPORT: Vics bow out of Cheshire Senior Cup". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
13. https://macclesfieldfcarchives.co.uk/player-profiles/defenders/?amp=1
14. "Bridge Returns to Where it all Began". Non League Today. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
15. Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 June 2022). "Official : Ball-playing Anglo-Nigerian defender released by Aston Villa". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
16. Mungo Bridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
17. "Macclesfield | Appearances | Mungo Bridge | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
18. "Daventry Town | Fixtures and Results | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2024.