Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu made his 400th appearance for the Hatters in Saturday’s Premier League fixture at Manchester City.
Having made his debut at Staines Town in the FA Trophy on 30th November 2013, Mpanzu has featured in the top five divisions for the Hatters, scoring in every league apart from the top-flight… yet…
Here’s some stats and facts to mark his achievement:
- Won promotion four times with the Hatters (two titles)
- 330 league appearances, scoring 21 goals
- 21 non-league games, two goals
- 19 FA Cup and 12 League Cup appearances
- Three FA Trophy, ten EFL trophy and five play-off matches
- 100th appearance v Hartlepool (League 2, W 3-0)
- 200th v Blackpool (League 1, D 2-2)
- 300th v West Brom (Championship, L 2-3)
- First goal: v Hereford (Conference, W 7-0)
- First FL goal: v Bury (D 1-1)
- Played against 112 different clubs
Town boss Rob Edwards paid tribute to his midfielder following his appearance at the Etihad.
He said: “Delighted for him, he is a huge figure for the club. To play 400 games for any team is special.
“It doesn’t happen very often, especially in this day and age, so it’s nice for him. He’ll be disappointed with the result – like we all are – but to achieve that milestone against the treble winners is nice.”
Huge congratulations to you Pelly - thank you for everything so far!
