Him Pelli-Ruddock Banjo he is probably known only by die-hard fans of the lower divisions of English football or those who have preferred in recent years Luton in Football Manager or FIFA – as in the writer’s case!
Born in London in 1994, the Congolese-born footballer grew up in Boreham and in 2011 had a successful trial at West Hamwho acquired him on a permanent transfer.
Finally, a loan to Luton 2013 would forever change the trajectory of the British-African midfielder, who found the once mighty Premier League team in the threshing floor of the National League (5th division).
His first year at the “hatters” was accompanied by promotion to the League Two, with the first year there accompanied by several injuries. Ultimately, he established himself in the XI from 2015 onwards, with Luton getting another promotion in 2018.
? @PellyRuddock at the double.#LUTBLP | #COYH pic.twitter.com/5mw2RlGLCD
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) April 11, 2023
Her course in League One lasted just one year, as he won the championship and thus found himself in Championship for the first time in twelve years!
That is where the English club remains until today, however with 71 points in 41 matches, it has managed to find itself at -5 from the first pair and is looking forward to the big return to the Premier League for the first time since 1996.
And if it seems difficult for Banjo’s team to reach direct promotion, the place in the playoffs seems a foregone conclusion, with the now 29-year-old footballer having a historic opportunity in front of him.
You see, if the longed-for rise comes, it will be, according to the English, o first to be acquired by a team in the National League and make it all the way to the big leagues!
A huge feat for a player who has 360 appearances in the orange shirt and is on course to enter the top-10 appearances in the club’s long history…
If Luton Town get promoted, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu would become the first player to have gone from non-league to Premier League WITH THE SAME CLUB ????
What a journey that would be…#LTFC pic.twitter.com/pYCLSaatt9
— The Second Tier (@secondtierpod) April 11, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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