) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁footballer ▁who ▁plays ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁def ender ▁for ▁A ston ▁Villa . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁at ▁Char l ton ▁Athlet ic ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁England ▁U 2 1 ▁international . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Char l ton ▁Athlet ic ▁ ▁A ▁central ▁def ender , ▁K ons a ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁Sen rab ▁and ▁joined ▁Char l ton ▁Athlet ic ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 . ▁He ▁began ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁progress ed ▁sufficiently ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁" long ▁term " ▁professional ▁contract ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁ma iden ▁call ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁squad ▁for ▁a ▁Championship ▁match ▁versus ▁Burn ley ▁and ▁remained ▁an ▁un used ▁substitute ▁during ▁the ▁ 4 – 0 ▁defeat . ▁K ons a ▁was ▁an ▁un used ▁substitute ▁on ▁one ▁further ▁occasion ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season , ▁which ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁Add icks ' ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁League ▁One . ▁ ▁K ons a ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁squad ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁pre - season ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁with ▁a ▁start ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁E FL ▁Cup ▁first ▁round ▁defeat ▁to ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Town ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a