Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Eyenga Lokilo[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 September 1998||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
2015–2017 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Lorient (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Górnik Łęczna | 25 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | (0) |
2023 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2023–2024 | Hull City | 18 | (0) |
2024 | → Vizela (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2024– | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | DR Congo U17 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017 |
Jason Eyenga Lokilo (born 17 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA Sofia. Born in Belgium, he represented the Democratic Republic of Congo at youth level.
Early life
[edit]Lokilo was born in Brussels, Belgium on 17 September 1998.
Club career
[edit]Lokilo was a member of the Anderlecht academy between 2007 and 2014.[4] He signed for Crystal Palace in July 2015,[5] spending the following two seasons playing for their youth teams. Following a number of appearances for the first team in pre-season games, Lokilo made his senior debut for Crystal Palace on 22 August 2017 against Ipswich Town in the EFL Cup.[6]
In August 2018, he joined French club Lorient on a season-long loan.[7]
Doncaster Rovers
[edit]In January 2020, he joined League One club Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season,[8] at which time he was released by Crystal Palace.[9] On 2 August 2020, he re-joined Doncaster Rovers on a one-year deal.[10] In June 2021, he left Doncaster Rovers after failing to agree a new deal.[11]
Górnik Łęczna
[edit]On 9 September 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Polish club Górnik Łęczna.[12]
Sparta Rotterdam
[edit]On 24 June 2022, Lokilo moved to Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands with a contract for two seasons, with an option for a third season.[13] On 20 January 2023, he was loaned to İstanbulspor in Turkey until the end of the 2022–23 season.[14] On 6 July 2023, Lokilo was released from his Sparta contract by mutual consent.[15]
Hull City
[edit]On 18 July 2023, Lokilo returned to England when he joined Championship club Hull City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[16]
In January 2024, Lokilo joined Primeira Liga club Vizela on loan for the remainder of the season.[17]
CSKA Sofia
[edit]On 26 July 2024, Lokilo moved to CSKA Sofia for an undisclosed fee.[18]
International career
[edit]Lokilo was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[19] Lokilo debuted for the DR Congo U20 in an 8–0 friendly loss to the England U17s on 7 October 2015.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 17 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Lorient (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Doncaster Rovers | 2020–21 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
Total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
Górnik Łęczna | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
İstanbulspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 14 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
Hull City | 2023–24 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
Vizela | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 108 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 9 |
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Jason Eyenga-Lokilo". 11v11. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Jason Lokilo - Midfielder - First Team | Doncaster Rovers". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Securing investments in youth training: the Lokilo case". Football Legal. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Jason Lokilo: Crystal Palace sign teenage Belgian winger". 30 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "James McArthur brace hands Frank de Boer first Eagles win". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Lokilo Joins Lorient on Loan". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Jason Lokilo joins Doncaster Rovers on loan". CPFC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Palace submit retained and released list for next Premier League season". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Lokilo returns!". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Jason Lokilo denies asking Doncaster Rovers for too much money as new contract talks end". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Jason Lokilo w Górniku Łęczna" (in Polish). Górnik Łęczna. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "JASON LOKILO KOMT NAAR HET KASTEEL" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Hollanda Erediviese Ligi'nin Sparta Rotterdam takımından Jason Lokilo ile sezon sonuna kadar kiralık olarak anlaşmaya varılmıştır" (in Turkish). İstanbulspor. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "JASON LOKILO VERTREKT BIJ SPARTA" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Lokilo joins the Tigers". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Lokilo joins Vizela on loan". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Lokilo leaves". Hull City A.F.C. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Football des jeunes : la RDC U20 joue en amical contre l'Angleterre junior - adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ^ Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Jason Lokilo at Soccerway
- Jason Lokilo at Soccerbase