Jason Lokilo

Jason Lokilo
Personal information
Full name Jason Eyenga Lokilo[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
FC Lorient
(on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 21[3]
Youth career
2007–2014 Anderlecht
2015–2017 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2018–FC Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2015 DR Congo U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2017

Jason Eyenga Lokilo (born 17 September 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 side FC Lorient, on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Early life

Lokilo was born in Brussels, Belgium on 17 September 1998.

Playing career

Lokilo was a member of the Anderlecht academy between 2007 and 2014.[4] He signed for Crystal Palace on 29 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 FC Lorient on a season-long loan.[7]

International career

Lokilo was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[8] Lokilo debuted for the DR Congo U20 in an 8–0 friendly loss to the England U17s on 7 October 2015.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 00001010
Career total 0000100010

References

  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "Jason Eyenga-Lokilo". 11v11. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. https://m.lfp.fr/joueur/eyenga-lokilo-jason
  4. "Securing investments in youth training: the Lokilo case". Football Legal. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. "Crystal Palace sign Belgian teen star Jason Lokilo from Anderlecht". Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. "James McArthur brace hands Frank de Boer first Eagles win". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. "Lokilo Joins Lorient on Loan". Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  8. "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.
  9. Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com.
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