Jason Lokilo

Jason Eyenga Lokilo (born 17 September 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for League One side Doncaster Rovers.

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)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
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– Doncaster Rovers 13 (0)
National team‡
2015 DR Congo U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2017

Early life

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

Club career

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 FC Lorient on a season-long loan.[7]

Doncaster Rovers

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]

International career

Lokilo was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[11] Lokilo debuted for the DR Congo U20 in an 8–0 friendly loss to the England U17s on 7 October 2015.[12]

Career statistics
As of 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 000010—10
Lorient (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 401010—60
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20 League One 10––—10
Doncaster Rovers 2020–21 League One 13040102[lower-alpha 1]0200
Career total 180503020280
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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. "Jason Lokilo - Midfielder - First Team | Doncaster Rovers". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "Securing investments in youth training: the Lokilo case". Football Legal. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. "Jason Lokilo: Crystal Palace sign teenage Belgian winger". 30 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "James McArthur brace hands Frank de Boer first Eagles win". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. "Lokilo Joins Lorient on Loan". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. "Jason Lokilo joins Doncaster Rovers on loan". CPFC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. "Palace submit retained and released list for next Premier League season". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. "Lokilo returns!". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com.
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