Charles_Lokolingoy
Charles Lokolingoy
Congolese professional footballer (born 1997)
Charles Lokolingoy (born 2 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Arema.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Lokolingoy | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arema | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutherland Sharks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Sutherland Sharks | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Sydney FC NPL | 42 | (34) |
| 2017–2019 | Sydney FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brisbane Roar | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 1 | (2) |
| 2019 | Sutherland Sharks | 11 | (7) |
| 2019 | Pegasus | 7 | (4) |
| 2020 | Sydney Olympic | 13 | (5) |
| 2021 | Marconi Stallions | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Wellington Phoenix | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Marconi Stallions | 17 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Żebbuġ Rangers | 26 | (11) |
| 2023– | Arema | 28 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024 | |||
Lokolingoy was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and moved to Australia at the age of 11.[2]
Sutherland Sharks
Lokolingoy started his career at Sutherland Sharks, playing for them for two seasons before joining Sydney FC.[3]
Sydney FC
In February 2017, Lokolingjoy was promoted by Sydney FC to the first team.[4] He was released by Sydney FC on the transfer deadline day.[5]
Brisbane Roar
A couple of weeks after his deadline day release from Sydney FC, Lokolingjoy joined Brisbane Roar for the remainder of the season, together with Ruon Tongyik.[6] On 30 April 2019, it was announced that Lokolingjoy would not be continuing with Brisbane Roar, along with another 13 players.[7]
Return to Sutherland Sharks
A week after his release by Brisbane Roar, Lokolingoy was signed by his former club Sutherland Sharks.[8]
Pegasus
In August 2019, Lokolingoy signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.[9] He scored during his debut for the club.[10] On 22 December 2019, Loklingoy left the club since he could not adapt to the climate of Hong Kong.[citation needed]
Sydney Olympic
In January 2020, Lokolingoy signed with Sydney Olympic for the season.[11]
In 2015, Lokolingoy was called up to represent the Australian under-23 team.[12]
Club
Sydney FC
- "Star striker to steer the Stallions". Mark Stavroulakis. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- Gatt, Ray (4 February 2017). "Charlie Lokolingoy shines far from his war-torn homeland". The Australian.
- "Sydney FC promote teen striker Lokolingoy". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 22 February 2017.
- "Two in, one out at Sydney". FTBL. 31 January 2019.
- Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2019). "Brisbane Roar have begun the rebuild with 14 players not returning next season". The Courier-Mail.
- @DailyOzFootball (9 August 2019). "22-year-old Australian forward Charles Lokolingoy has signed with Hong Kong side Pegasus, joining fellow Australian Michael Glassock" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Rupolo, Nicholas (2 September 2019). "Aussies Abroad: Man City teen makes debut". FTBL.
In Hong Kong Charles Lokolingoy scored on his debut for Sun Pegasus...
- Houlbrook-Walk, Myles (27 December 2016). "From DR Congo to Sydney FC: Charles Lokolingoy chases A-League dream". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Charles Lokolingoy at Soccerway
- Charles Lokolingoy on Instagram
- NPL profile