Charles Lokolingoy (born 2 March 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Arema.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Lokolingoy | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 43 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 | |||
Early life
editLokolingoy was born in the Zaire, and moved to Australia at the age of 11.[3]
Club career
editSutherland Sharks
editLokolingoy started his career at Sutherland Sharks, playing for them for two seasons before joining Sydney FC.[4]
Sydney FC
editIn February 2017, Lokolingjoy was promoted by Sydney FC to the first team.[5] He was released by Sydney FC on the transfer deadline day.[6]
Brisbane Roar
editA 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.[7] On 30 April 2019, it was announced that Lokolingjoy would not be continuing with Brisbane Roar, along with another 13 players.[8]
Return to Sutherland Sharks
editA week after his release by Brisbane Roar, Lokolingoy was signed by his former club Sutherland Sharks.[9]
Pegasus
editIn August 2019, Lokolingoy signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.[10] He scored during his debut for the club.[11] On 22 December 2019, Loklingoy left the club since he could not adapt to the climate of Hong Kong.[citation needed]
Sydney Olympic
editIn January 2020, Lokolingoy signed with Sydney Olympic for the season.[12]
International career
editIn 2015, Lokolingoy was called up to represent the Australian under-23 team.[13]
Honours
editSydney FC
Arema
Individual
- Piala Presiden Best Player: 2024[15]
References
edit- ^ "Charles Lokolingoy". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Parkinson, Andrew (20 November 2018). "Charles Lokolingoy chasing maiden A-League goal as Sydney FC prepare for 'Big Blue' double header against Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval, Kogarah". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Charles Lokoli-Ngoy and Ruon Tongyik for rest of the season". Fox Sports. 6 February 2019.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2019). "Brisbane Roar have begun the rebuild with 14 players not returning next season". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "Sutherland Sharks snare Lokolingoy". National Premier Leagues NSW. 7 May 2019.
- ^ @DailyOzFootball (8 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...
- ^ @SydneyOlympicFC (13 January 2020). "We are delighted to announce former Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC attacker Charles Lokolingoy has joined our squad for the upcoming season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Houlbrook-Walk, Myles (27 December 2016). "From DR Congo to Sydney FC: Charles Lokolingoy chases A-League dream". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2024". PSSI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Wildayanti, Wila (4 August 2024). Prasetya, Mochamad Hary (ed.). "Daftar Penghargaan Piala Presiden 2024 - Arema FC Juara dan Dua Pemainnya Dapat Penghargaan, Striker Timnas Indonesia Top Skor". Bolasport.com (in Indonesian).
External links
edit- Charles Lokolingoy at Soccerway
- Charles Lokolingoy on Instagram
- NPL profile