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
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
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– Hull City 17 (0)
International career‡
2015 DR Congo U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ 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 EFL Championship club Hull City.

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] In June 2021 he left Doncaster Rovers after failing to agree a new deal.[11]

Górnik Łęczna

On 9 September 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Polish club Górnik Łęczna.[12]

Sparta Rotterdam

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

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]

International career

Lokilo was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[17] Lokilo debuted for the DR Congo U20 in an 8–0 friendly loss to the England U17s on 7 October 2015.[18]

Career statistics

As of 16 January 2024.
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 32140102[lower-alpha 1]0391
Górnik Łęczna 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 22200——222
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 700000—70
İstanbulspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 144——00144
Hull City 2023–24 Championship 1702110—201
Career total 9577140201108
  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. ↑ "Jason Lokilo denies asking Doncaster Rovers for too much money as new contract talks end". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jason Lokilo w Górniku Łęczna" (in Polish). Górnik Łęczna. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "JASON LOKILO KOMT NAAR HET KASTEEL" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "JASON LOKILO VERTREKT BIJ SPARTA" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 6 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Lokilo joins the Tigers". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com.
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