Congolese professional footballer (born 1997)
Charles Lokolingoy (born 2 March 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Arema .[ 2]
Early life
Lokolingoy was born in the Zaire , and moved to Australia at the age of 11.[ 3]
Club career
Sutherland Sharks
Lokolingoy started his career at Sutherland Sharks , playing for them for two seasons before joining Sydney FC .[ 4]
Sydney FC
In 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
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 .[ 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
A week after his release by Brisbane Roar , Lokolingoy was signed by his former club Sutherland Sharks .[ 9]
Pegasus
In 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
In January 2020, Lokolingoy signed with Sydney Olympic for the season.[ 12]
International career
In 2015, Lokolingoy was called up to represent the Australian under-23 team .[ 13]
Honours
Sydney FC
Arema
Individual
References
^ "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.
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^ 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).
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