Bradley Locko

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Bradley Locko
Personal information
Full name Banzouzi Bradley Locko [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Brest
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2019 Montrouge FC
2019–2020 Lorient
2020–2021 Reims
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Reims II 5 (0)
2021–2023 Reims 39 (1)
2023Brest (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Brest 33 (0)
International career
2024 France Olympic 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:50, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:06, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Banzouzi Bradley Locko (born 6 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Brest. [3]

Contents

Club career

Bradley Locko was born in Ivry-sur-Seine and went through several football academies in Paris suburbs, including CA Vitry and US Ivry, before spending some years in Montrouge, from where he joined FC Lorient in 2019. [4]

Bradley signed his first professional contract with Stade de Reims in June 2020, spending his first year in Champagne with the National 2 reserve team. [4] [5] [6] [7]

He made his professional debut for Reims on 15 August 2021, starting the Ligue 1 3–3 home draw against Montpelier as a left-back. [6] [8] His performance was viewed as promising one, among a fairly young Reims team, with the likes of Ilan Kebbal and Hugo Ekitike. [9]

On 31 January 2023, Locko joined Brest on loan with an option to buy. [10] Later that year, on 27 July, Brest announced the permanent signing of Locko on a four-year contract, [11] for a reported fee of €500.000. [12] Later on, he was named in the Team of the Year for the 2023–24 season, [13] as his club secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League. [14]

International career

On 8 July 2024, Locko was selected by manager Thierry Henry to represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games. [15] He was a late substitute in the final, as France lost 5–3 to Spain. [16] [17] [18]

Personal life

Born in France, Locko holds French and Congolese nationalities. [19] His twin brother, Bryan Locko, is also a footballer who was with him in the academy of Lorient. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coupe de France EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Remis 2021–22 Ligue 1 24120261
2022–23 Ligue 115020170
Total39140431
Brest (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 17070
Brest 2023–24 Ligue 133020350
2024–25 Ligue 100000000
Total4002000420
Career total7916000851

    Honours

    France U23

    Individual

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