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 23) [1]
Place of birth Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Brest
Number 2
Youth career
–2019 Montrouge FC
2019–2020 Lorient
2020–2021 Reims
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Reims II 5 (0)
2021–2023 Reims 39 (1)
2023 → Brest (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Brest 35 (0)
International career‡
2023 France U21 1 (0)
2024 France Olympic 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 ]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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]

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Club career

Locko was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, [4] 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. [5]

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. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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. [7] [9] His performance was viewed as promising one, among a fairly young Reims team, with the likes of Ilan Kebbal and Hugo Ekitike. [10]

On 31 January 2023, Locko joined Brest on loan with an option to buy. [11] Later that year, on 27 July, Brest announced the permanent signing of Locko on a four-year contract, [12] for a reported fee of €500,000. [13] Later on, he was named in the Team of the Year for the 2023–24 season, [14] as his club secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League. [15]

International career

On 8 July 2024, Locko was selected by manager Thierry Henry to represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games. [16] He was a late substitute in the final, as France lost 5–3 to Spain. [17] [18] [19]

Personal life

Born in France, Locko holds French and Congolese nationalities. [20] His twin brother, Bryan Locko, is also a footballer who was with him in the academy of Lorient. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coupe de France ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims 2021–22 Ligue 1 24120–261
2022–23 Ligue 115020–170
Total39140–431
Brest (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 170––70
Brest 2023–24 Ligue 133020–350
2024–25 Ligue 100000000
Total4002000420
Career total7916000851

    Honours

    France Olympic

    Individual

    Orders

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
    2. ↑ Bradley Locko at WorldFootball.net
    3. ↑ Bradley Locko at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
    4. ↑ "Bradley Locko". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
    5. 1 2 "Bradley Locko rejoint le Stade de Reims". Ouest-France . 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    6. ↑ "Transferts : Reims mise sur Bradley Locko". L'Équipe (in French). 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    7. 1 2 Collomb, Julien (15 August 2021). "Stade de Reims - Montpellier : Bradley Locko et Hugo Ékitiké titulaires". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    8. ↑ "Bradley Locko, du punch dans le couloir gauche !". Stade de Reims. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    9. ↑ Blanc, Jean-Romain (15 August 2021). "Résultat et résumé Reims - Montpellier, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 2e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
    10. ↑ Collomb, Julien (17 August 2021). "Face à Montpellier, la jeunesse prometteuse du Stade de Reims a frappé". L'Union (in French). Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    11. ↑ "BRADLEY LOCKO, C'EST FAIT !" (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
    12. ↑ "Bradley Locko s'engage avec Brest!" [Bradley Locko joins Brest!]. Stade Brestois 29 - Le Site Officiel (in French). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
    13. ↑ "Bradley Locko rejoint les rangs du Stade Brestois! (officiel)" [Bradley Locko joins the ranks of Stade Brestois! (official)]. MadeinFoot.com (in French). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
    14. 1 2 "Trophées UNFP : sept joueurs du PSG dans l'équipe type de la saison 2023-2024 en Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
    15. ↑ "Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé". The Washington Post. 19 May 2024.
    16. ↑ French Football Federation [@equipedefrance] (8 July 2024). "𝐿𝐼𝑆𝑇𝐸 𝑂𝐹𝐹𝐼𝐶𝐼𝐸𝐿𝐿𝐸 📋⚽️ Ils représenteront la France aux 𝑱𝒆𝒖𝒙 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 de @Paris2024 🇫🇷🫡 #BleuCollectif" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Twitter.
    17. ↑ "France 3–5 Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
    18. ↑ "Spain win gold in Olympic final for the ages". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
    19. ↑ "Spain beat France 5-3 after extra time to win Olympic men's football final – as it happened". Guardian. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
    20. ↑ "Bradley Locko Banzouzi" (in French). UNFP.
    21. ↑ Detout, Arnaud (19 May 2019). "Football : les jumeaux Locko indissociables du succès du FC Montrouge". Le Parisien (in French).
    22. ↑ Bradley Locko at Soccerway
    23. ↑ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 August 2024.
    24. ↑ "The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023–24: Men's football" . The Athletic. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    25. ↑ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2024 (227). 24 September 2024. PRER2420330D. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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