Junior Lokosa

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Junior Lokosa
Personal information
Full name Junior Sewanu Lokosa
Date of birth (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Badagry, Nigeria
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Lagos F.C
Number 18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 First Bank 128 (92)
2018–2019 Kano Pillars 35 (26)
2019–2020 ES Tunis 11 (6)
2021 Simba Sports Club
2021–2022 Kwara United F.C.
2022–2023 Al-Rayyan
2023– Sporting Lagos F.C
International career‡
2018– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Junior Sewanu Lokosa (born 23 August 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Sporting Lagos F.C

Contents

Career

Lokosa played for First Bank before moving to Kano Pillars in May 2017. [1] He scored five goals in 14 league games up to the end of the 2017 season. [2]

By the midway point of the 2018 season, Lokosa had scored 14 goal in 15 matches. [3] In May 2018, he went on trial with Bulgarian club Ludogorets, and he also had a trial at Norwegian club Brann. [4] [5] At the end of the season, he received the Eunisell Boot Award after his 19 goals placed him top of the NPFL scoring charts, earning him N3.8million (N200,000 for each goal). [6]

After trials in China, [7] he joined Espérance Sportive de Tunis on 14 January 2019, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. On July 30, 2020, the Tunisian champions Espérance Sportive de Tunis announced Lokosa's departure on their Official Twitter and cut his contract. [8]

On 5 August 2022, Lokosa joined Saudi Second Division side Al-Rayyan. [9]

International career

Lokosa made his international debut for Nigeria on 28 May 2018 in a friendly against DR Congo. [10] After his impressive form with Kano Pillars, Lokosa was named in the 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [11] However, he did not make the final 23. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 November 2018
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kano Pillars Nigerian League 2017 [10] 14500––145
Nigerian League 2018 [8] [6] 211900––2119
Career statistics35230000003523

    International

    As of match played 28 May 2018. [10]
    Nigeria
    YearAppsGoals
    201810
    Total10

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    References

    1. ↑ "Kano Pillars sign Nwagua Nyima, Lokosa". Sportinglens.blogspot.com. 14 May 2017.
    2. ↑ Dudu, Dammy (6 September 2017). "Lokosa Junior thrilled to form a formidable strike force with Nyima for Pillars". Sportlens360. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
    3. ↑ "Junior Lokosa: What's the secret behind the NPFL hitman's scoring streak?". Goal. 26 April 2018.
    4. ↑ "CLOSE-UP: From Ajegunle to Bulgaria — Who Is Junior Lokosa, The Surprise Name On Nigeria's World Cup List?". Sahara Reporters. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    5. ↑ "Junior Lokosa returns to Kano Pillars after failed Norway trails". Goal. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    6. 1 2 Agwubilo, Onyinyechukwu (9 November 2018). "Lokosa wins maiden Eunisell NPFL Boot Award, N3.8m". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    7. ↑ Akpodonor, Gowon (1 November 2018). "Nigeria: Knocks for Junior Lokosa Over Trials in Chinese League". AllAfrica. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    8. 1 2 Dede, Steve (14 January 2019). "Former NPFL goal king Junior Lokosa joins Esperance of Tunisia". Pulse NG. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    9. ↑ "Super Eagles forward to become 4th Nigerian in the Saudi League".
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    12. ↑ Samuel Ahmadu (3 June 2018). "Junior Lokosa has no regrets despite Nigeria's World Cup squad eviction". Goal. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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