Junior Sewanu Lokosa (born 23 August 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Sporting Lagos F.C
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Sewanu Lokosa | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Badagry, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Lagos F.C | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*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) | |||
Career
editLokosa 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
editLokosa 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
editClub
edit- As of 8 November 2018
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Kano Pillars | Nigerian League | 2017[10] | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 5 | |||
| Nigerian League | 2018[8][6] | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 19 | ||||
| Career statistics | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | |||
International
edit- As of match played 28 May 2018.[10]
| Nigeria | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Kano Pillars sign Nwagua Nyima, Lokosa". Sportinglens.blogspot.com. 14 May 2017.
- ^ Dudu, Dammy (6 September 2017). "Lokosa Junior thrilled to form a formidable strike force with Nyima for Pillars". Sportlens360. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Junior Lokosa: What's the secret behind the NPFL hitman's scoring streak?". Goal. 26 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Junior Lokosa returns to Kano Pillars after failed Norway trails". Goal. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b Agwubilo, Onyinyechukwu (9 November 2018). "Lokosa wins maiden Eunisell NPFL Boot Award, N3.8m". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Akpodonor, Gowon (1 November 2018). "Nigeria: Knocks for Junior Lokosa Over Trials in Chinese League". AllAfrica. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b Dede, Steve (14 January 2019). "Former NPFL goal king Junior Lokosa joins Esperance of Tunisia". Pulse NG. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Super Eagles forward to become 4th Nigerian in the Saudi League".
- ^ a b c "Junior Lokosa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Junior Lokosa IN, Brown Ideye OUT as Nigeria announce World Cup preliminary squad". Goal. 14 May 2018.
- ^ Samuel Ahmadu (3 June 2018). "Junior Lokosa has no regrets despite Nigeria's World Cup squad eviction". Goal. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
