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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Full name | Banzouzi Bradley Locko[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 May 2002||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Brest | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2019 | Montrouge FC | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Lorient | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Reims II | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Reims | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → Brest (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Brest | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2024 | France Olympic | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*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) |
Career
editBradley 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]
Personal life
editBorn in France, Locko holds French and Congolese nationalities.[15] His twin brother, Bryan Locko, is also a footballer who was with him in the academy of Lorient.[16]
Honours
editFrance U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[17]
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2023–24[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Bradley Locko at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Bradley Locko at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Bradley Locko rejoint le Stade de Reims". Ouest-France. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Collomb, Julien (15 August 2021). "Stade de Reims - Montpellier : Bradley Locko et Hugo Ékitiké titulaires". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BRADLEY LOCKO, C'EST FAIT !" (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé". The Washington Post. 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Bradley Locko Banzouzi" (in French). UNFP.
- ^ Detout, Arnaud (19 May 2019). "Football : les jumeaux Locko indissociables du succès du FC Montrouge". Le Parisien (in French).
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Bradley Locko at Soccerway.com
- Bradley Locko at FBref.com
- Bradley Locko at Ligue 1
- Bradley Locko at L'Équipe (in French)
- Bradley Locko at Olympics.com
- Stade de Reims profile