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Junior Lokosa
Nigerian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junior Sewanu Lokosa (born 23 August 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Sporting Lagos F.C
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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]
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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
International
- As of match played 28 May 2018.[10]
References
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