Bradley Locko
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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] | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
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) |
Banzouzi Bradley Locko (born 6 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Brest.[3]
Club career
[edit]Bradley 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]
International career
[edit]On 8 July 2024, Locko was selected by manager Thierry Henry to represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games.[15] He was a late substitute in the final, as France lost 5–3 to Spain.[16][17][18]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Locko holds French and Congolese nationalities.[19] His twin brother, Bryan Locko, is also a footballer who was with him in the academy of Lorient.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 May 2024[21]
Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reims | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 43 | 1 | |||
Brest (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
Brest | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Career total | 79 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
Honours
[edit]France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[22]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "France 3–5 Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Spain win gold in Olympic final for the ages". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ Bradley Locko at Soccerway
- ^ 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
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ivry-sur-Seine
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- French twins
- Stade de Reims players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Black French sportspeople
- Olympic footballers for France
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football biography stubs