Jeremy Bokila

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Jeremy Bokila
Jeremy Bokila 2014.jpg
Playing for Terek in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Loteteka Bokila
Date of birth (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 32)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 9
Youth career
1995–2005 ZSV Zelos
2005–2007 AGOVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 AGOVV 97 (31)
2010–2013 Zulte Waregem 25 (2)
2011–2012 → Sparta (loan) 30 (15)
2012–2013 → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 31 (16)
2013–2015 Terek Grozny 36 (4)
2015–2017 Guangzhou R&F 13 (4)
2016 → Eskişehirspor (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 → Al-Kharitiyath (loan) 12 (3)
2017–2019 Akhisarspor 20 (4)
2017 → CFR Cluj (loan) 5 (1)
2017 → Dinamo București (loan) 12 (1)
2019 Hatayspor 6 (2)
2020 Ankara Keçiörengücü 12 (1)
2020 Thes Sport 0 (0)
2021– Oakland Roots 14 (4)
National team‡
2012– DR Congo 20 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2019

Jeremy Loteteka Bokila (born 14 November 1988) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Oakland Roots and the DR Congo national team.

Club career[]

Bokila was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo. In the summer of 2012, Bokila was loaned to Liga I team, Petrolul Ploiești, with an option to make the move permanent.[1] In the first half of the season he netted six goals in the league and three in the cup for the Yellow Wolves. In March 2013, it was announced that after continuous outstanding performances, Petrolul Ploiești would make his move permanent in the summer.[2]

In the 2012–13 Liga I season he played in 31 games and scored 16 goals, helping his team finish third in Liga I. In the same season he won the Romanian Cup with Petrolul Ploiești scoring the only goal in the final against CFR Cluj. He played a total of five games and scored six goals in the Romanian Cup in the 2012–13 season.

On 28 August 2013, Bokila joined the Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny for €2.5 million transfer fee from Petrolul that bought him after the loan from Zulte.[3]

In July 2015, Bokila signed for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[4] For the second half of the 2015–16 season, this club loaned him to the Turkish Süper Lig club Eskişehirspor. After relegation in 2016, he returned, but was immediately loaned to Al-Kharitiyath in Qatar for one season.

In January 2017, Bokila moved to the Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisarspor. He became a part of the team that achieved the most successes in the club's history by winning the 2018 Turkish Super Cup and participating in the 2018–19 Turkish Cup final.[5][6] After relegation in summer 2019, Bokila was signed by second-tier TFF First League club Hatayspor.[7] In January 2020, he moved to Ankara Keçiörengücü.[8] In October 2020, he signed with Thes Sport in the Belgian National Division 1.[9][10] He was not yet eligible to play the game on 17 October against Mandel United and then the competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

On 21 January 2021, it was announced that Bokila had signed a contract with USL Championship club Oakland Roots.[12][13]

International career[]

Bokila has Congolese and Dutch citizenship but chose to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo at senior level. Bokila made his national team debut against Burkina Faso on 14 November 2012.[14]

At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Bokila scored an equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Tunisia to ensure that DR Congo qualified for the knockout stage.[15] In the quarter-finals, he also levelled the scores in a 4–2 win against Congo in which DR Congo came back from 2–0 down.

Personal life[]

Bokila was born in a footballing family. His father Ndingi Bokila Mandjombolo was known in the eighties as "the pearl of Harelbeke", being a valuable player and top scorer three times in a row at Belgian club K.R.C. Harelbeke, between 1980 and 1982.[16]

His sister Esther and brothers Noé and Wim are also footballers, while Jeremy's older brother Paldy played for FC Oss before giving up football and emigrating to Italy.[16]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 19 October 2019[17][18]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Apeldoorn 2007–08 32 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 7 1
2008–09 33 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 15 1
2009–10 32 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 3
Zulte Waregem 2010–11 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 1
2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2011–12 30 15 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 19 5
Petrolul Ploiești 2012–13 31 16 8 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 22 10
Terek Grozny 2013–14 19 3 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 8 0
2014–15 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0
Guangzhou R&F 2015 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4
Eskişehirspor 2015–16 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Al-Kharitiyath 2016–17 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
Akhisar Belediyespor 2016–17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2018–19 16 4 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 7
CFR Cluj 2017–18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4
Dinamo București 2017–18 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Hatayspor 2019–20 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 280 77 17 26 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 306 96 21

International goals[]

As of match played 25 May 2016. DR Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bokila goal.[19]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2014 Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2  Sierra Leone 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 15 October 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 4  Ivory Coast 3–1 4–3 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 4–3
4 26 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín, Eqautorial Guinea 9  Tunisia 1–1 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5 31 January 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea 10  Congo 2–2 4–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
6 25 May 2016 Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como, Italy 16  Romania 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Sparta Rotterdam

Petrolul Ploiești

CFR Cluj

Akhisarspor

National[]

DR Congo

References[]

  1. ^ "Jeremy Bokila a revenit la Petrolul Ploiesti" (in Romanian). ph-online.ro. 10 May 2013.
  2. ^ "S-a decis viitorul lui Jeremy Bokila!" (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Грозав и Бокила подписали контракты с "Тереком" и присоединились к команде". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Guangzhou R&F signs striker Jeremy Bokila". usa.chinadaily.com.cn/. usa.chinadaily. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Süper Kupa'da maçın adamı Seleznov oldu". Akhisar Haber (in Turkish). 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "GALATASARAY A.Ş. AKHİSARSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Hatayspor » #TRANSFER Hoş Geldin Jeremy Bokila" (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Bokila, Keçiörengücü kampına katıldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Ex-Congolees international Bokila tekent". www.hbvl.be (in Dutch). 14 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Transfert: Jérémy Bokila arrive à Thes Sport, son 15ème club en professionnel". FOOT.CD (in French). 15 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Bus als kleedkamer en medisch kabinet". www.hbvl.be (in Dutch). 17 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Roots Sign Democratic Republic of the Congo National Team Striker Jeremy Bokila". Oakland Roots SC. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Oakland Brings Aboard DR Congo International Bokila". www.uslchampionship.com. 21 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Foot-friendly: DRC loses against Burkina Faso (0-1)". mediacongo.net. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
  15. ^ "Congo DR 1-1 Tunisia". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Voetbalfamilie Bokila thuis bij AGOVV" (in Dutch). gelderlander.nl. 9 February 2008.
  17. ^ Jeremy Bokila at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  18. ^ Jeremy Bokila at Soccerway
  19. ^ Jeremy Bokila at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ^ "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.

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