Renei Batlokwa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Botswana | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Thurrock | |||
| 2012–2017 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Lowestoft Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Brentwood Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | Canvey Island | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Botswana | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:50, 4 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019 | |||
Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa (born 1 December 1997) is a Botswana professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early and personal life[]
Batlokwa attended Gable Hall School.[2] As of October 2018 he was fluent in three languages and learning a fourth.[2]
Club career[]
Batlokwa began his career with Thurrock, joining Southend United at the age of 14.[2] He moved on loan to Lowestoft Town in April 2018.[3][4] He played with the Southend first team during the 2018–19 pre-season,[5] making his competitive debut on 4 September 2018.[6][7]
He was released by Southend at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] Batlokwa then joined Brentwood Town at the end of November 2019.[9] He played for the club until March 2020, where he joined Canvey Island.[10] He was released in the summer 2020.[11]
International career[]
He made his debut for the Botswana national football team on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Egypt.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 65. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Getting To Know: Renei Batlokwa". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Bostik League Clubs Busy Ahead Of Deadline". Pitchero. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Chris Wise (5 April 2018). "Lowestoft Town boss delighted on have on-loan midfielder Batlokwa on board". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Chris Phillips (17 July 2018). "Southend United midfielder Renei Batlokwa sets his sights on first team debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Renei Batlokwa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Chris Phillips (5 September 2018). "Renei Batlokwa's joy at making Southend United debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Southend United Announce Retained List". www.southendunited.co.uk.
- ^ Profile at Brentwood Town's website, brentwoodtownfc.co.uk
- ^ Canvey Swoop For Brentwood Midfielder, betvictoristhmian.co.uk, 7 March 2020
- ^ Botswana: Zebras Prepare for AFCON, allafrica.com, 15 October 2020
- ^ "Egypt v Botswana game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
External links[]
- Renei Batlokwa at National-Football-Teams.com
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