Jeremy Bokila
Jeremy Loteteka Bokila (born 14 November 1988) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Willem II. He formerly played for the DR Congo national team.
| Bokila with Terek Grozny in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeremy Loteteka Bokila | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Willem II | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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 | 24 | (5) |
| 2022– | Willem II | 43 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2017 | DR Congo | 20 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
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.[2] 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.[3]
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 Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny for a €2.5 million transfer fee from Petrolul who had acquired his services on loan from Zulte.[4]
In July 2015, Bokila signed for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[5] 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.[6][7] After relegation in summer 2019, Bokila was signed by second-tier TFF First League club Hatayspor.[8] In January 2020, he moved to Ankara Keçiörengücü.[9] In October 2020, he signed with Thes Sport in the Belgian National Division 1.[10][11] 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.[12]
On 21 January 2021, it was announced that Bokila had signed a contract with USL Championship club Oakland Roots.[13][14]
Bokila joined Willem II on 6 July 2022, signing a one-year contract with the recently relegated Eerste Divisie club.[15]
International career edit
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.[16]
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.[17] 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 edit
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.[18]
His sister Esther and brothers Noé and Wim are also footballers, while Jeremy's older brother Paldy played for TOP Oss among other teams before giving up professional football and emigrating to Italy.[18] His sister Aurelia is not a footballer. Neither is his mother Marie Veronique.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 7 oktober 2023[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AGOVV | 2007–08 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 15 | |||
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 7 | ||
| Total | 91 | 28 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 97 | 29 | |||
| Zulte Waregem | 2010–11 | Pro League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Sparta (loan) | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 19 | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 2012–13 | Liga I | 31 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 37 | 22 | ||
| Terek Grozny | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 40 | 9 | ||||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| Eskişehirspor (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Al Kharaitiyat (loan) | 2016–17 | Qatar Stars League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Akhisarspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| CFR Cluj (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo București (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga I | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Hatayspor | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Thes Sport | 2020–21 | National Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oakland Roots | 2021 | USL Championship | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 26 | 6 | |
| Willem II | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 8 | ||
| Willem II | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 369 | 97 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 404 | 117 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship play-offs
International goals edit
- As of match played 25 May 2016. DR Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bokila goal.[20]
| 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 | Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial 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 edit
Club edit
Sparta Rotterdam
- Eerste Divisie runner-up: 2011–12
Petrolul Ploiești
CFR Cluj
Akhisarspor
National edit
DR Congo
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015[21]
References edit
- ^ "J. Bokila – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ . PHonline (in Romanian). 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Georgescu, Sorin; Terzian, Traian (20 March 2013). . ProSport (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ . Championat (in Russian). 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Guangzhou R&F signs striker Jeremy Bokila". usa.chinadaily.com.cn/. usa.chinadaily. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Süper Kupa'da maçın adamı Seleznov oldu". Akhisar Haber (in Turkish). 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "GALATASARAY A.Ş. AKHİSARSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Hatayspor » #TRANSFER Hoş Geldin Jeremy Bokila" (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Bokila, Keçiörengücü kampına katıldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Congolees international Bokila tekent". www.hbvl.be (in Flemish). 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Transfert: Jérémy Bokila arrive à Thes Sport, son 15ème club en professionnel". FOOT.CD (in French). 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Bus als kleedkamer en medisch kabinet". www.hbvl.be (in Flemish). 17 October 2020.
- ^ . Oakland Roots SC. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Oakland Brings Aboard DR Congo International Bokila". www.uslchampionship.com. 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Welkom Jeremy!". Willem II (in Dutch). 6 July 2022. from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Foot-friendly: DRC loses against Burkina Faso (0-1)". mediacongo.net. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Congo DR 1-1 Tunisia". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Voetbalfamilie Bokila thuis bij AGOVV" (in Dutch). gelderlander.nl. 9 February 2008.
- ^ Jeremy Bokila at Soccerway
- ^ Jeremy Bokila at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.
External links edit
- Jeremy Bokila at the Turkish Football Federation
- Jeremy Bokila at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jeremy Bokila at L'Équipe (in French)
- Jeremy Bokila at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jeremy Bokila at Soccerway.com
- Jeremy Bokila at WorldFootball.net