Jeremy Bokila

Jeremy Bokila
Bokila with Terek Grozny in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Loteteka Bokila
Date of birth (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 36)
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 76 (19)
International career
2012–2017 DR Congo 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Jeremy Loteteka Bokila (born 14 November 1988) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Willem II. He formerly played for 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.[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] He grew into a super-sub at the club, often scoring late goals.[16] After Peter Maes took over as the team's head coach in September 2023, Bokila scored eight goals in four games in a row, playing a role as Willem II won the Eerste Divisie title at the end of the season, and reached promotion to the Eredivisie.[17][18]

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.[19]

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.[20] 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.[21]

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.[21] His sister Aurelia is not a footballer. Neither is his mother Marie Veronique.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 — 2[a] 0 37 8
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 32 11 2 0 — — 34 11
2024–25 Eredivisie 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Total 76 19 4 0 — 2 0 82 19
Career total 402 105 33 19 0 0 7 1 442 125
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 25 May 2016. DR Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bokila goal.[23]
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 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

Sparta Rotterdam

Petrolul Ploiești

CFR Cluj

Akhisarspor

Willem II

DR Congo

References

  1. ^ "J. Bokila – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Bokila a revenit la Petrolul Ploiesti. Vezi prima sa declaratie!". PHonline (in Romanian). 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ Georgescu, Sorin; Terzian, Traian (20 March 2013). "S-a decis viitorul lui Jeremy Bokila!** Ce hotărâre a luat azi Petrolul Ploiești". ProSport (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Грозав и Бокила подписали контракты с "Тереком" и присоединились к команде". Championat (in Russian). 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Guangzhou R&F signs striker Jeremy Bokila". usa.chinadaily.com.cn/. usa.chinadaily. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Süper Kupa'da maçın adamı Seleznov oldu". Akhisar Haber (in Turkish). 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "GALATASARAY A.Ş. AKHİSARSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Hatayspor » #TRANSFER Hoş Geldin Jeremy Bokila" (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Bokila, Keçiörengücü kampına katıldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 8 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Ex-Congolees international Bokila tekent". www.hbvl.be (in Flemish). 14 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Transfert: Jérémy Bokila arrive à Thes Sport, son 15ème club en professionnel". FOOT.CD (in French). 15 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Bus als kleedkamer en medisch kabinet". www.hbvl.be (in Flemish). 17 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Roots Sign Democratic Republic of the Congo National Team Striker Jeremy Bokila". Oakland Roots SC. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Oakland Brings Aboard DR Congo International Bokila". www.uslchampionship.com. 21 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Welkom Jeremy!". Willem II (in Dutch). 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Jeremy Bokila: super-supersub die baalt van zijn eigen etiket". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  17. ^ "De unieke start van Peter Maes met Willem II". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Willem II is kampioen, supporters bestormen het veld". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Foot-friendly: DRC loses against Burkina Faso (0-1)". mediacongo.net. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
  20. ^ "Congo DR 1-1 Tunisia". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Voetbalfamilie Bokila thuis bij AGOVV" (in Dutch). gelderlander.nl. 9 February 2008.
  22. ^ a b Jeremy Bokila at Soccerway
  23. ^ Jeremy Bokila at National-Football-Teams.com
  24. ^ "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.