Renei Batlokwa

Renei Batlokwa
Personal information
Full name Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Botswana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athlone Town
Number 21
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)
2022 Concord Rangers 0 (0)
2023–2024 Loughgall 0 (0)
2024– Athlone Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Botswana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 for League of Ireland First Division side Athlone Town.[2]

Early and personal life

Batlokwa attended Gable Hall School.[3] As of October 2018 he was fluent in three languages and learning a fourth.[3]

Club career

Batlokwa began his career with Thurrock, joining Southend United at the age of 14.[3] He moved on loan to Lowestoft Town in April 2018.[4][5] He played with the Southend first team during the 2018–19 pre-season,[6] making his competitive debut on 4 September 2018.[7][8]

He was released by Southend at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9] Batlokwa then joined Brentwood Town at the end of November 2019.[10] He played for the club until March 2020, where he joined Canvey Island.[11] He was released in the summer 2020.[12]

During the 2022–23 season, Batlokwa had a brief spell with Concord Rangers, however did not play for the club.[13] In January 2023, following his time at Concord Rangers, Batlokwa spent time on trial at Slovak club Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš.[14]

On 1 September 2023, Batlokwa signed for newly promoted NIFL Premiership side Loughgall.[15] Ahead of the 2024 League of Ireland First Division season, after making two Northern Ireland Football League Cup appearances for Loughgall, Batlokwa signed for Athlone Town.[16]

International career

He made his debut for the Botswana national football team on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Egypt.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 65. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Irish League transfers five most intriguing moves". Belfast Live Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Getting To Know: Renei Batlokwa". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Bostik League Clubs Busy Ahead Of Deadline". Pitchero. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ Chris Wise (5 April 2018). "Lowestoft Town boss delighted on have on-loan midfielder Batlokwa on board". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Games played by Renei Batlokwa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ Chris Phillips (5 September 2018). "Renei Batlokwa's joy at making Southend United debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Southend United Announce Retained List". southendunited.co.uk.
  10. ^ Profile at Brentwood Town's website. brentwoodtownfc.co.uk.
  11. ^ Canvey Swoop For Brentwood Midfielder. betvictoristhmian.co.uk. 7 March 2020.
  12. ^ Botswana: Zebras Prepare for AFCON. allafrica.com. 15 October 2020.
  13. ^ Renei Batlokwa at Soccerway
  14. ^ "MFK Zemplín na úvod prípravy si zmeral sily s Liptovským Mikulášom" (in Slovak). Regionálne správy. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Irish League transfers - five of the most intriguing deadline day moves". BelfastLive. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Match Report: Athlone Town AFC 3-3 Longford Town FC". Athlone Town F.C. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Egypt v Botswana game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
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