Jeremy Bokila

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.

Jeremy Bokila

Playing for Terek in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jeremy Loteteka Bokila
Date of birth	14 November 1988
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Oakland Roots
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	Akhisar Belediyespor	20	(4)
2017	→ CFR Cluj (loan)	5	(1)
2017	→ Dinamo București (loan)	12	(1)
2019	Hatayspor	6	(2)
2020	Keçiörengücü	12	(1)
2021–	Oakland Roots	0	(0)
National team^‡
2012–	DR Congo	20	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2019

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]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2019[8][9]

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.[10]

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

• Eerste Divisie: Runner-up 2012

Petrolul Ploiești

• Cupa României: 2012–13

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2017–18

National

DR Congo

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015[11]

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". http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/. usa.chinadaily. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015. External link in |website= (help)
5. "Foot-friendly: DRC loses against Burkina Faso (0-1)". mediacongo.net. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
6. "Congo DR 1-1 Tunisia". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
7. "Voetbalfamilie Bokila thuis bij AGOVV" (in Dutch). gelderlander.nl. 9 February 2008.
8. Jeremy Bokila at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
9. Jeremy Bokila at Soccerway
10. Jeremy Bokila at National-Football-Teams.com
11. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535

External links

• Jeremy Bokila at WorldFootball.net
• Jeremy Bokila at Soccerway