Renei Batlokwa

Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa (born 1 December 1997) is a Botswana professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership side Loughgall.[2]

Renei Batlokwa
Personal information
Full name Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997
Place of birth Botswana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Loughgall
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- Loughgall 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

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]

International career

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

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. "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. "Egypt v Botswana game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.


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