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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
 Canvey Island
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 1 (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 Canvey Island.

Early and personal life

Batlokwa attended Gable Hall School.[2] As of October 2018 he was fluent in three languages and learning a fourth.[2]

Club career

Batlokwa began his career with Thurrock, joining Southend United at the age of 14.[2] He moved on loan to Lowestoft Town in April 2018.[3][4] He played with the Southend first team during the 2018–19 pre-season,[5] making his competitive debut on 4 September 2018.[6][7]

He was released by Southend at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] Batlokwa then joined Brentwood Town at the end of November 2019.[9] He played for the club until March 2020, where he joined Canvey Island.[10]

International career

He made his debut for the Botswana national football team on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Egypt.[11]

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. ^ a b c "Getting To Know: Renei Batlokwa". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Bostik League Clubs Busy Ahead Of Deadline". Pitchero. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ Chris Wise (5 April 2018). "Lowestoft Town boss delighted on have on-loan midfielder Batlokwa on board". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Games played by Renei Batlokwa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ Chris Phillips (5 September 2018). "Renei Batlokwa's joy at making Southend United debut". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Southend United Announce Retained List". www.southendunited.co.uk.
  9. ^ Profile at Brentwood Town's website, brentwoodtownfc.co.uk
  10. ^ Canvey Swoop For Brentwood Midfielder, betvictoristhmian.co.uk, 7 March 2020
  11. ^ "Egypt v Botswana game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
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