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Klaidi Lolos
Personal information
Full name Klaidi Lolos[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Athens, Greece[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 Olympiacos
2015–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2019 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Plymouth Argyle 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Dorchester Town (loan) 9 (4)
2020 → Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 Torquay United 28 (2)
2022–2023 Oxford City 35 (16)
2023–2024 Crawley Town 46 (13)
2024– Bolton Wanderers 3 (1)
International career
2018 Greece U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Klaidi Lolos (Greek: Κλάιντι Λώλος; born 6 October 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League One club Bolton Wanderers. He has previously played for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle where he had loan spells at Dorchester Town and Chippenham Town before joining Torquay United, after Torquay he played for Oxford City and Crawley Town.

Club career

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Early career

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Lolos joined Plymouth Argyle in 2017 on a youth apprenticeship, having previously been at Crystal Palace. He was scouted by Argyle academy director Kevin Hodges whilst he was on trial at Birmingham City.[citation needed]

Lolos was part of the Argyle Youth team who performed well in the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup, notably beating Manchester City on penalties in the third round. Lolos opened the scoring in the fifth round against Fulham, but that was where Argyle's run ended as the match finished in a 3–1 loss after extra time.[3]

On 15 December 2018, Lolos, along with teammate Aaron Goulty, was substituted off ill in an EFL Youth Alliance match against Portsmouth, which was being played in torrential conditions. The match was later postponed, after just 57 minutes had been played.[4]

Plymouth Argyle

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He first featured in a professional squad for Argyle in a 5–2 EFL League One defeat to Gillingham on 5 May 2018, where he appeared on the substitutes bench but did not come on.[5]

He signed a professional contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.[6][7] Lolos made his professional debut as a substitute in Argyle's 1–0 away defeat to Newport County on 17 August 2019.[8] On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Norwich City U21s.[9]

Lolos was released by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2020-21 season after making eight substitute appearances without scoring in League One and two starts in the Papa John's EFL Trophy where he scored one goal against Norwich City U21s.[10]

Loan to Dorchester

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In November 2019, Lolos joined Dorchester Town, of the Southern League Premier South on a two-month loan deal. He went on to play nine games for the Magpies, scoring four goals.[11]

Loan to Chippenham Town

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Lolos was loaned to Chippenham Town for one month in December 2020. He was sent off in his first and only game for the club and the loan was not extended.

Torquay United

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Lolos was announced as a new signing for Torquay United on 19 July 2021.[10] Lolos was released by the club after one season.[12]

Oxford City

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In July 2022, Lolos joined National League South club Oxford City having spent time with the club on trial.[13]

Crawley Town

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On 15 July 2023, Lolos signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year contract.[14]

Bolton Wanderers

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On 28 June 2024, he joined EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers on a three-year contract.[15]

International career

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Having previously been invited on international training camps, on 12 February 2019 Lolos scored his first goal for the Greece U19 team, in a 2–0 friendly win against Romania.[16]

Honours

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Crawley Town

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Klaidi Lolos: Forward". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ Groves, Chris (7 February 2018). "Argyle Under-18 1 Fulham 3". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ Errington, Chris (17 December 2018). "Plymouth Argyle game abandoned after four young players fall ill in awful weather". The Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Gillingham v Argyle – Team News". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ Cole, Dan (7 May 2019). "Retained List 2019". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ Stone, Megan (1 July 2019). "Cool for Klaidi: Lolos a Professional Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Newport County 1-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Plymouth Argyle vs Norwich Under-21s RECAP: Pilgrims beaten 3-2 in EFL Trophy tie". plymouthherald.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Klaidi Lolos | Football Stats | Plymouth Argyle | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Lolos returns to Plymouth". Dorchester Town F.C. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Club Announces Released List". torquayunited.com. 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Klaidi Lolos Joins Oxford City". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Klaidi Lolos Joins The Red Devils". www.crawleytownfc.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Lolos signing completes hat-trick". Bolton Wanderers FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  16. ^ Cole, Dan (13 February 2019). "Klaidi on Target for Greece". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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