Charles Lokolingoy (born 2 March 1997) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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Early life

Lokolingoy was born in the

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, and moved to

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at the age of 11.

Club career

Sutherland Sharks

Lokolingoy started his career at

Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks FC is an Australian association football club based in the suburb of Sutherland in Sydney, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Its home games are played at Seymour Shaw Park, loca ...

, playing for them for two seasons before joining

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

Sydney FC

In February 2017, Lokolingjoy was promoted by

to the first team. He was released by Sydney FC on the transfer deadline day.

Brisbane Roar

A couple of weeks after his deadline day release from

, Lokolingjoy joined

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

for the remainder of the season, together with Ruon Tongyik. On 30 April 2019, it was announced that Lokolingjoy would not be continuing with Brisbane Roar, along with another 13 players.

Return to Sutherland Sharks

A week after his release by

, Lokolingoy was signed by his former club

Pegasus

In August 2019, Lokolingoy signed for

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club

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. He scored during his debut for the club. On 22 December 2019, Loklingoy left the club since he could not adapt to the climate of Hong Kong.

Sydney Olympic

In January 2020, Lokolingoy signed with

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for the season.

International career

In 2015, Lokolingoy was called up to represent the Australian under-23 team.

Honours

Sydney FC *

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

Premiership: 2017–18 *

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Arema * Piala Presiden:

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Individual * Piala Presiden Best Player:

References

External links

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NPL profile
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