Loris Mouyokolo

Loris Mouyokolo

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Drancy, France
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Lorient
Number	4
Youth career
2008–2020	Lorient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	LorientII	34	(0)
2020–	Lorient	1	(0)
2022	→ Bourg-Péronnas (loan)	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Rodez (loan)	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023

Loris Mouyokolo (born 22 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Grenoble Foot 38.

Career

Loris Mouyokolo is a youth product of the FC Lorient academy, having joined the Bretons aged only 7.^[1]

Having played a few friendly games with the Merlus in the 2020 summer,^[2] he signed his first professional contract with the club on 16 November 2020.^[1]

Mouyokolo made his professional debut for Lorient on 16 December 2020 in a Ligue 1 game against PSG.^[3] He came on as a substitute of Thomas Fontaine in at the 73rd, as Lorient had already seen their central defender Andreaw Gravillon sent out, and were losing 2–0 at the Parc des Princes, the score not changing after Mouyokolo's entry.^[4]

On 24 January 2022, Mouyokolo joined Bourg-Péronnas on loan.^[5]

On 9 August 2022, Mouyokolo was loaned to Rodez in Ligue 2.^[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Mouyokolo is of Congolese descent.^[7][8]

References

1. "Loris Mouyokolo passe pro à Lorient". Actufoot (in French). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
2. Thomas, David (9 October 2020). "FC Lorient. Pelissier après la défaite à Rennes : " Tout ne pouvait pas être parfait "". Le Telegramme (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
3. "Le jeune Mouyokolo dans le groupe des Merlus pour aller affronter le Paris Saint-Germain". Ouest-France. 15 December 2020.
4. Maltret, Laurent (16 December 2020). "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Lorient, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 15e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
5. "LORIS MOUYOKOLO ARRIVE EN PRÊT" (Press release) (in French). Bourg-Péronnas. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
6. "LIGUE 2 BKT : LORIS MOUYOKOLO, SIXIÈME RECRUE DE LA SAISON 22/23 !" (in French). Rodez. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
7. Delourme, Camille (7 May 2019). "Football, le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
8. Delourme, Camille (4 December 2019). "Congo-Brazzaville: Le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en France (National 2/13e journée)". allAfrica.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.

External links

• Loris Mouyokolo at Soccerway