Renei Batlokwa | |
Fullname: | Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa[1] |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Botswana |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Athlone Town |
Clubnumber: | 21 |
Youthclubs1: | Thurrock |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Southend United |
Years1: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs1: | Southend United |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | → Lowestoft Town (loan) |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs3: | Brentwood Town |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | Canvey Island |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2022 |
Clubs5: | Concord Rangers |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs6: | Loughgall |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | Athlone Town |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 13:50, 4 April 2020 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 14 October 2019 |
Wedu Reneilwe Batlokwa (born 1 December 1997) is a Botswana professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland First Division side Athlone Town.[2]
Batlokwa attended Gable Hall School.[3] As of October 2018 he was fluent in three languages and learning a fourth.[3]
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]
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] He was released in the summer 2020.[11]
During the 2022–23 season, Batlokwa had a brief spell with Concord Rangers, however did not play for the club. In January 2023, following his time at Concord Rangers, Batlokwa spent time on trial at Slovak club Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš.[12]
On 1 September 2023, Batlokwa signed for newly promoted NIFL Premiership side Loughgall.[13] Ahead of the 2024 League of Ireland First Division season, after making two Northern Ireland Football League Cup appearances for Loughgall, Batlokwa signed for Athlone Town.[14]
He made his debut for the Botswana national football team on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Egypt.[15]