Loris Mouyokolo (born 22 May 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for club

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat o ...

on loan from

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...

Career

Loris Mouyokolo is a youth product of the

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of Frenc ...

academy, having joined the

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aged only 7. Having played a few friendly games with the ''Merlus'' in the 2020 summer, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 16 November 2020. Mouyokolo made his professional debut for Lorient on 16 December 2020 in a

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game against PSG. He came on as a substitute of Thomas Fontaine in at the 73rd, as Lorient had already seen their central defender

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sent out, and were losing 2–0 at the Parc des Princes, the score not changing after Mouyokolo's entry. On 24 January 2022, Mouyokolo joined Bourg-Péronnas on loan. On 9 August 2022, Mouyokolo was loaned to

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Personal life

Born in France, Mouyokolo is of

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descent.

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* 2001 births Living people People from Drancy French footballers French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football defenders FC Lorient players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players Rodez AF players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players Black French sportspeople {{France-footy-defender-2000s-stub