Jeremy Loteteka Bokila (born 14 November 1988) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden in Belgium. He formerly played for the DR Congo national team.
Club career Bokila was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo. In the summer of 2012, Bokila was loaned to Liga I team, Petrolul Ploiești, with an option to make the move permanent. In the first half of the season he netted six goals in the league and three in the cup for the Yellow Wolves. In March 2013, it was announced that after continuous outstanding performances, Petrolul Ploiești would make his move permanent in the summer.
In the 2012–13 Liga I season he played in 31 games and scored 16 goals, helping his team finish third in Liga I. In the same season he won the Romanian Cup with Petrolul Ploiești scoring the only goal in the final against CFR Cluj. He played a total of five games and scored six goals in the Romanian Cup in the 2012–13 season.
On 28 August 2013, Bokila joined Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny for a €2.5 million transfer fee from Petrolul who had acquired his services on loan from Zulte.
In July 2015, Bokila signed for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F. For the second half of the 2015–16 season, this club loaned him to the Turkish Süper Lig club Eskişehirspor. After relegation in 2016, he returned, but was immediately loaned to Al-Kharitiyath in Qatar for one season.
In January 2017, Bokila moved to the Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisarspor. He became a part of the team that achieved the most successes in the club's history by winning the 2018 Turkish Super Cup and participating in the 2018–19 Turkish Cup final. After relegation in summer 2019, Bokila was signed by second-tier TFF First League club Hatayspor. In January 2020, he moved to Ankara Keçiörengücü. In October 2020, he signed with Thes Sport in the Belgian National Division 1. He was not yet eligible to play the game on 17 October against Mandel United and then the competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 21 January 2021, it was announced that Bokila had signed a contract with USL Championship club Oakland Roots.
Bokila joined Willem II on 6 July 2022, signing a one-year contract with the recently relegated Eerste Divisie club. He grew into a super-sub at the club, often scoring late goals. After Peter Maes took over as the team's head coach in September 2023, Bokila scored eight goals in four games in a row, playing a role as Willem II won the Eerste Divisie title at the end of the season, and reached promotion to the Eredivisie.
On 28 July 2025, Bokila signed for newly promoted Scottish Premiership side Livingston. He made his debut on the opening day of the season, coming on for Robbie Muirhead in the 82nd minute of a 2–2 draw away to Kilmarnock. In his second appearance, he scored in the 88th minute to seal a 3–1 home win over Falkirk at Almondvale.
In a match between Aberdeen and Livingston on 24 January 2026 at Pittodrie Stadium, with the former winning 6–2. Bokila was said to be "In tears" by then manager David Martindale after accusing Aberdeen defender Jack Milne of racially abusing him in an altercation between the pair during the match. The incident was referred to the SPFL. The tribunal concluded on a verdict of not proven on 11 May 2026.
He left Livi in May 2026 following the expiration of his contract.
International career Bokila has Congolese and Dutch citizenship but chose to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo at senior level. Bokila made his national team debut against Burkina Faso on 14 November 2012.
At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Bokila scored an equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Tunisia to ensure that DR Congo qualified for the knockout stage. In the quarter-finals, he also levelled the scores in a 4–2 win against Congo in which DR Congo came back from 2–0 down.
Personal life Bokila was born in a footballing family. His father Ndingi Bokila Mandjombolo was known in the eighties as "the pearl of Harelbeke", being a valuable player and top scorer three times in a row at Belgian club K.R.C. Harelbeke, between 1980 and 1982.
His sister Esther and brothers Noé and Wim are also footballers, while Jeremy's older brother Paldy played for TOP Oss among other teams before giving up professional football and emigrating to Italy.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAGOVV2007–08Eerste Divisie33720———3572008–09Eerste Divisie331421———35152009–10Eerste Divisie25710——10277Total912851——109729Zulte Waregem2010–11Pro League21200——002122011–12Pro League2000———20Total23200——00232Sparta (loan)2011–12Eerste Divisie281534——203319Petrolul Ploiești (loan)2012–13Liga I311666———3722Terek Grozny2013–14Russian Premier League19335———2282014–15Russian Premier League17110———181Total36445———409Guangzhou R&F2015Chinese Super League13410—00—144Eskişehirspor (loan)2015–16Süper Lig13100———131Al Kharaitiyat (loan)2016–17Qatar Stars League12300———123Akhisarspor2016–17Süper Lig4010———502017–18Süper Lig0000———002018–19Süper Lig16473—00—294Total20483—00—287CFR Cluj (loan)2017–18Liga I5000———50Dinamo București (loan)2017–18Liga I12110———131Hatayspor2019–20TFF First League6210———72Ankara Keçiörengücü2019–20TFF First League12100———121Thes Sport2020–21National Division 10000———00Oakland Roots2021USL Championship24500——21266Willem II2022–23Eerste Divisie34810——203782023–24Eerste Divisie 321120———34112024–25Eredivisie29321——30344Total952251——5010523Livingston2025–26Scottish Premiership930010——103Career total43011134201000101475132
International As of match played 25 May 2016. DR Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bokila goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition110 September 2014Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo22–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification215 October 2014Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast43–14–32015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification34–3426 January 2015Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea91–11–12015 Africa Cup of Nations531 January 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea102–24–22015 Africa Cup of Nations625 May 2016Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como, Italy161–11–1Friendly
Honours Sparta Rotterdam Eerste Divisie runner-up: 2011–12
Petrolul Ploiești Cupa României: 2012–13
CFR Cluj Liga I: 2017–18
Akhisarspor Turkish Super Cup: 2018
Willem II Eerste Divisie: 2023–24
DR Congo Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015
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