Klaidi Lolos

Klaidi Lolos (Greek: Κλάιντι Λώλος; born 6 October 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Plymouth Argyle, currently on-loan at Chippenham Town.

Klaidi Lolos
Personal information
Full name Klajdi Lolos[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000[2]
Place of birth Athens, Greece[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2011 Olympiacos
2015–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2019 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Plymouth Argyle 5 (1)
2019–2020 → Dorchester Town (loan) 9 (4)
2020- → Chippenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2018– Greece U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:48, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Lolos joined Plymouth Argyle in 2017 on a youth apprenticeship, having previously been at Crystal Palace. He was scouted by Argyle academy director Kevin Hodges whilst he was on trial at Birmingham City.

Lolos was part of the Argyle Youth team who performed well in the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup, notably beating Manchester City on penalties in the third round. Lolos opened the scoring in the fifth round against Fulham, but that was where Argyle's run ended as the match finished in a 3–1 loss after extra time.[3]

On 15 December 2018, Lolos, along with teammate Aaron Goulty, was substituted off ill in an EFL Youth Alliance match against Portsmouth, which was being played in torrential conditions. The match was later postponed, after just 57 minutes had been played.[4]

Senior career

He first featured in a professional squad for Argyle in a 5–2 EFL League One defeat to Gillingham on 5 May 2018, where he appeared on the substitutes bench but did not come on.[5]

He signed a professional contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.[6][7] Lolos made his professional debut as a substitute in Argyle's 1–0 away defeat to Newport County on 17 August 2019.[8] On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Norwich City U21s.[9]

Loan to Dorchester

In November 2019, Lolos joined Dorchester Town, of the Southern League Premier South on a two-month loan deal. He went on to play nine games for the Magpies, scoring four goals.[10]

International career

Having previously been invited on international training camps, on 12 February 2019 Lolos scored his first goal for the Greece U19 team, in a 2–0 friendly win against Romania.[11]

    References
    1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
    2. "Klaidi Lolos: Forward". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    3. Groves, Chris (7 February 2018). "Argyle Under-18 1 Fulham 3". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    4. Errington, Chris (17 December 2018). "Plymouth Argyle game abandoned after four young players fall ill in awful weather". The Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    5. "Gillingham v Argyle – Team News". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    6. Cole, Dan (7 May 2019). "Retained List 2019". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    7. Stone, Megan (1 July 2019). "Cool for Klaidi: Lolos a Professional Pilgrim". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
    8. "Newport County 1-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
    9. "Plymouth Argyle vs Norwich Under-21s RECAP: Pilgrims beaten 3-2 in EFL Trophy tie". plymouthherald.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    10. "Lolos returns to Plymouth". Dorchester Town F.C. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
    11. Cole, Dan (13 February 2019). "Klaidi on Target for Greece". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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