Bradley Locko Banzouzi

Left-back Bradley Locko grew up moving through junior clubs around Paris — CA Vitry, US Ivry, CFF Paris, Montrouge — before joining the Lorient academy in 2019. A free transfer took him to Stade de Reims the following year on a three-year professional contract, but his breakthrough came only after he left the club.

Reims sent him on loan to Stade Brestois 29 in January 2023, and the move was made permanent that July, with Brest paying €500,000 to sign him on a four-year deal. The 2023–24 season turned into his breakout year: Locko was a regular as Brest qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time, and he was named to the Ligue 1 Team of the Year by the UNFP. His market value rose sharply on the back of that campaign, and reported interest followed from Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Napoli.

Locko holds dual French and Congolese nationality but has represented France at youth level. He won a single cap for the France under-21s in 2023, called up as a replacement for Malo Gusto. The following year, Thierry Henry selected him for the France squad at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where he made five appearances, coming on as a late substitute in the final against Spain as France took the silver medal.

He wears the number 2 shirt at Brest, where he is contracted until 2027.