Gladys Bokese

Gladys Bokese

Personal information
Full name	Gladys Bokese
Date of birth	September 12, 1981
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	AC Léopards
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?–2000	AC Bandal
2000–2012	Motema Pembe	206	(29)
2012	Étoile du Sahel
2012–2013	Motema Pembe
2014–	AC Léopards
National team
2004-2012	Congo DR	33	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gladys Bokese (born September 9, 1981 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Congo Premier League side Léopards.

Starting his career at Kinshasha club AS Bandal he then joined Kinshasa giants Daring Club Motema Pembe with Mbala Mbuta Biscotte and Ngasanya Ilongo, where he would become a mainstay, winning the Linafoot thrice (2004, 2005, 2008) and the Coupe du Congo twice (2009, 2010) and captaining the team before leaving for Etoile sportive du Sahel from where he was quickly released.

He has also appeared regularly for the Congo DR with whom he reached the quarter finals of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and won the inaugural 2009 African Nations Championship for locally based internationals but was not called for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations due to lack of match practice.

Initially a striker, he was converted to center back by manager Claude Le Roy who first selected him to the national team in 2004, he has since then stayed in defence.

References

• "MTN Africa Cup of Nations – player profile". Retrieved 2008-06-13.
• "FootballDatabase.eu profile". Retrieved 2008-06-13.
• "Gladys Bokese et Etoile du Sahel, c'est fini". Retrieved 2012-03-02.