# Klaidi Lolos

Klaidi Lolos (Greek: Κλάιντι Λώλος; born 6 October 2000) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers. He has previously played for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle where he had loan spells at Dorchester Town and Chippenham Town before joining Torquay United, after Torquay he played for Oxford City and Crawley Town.

## Early life

Lolos was born in Cholargos, Greece, a suburb of Athens. He is of Albanian descent. His family moved to Southgate, England when Lolos was 12 years old.

## Club career
### Early career

Before leaving Greece, Lolos was in the youth academy of Olympiacos. He had trials with Brentford, Reading, Norwich City and Liverpool before he joined Crystal Palace's academy in 2015.

### Plymouth Argyle

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. He 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.
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.
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.
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.
He signed a professional contract ahead of the 2019–20 season. Lolos made his professional debut as a substitute in Argyle's 1–0 away defeat to Newport County on 17 August 2019. On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Plymouth in an EFL Trophy tie against Norwich City U21s.
On 11 December 2020, Lolos joined Chippenham Town on a one-month loan, alongside fellow Argyle youngster Ryan Law. He was sent off in his first and only game for the club and the loan was not extended.
Lolos was released by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2020-21 season after making eight substitute appearances without scoring in League One and two starts in the Papa John's EFL Trophy where he scored one goal against Norwich City U21s.

### Torquay United

Lolos was announced as a new signing for Torquay United on 19 July 2021. Lolos was released by the club after one season.

### Oxford City

In July 2022, Lolos joined National League South club Oxford City having spent time with the club on trial.

### Crawley Town

On 15 July 2023, Lolos signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year contract.

### Bolton Wanderers

On 28 June 2024, he joined EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers on a three-year contract.

## 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.

## Honours

Crawley Town
* EFL League Two play-offs: 2024