Béni Nkololo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Brest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Brest B | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Brest | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Avranches (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Avranches B (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Avranches | 31 | (6) |
| 2017 | Avranches B | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tours | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tours B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lyon La Duchère | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lyon La Duchère B | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Concarneau | 26 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | 49 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Orobah | 32 | (5) |
| 2024– | CFR Cluj | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 | |||
Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo (born 6 November 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Nkololo was born in France and played for Stade Brestois 29 in Ligue 2 and a number of clubs in the Championnat National before moving to Australia to play for Central Coast Mariners in 2021.
Early life
[edit]Nkololo was born in Rennes, France, to Zairean parents born in Léopoldville. He acquired French nationality on 28 January 2004, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[1]
Club career
[edit]In July 2020, Nkololo signed with Championnat National side US Concarneau.[2]
In August 2021, Nkololo signed with Australian side Central Coast Mariners.[3] He scored on debut for the Mariners in a win over Blacktown City in the 2021 FFA Cup on 13 November 2021.[4]
Nkololo was part of the Central Coast Mariners' A-League Men Championship winning team in 2022-23, scoring the sixth of the side's goals in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final.[5]
In August 2023, Nkololo was granted a release by the Mariners on compassionate grounds to join a club in Saudi Arabia. He left the Mariners having scored seventeen goals over two seasons.[6]
On 4 July 2024, Nkololo joined Romanian side CFR Cluj.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Nkololo is the brother of Jordan Nkololo.[8]
Honours
[edit]Central Coast Mariners
- A-League Men Championship: 2022–23
- Australia Cup runner-up: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "JORF n° 0024 du 29 janvier 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 2137. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Béni N'Kololo retrouve la Bretagne avec l'US Concarneau" [Beni Nkololo returns to Brittany with US Concarneau] (in French). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Central Coast Mariners sign Frenchman Bèni Nkololo". 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Béni N'Kololo scores on debut for the Mariners". News.com.au. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Mariners smash Melbourne City 6–1 to win ALM decider". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ D'Urbano, Nick (1 August 2023). "Championship winning Mariners winger departs club on compassionate grounds". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "BUN VENIT, BÉNI NKOLOLO!".
- ^ "Le frère de Jordan Nkololo (SM Caen) débarque à Avranches". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Béni Nkololo at Soccerway
- Béni Nkololo at WorldFootball.net
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