Benjamin Kololli (born 15 May 1992) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse and the Kosovo national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Kololli | ||
Date of birth | (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Aigle, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000 | Bex | ||
0000–2009 | Monthey | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Monthey | 11 | (6) |
2011–2014 | Sion U21 | 45 | (11) |
2013–2015 | Sion | 16 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Le Mont (loan) | 28 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Biel-Bienne | 17 | (6) |
2016 | → Young Boys (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Lausanne-Sport | 55 | (18) |
2018–2021 | Zürich | 78 | (22) |
2021– | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Kosovo | 23 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021 |
On 21 July 2018, Kololli signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Zürich.[1] Seven days later, he made his debut in a 0–2 away win against Grasshoppers after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Marco Schönbächler.[2]
On 14 July 2021, Kololli signed a two-and-a-half year contract with J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.[3] Nine days later, the club confirmed that Kololli's transfer was permanent and he received squad number 32.[4] On 18 August 2021, he made his debut with Shimizu S-Pulse in the 2021 Emperor's Cup fourth round against Kawasaki Frontale after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Keita Nakamura.[5]
On 30 August 2016, Kololli received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Finland.[6] On 12 November 2016, he made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Turkey after being named in the starting line-up.[7]
Kololli was born in Aigle, Switzerland from Kosovan parents from Lipjan.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monthey | 2011–12 | Swiss 1. Liga | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |
Sion U21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
2012–13 | Swiss Promotion League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | |||
Total | 56 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 17 | |||
Sion | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Le Mont (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Challenge League | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |
Total | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 47 | 8 | |||
Biel-Bienne | 2015–16 | Swiss Challenge League | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 19 | 10 | |
Young Boys (loan) | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 20 | 10 | |||
Lausanne-Sport | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | |
2017–18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 32 | 12 | |||
Total | 55 | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | 59 | 20 | |||
Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 14 |
2019–20 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
2020–21 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
Total | 78 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 26 | ||
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2021 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 251 | 71 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 276 | 81 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | |||
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 6 | 3 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 1 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | [12] |
2. | 3–1 | ||||||
3. | 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 2–0 | 5–0 | [13] | ||
4. | 3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) | Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | [14] |
Shimizu S-Pulse – current squad | |
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