Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo (born 6 November 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
| 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 | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 | |||
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
editNkololo 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
editIn 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]
Personal life
editNkololo is the brother of Jordan Nkololo.[8]
Honours
editCentral 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
