Béni Nkololo

Béni Nkololo
Personal information
Full name	Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo
Date of birth	6 November 1996 (age 28)
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
0000–2015	Brest
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Brest B
2016–2017	Brest
2016–2017	→ Avranches (loan)
2016–2017	→ Avranches B (loan)
2017–2018	Avranches
2017	Avranches B
2018–2019	Tours
2019	Tours B
2019–2020	Lyon La Duchère
2019–2020	Lyon La Duchère B
2020–2021	Concarneau
2021–2023	Central Coast Mariners
2023–2024	Al-Orobah
2024–	CFR Cluj
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025

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

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

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

Nkololo is the brother of Jordan Nkololo.^[8]

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men Championship: 2022–23
Australia Cup runner-up: 2021

References

^ "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

Béni Nkololo at Soccerway
Béni Nkololo at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "JORF n° 0024 du 29 janvier 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 2137. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[2] "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.

[3] "Central Coast Mariners sign Frenchman Bèni Nkololo". 27 August 2021.

[4] "Béni N'Kololo scores on debut for the Mariners". News.com.au. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[5] "Mariners smash Melbourne City 6–1 to win ALM decider". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[6] D'Urbano, Nick (1 August 2023). "Championship winning Mariners winger departs club on compassionate grounds". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[7] "BUN VENIT, BÉNI NKOLOLO!".

[8] "Le frère de Jordan Nkololo (SM Caen) débarque à Avranches". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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