| Benjamin Čolić | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin Čolić |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Chrudim |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Željezničar |
| Years1: | 2009–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Željezničar |
| Caps1: | 103 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Čelik Zenica |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Olimpik |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Karviná |
| Caps5: | 50 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Dynamo České Budějovice |
| Caps6: | 99 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Tuzla City |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Chrudim |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 June 2024 |
Benjamin Čolić (born 23 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chrudim in the Czech National Football League.
Čolić started his professional career at Željezničar, spending six years at the club, before joining Čelik Zenica in 2015. He then left Čelik and signed with Zrinjski Mostar in 2016. Later that year, he joined Olimpik. In July 2017, Čolić signed with Czech First League club Karviná. In the summer of 2019, he was transferred to Dynamo České Budějovice.
Čolić also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in 2011.
Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, Čolić started his professional career at hometown club Željezničar in 2009. He played for the club all the way until 2015, making over 100 appearances for Željezničar and winning five trophies (three league titles and two cups).
Čolić left Željezničar in June 2015 and shortly after signed a contract with Čelik Zenica. After Čelik, he played for Zrinjski Mostar,[1] winning one more league title, and Olimpik.[2]
On 17 July 2017, Čolić signed a two-year contract with Czech First League club Karviná.[3] Less than a month later, he made his official debut for Karviná in a 1–1 home draw against Mladá Boleslav on 13 August 2017.[4] He left the club after two years, in June 2019.
Shortly after leaving Karviná, Čolić signed a contract with Dynamo České Budějovice on 18 June 2019.[5] His first game for Dynamo was in a 1–0 home defeat against Opava on 14 July 2019.[6] Čolić scored his first goal for the club in a league game on 4 August 2019, a 1–1 home draw against Jablonec.[7]
On 4 October 2023, Čolić signed a contract with FK Tuzla City.[8]
Čolić was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 and U21 national teams.
On 16 December 2011, he made an appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in a 1–0 friendly loss against Poland.[9]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Željezničar | 2009–10 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Bosnian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Bosnian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Bosnian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Bosnian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 103 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 125 | 1 | ||||
| Čelik Zenica | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Olimpik | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Karviná | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||||
| Dynamo České Budějovice | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 220 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 7 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
Željezničar[10]
Zrinjski Mostar[10]