| Benjamin Kololli | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin Kololli |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Aigle, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Basel |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bex |
| Youthyears2: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Monthey |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Monthey |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Sion U21 |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Sion |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Le Mont (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Biel-Bienne |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Young Boys (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Lausanne-Sport |
| Caps7: | 55 |
| Goals7: | 18 |
| Years8: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Zürich |
| Caps8: | 78 |
| Goals8: | 22 |
| Years9: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Caps9: | 28 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Basel |
| Caps10: | 17 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam1: | Kosovo |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 11 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 31 March 2021 |
Benjamin Kololli (born 15 May 1992) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Basel and the Kosovo national team.
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]
At the end of the 2022 season, he and the club were relegated to the second division as second to last in the league table.
On 26 December 2023, FC Basel announced that they had signed Kololli on a free transfer and that he had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, which contained an option for another year.[6]
On 30 August 2016, Kololli received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Finland.[7] 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.[8]
Kololli was born in Aigle, Switzerland from Kosovan parents from Lipjan.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Monthey | 2011–12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |||
| Sion U21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 71 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 276 | 81 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | ||||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 4 | ||
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.|-|1.|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo|rowspan="3"||align=center|1–0|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1|rowspan="3"|2018–19 UEFA Nations League D|rowspan="2"|[10] |-|2.|align=center|3–1|-|3.||National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta|align=center|2–0|align=center|5–0|[11] |-|4.||Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy||align=center|1–1|align=center|1–1 |2020–21 UEFA Nations League C|[12] |}
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