Béni Nkololo
Personal information
Full name Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo
Date of birth (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996
Place of birth Rennes, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al-Orobah
Number 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Stade Brestois 29 II 23 (5)
2016 Stade Brestois 29 1 (0)
2016–2018 US Avranches 51 (7)
2016–2017 US Avranches II 17 (1)
2018–2019 Tours 20 (2)
2019 Tours II 2 (0)
2019–2020 Lyon La Duchère 9 (0)
2019–2020 Lyon La Duchère II 2 (0)
2020–2021 US Concarneau 26 (1)
2021–2023 Central Coast Mariners 49 (15)
2023– Al-Orobah 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo (born 6 November 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi First Division League club Al-Orobah.

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]

Personal life

Nkololo is the brother of Jordan Nkololo.[7]

Honours

Central Coast Mariners

References

  1. ↑ "JORF n° 0024 du 29 janvier 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 2137. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  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. ↑ "Le frère de Jordan Nkololo (SM Caen) débarque à Avranches". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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