Benjamin Kololli (born 15 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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club Sion. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo national team.

Club career

Zürich

On 21 July 2018, Kololli signed a three-year contract with

club

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. Seven days later, he made his debut in a 0–2 away win against

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after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of

Marco Schönbächler Marco Schönbächler (born 11 January 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder. Career Schönbächler was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–2009 Swiss Championship winning team. On 17 August 2013, Schönbächler ...

Shimizu S-Pulse

On 14 July 2021, Kololli signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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. Nine days later, the club confirmed that Kololli's transfer was permanent and he received squad number 32. On 18 August 2021, he made his debut with Shimizu S-Pulse in the 2021 Emperor's Cup fourth round against

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after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of

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. 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.

Basel

On 26 December 2023,

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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.

Sion

On 27 December 2024,

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announced the signing of Kololli, starting from 1 January 2025.

International career

On 30 August 2016, Kololli received a call-up from Kosovo for a

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match against

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. On 12 November 2016, he made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Kololli was born in

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, Switzerland from Kosovan parents from

Lipjan Lipjan ( sq-definite, Lipjani) or Lipljan ( sr-Cyrl, Липљан) is a town and municipality located in the District of Pristina in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Lipjan has 6,870 inhabitants, while the municipality has 57,6 ...

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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Honours

Individual *

Team of the Year: 2018–19,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kololli, Benjamin 1992 births Living people People from Lipjan People from Aigle Footballers from the canton of Vaud Men's association football midfielders Kosovan men's footballers 21st-century Kosovan sportsmen Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Japan Swiss men's footballers Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Japan Swiss 1. Liga (football) players FC Monthey players Swiss Promotion League players Swiss Challenge League players FC Le Mont players FC Biel-Bienne players Swiss Super League players FC Sion players BSC Young Boys players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Zürich players FC Basel players J1 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players 21st-century Swiss sportsmen