Benjamin Čolić

Benjamin Čolić (born 23 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Czech First League club Dynamo České Budějovice.

Benjamin Čolić
Čolić playing for Karviná in September 2018
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Čolić
Date of birth (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo České Budějovice
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2009 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Željezničar 103 (1)
2015 Čelik Zenica 17 (3)
2016–2017 Zrinjski Mostar 11 (0)
2017 Olimpik 13 (1)
2017–2019 Karviná 48 (0)
2019– Dynamo České Budějovice 28 (2)
National team
2009–2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 5 (0)
2011–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 10 (0)
2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina (unofficial) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020

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.

Club career

Early career

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]

Karviná

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.

Dynamo České Budějovice

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]

International career

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 June 2020.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Željezničar 2009–10 Bosnian Premier League 15000——150
2010–11 Bosnian Premier League 1102000—130
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League 2505000—300
2012–13 Bosnian Premier League 2706020—350
2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 500010—60
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 2012040—261
Total 103115070—1251
Čelik Zenica 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 17330——203
Zrinjski Mostar 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 40———40
2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 7000——70
Total 1100000—110
Olimpik 2016–17 Bosnian Premier League 131———131
Karviná 2017–18 Czech First League 20010——210
2018–19 Czech First League 28030—2[lower-alpha 1]0330
Total 48040—20540
Dynamo České Budějovice 2019–20 Czech First League 28210——292
Career total 220723070202527
  1. Appearances in 2018–19 Czech First League relegation play-off

International
As of match played 16 December 2011.[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201110
Total10

Honours

Željezničar[9]

Zrinjski Mostar[9]

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References
  1. I.M. (28 January 2016). "Benjamin Čolić potpisao za Zrinjski" (in Bosnian). bljesak.info. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. D.B. (30 January 2017). "Benjamin Čolić, Muamer Svraka i Filip Arežina novi igrači Olimpika" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. Faris Džaferović (17 July 2017). "Benjamin Čolić potpisao za MKF Karvina" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. "Karviná 1–1 Mladá Boleslav". Soccerway. Perform Group. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "ZVANIČNO: Benjamin Čolić pronašao novi angažman" (in Bosnian). sportske.ba. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. "Dynamo České Budějovice 0–1 Opava". Soccerway. Perform Group. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. A. Čaušević (4 August 2019). "Sjećate li se Benjamina Čolića? Jučer je zabio u stilu Cristiana Ronalda!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. "Poland 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  9. "B. Čolić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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