Béni Nkololo
French footballer (born 1996)
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Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo (born 6 November 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Béni Jean-Luc Nkololo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Rennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Brest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Brest B | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Brest | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Avranches (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Avranches B (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Avranches | 31 | (6) |
| 2017 | Avranches B | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tours | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tours B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lyon La Duchère | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lyon La Duchère B | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Concarneau | 26 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | 49 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Orobah | 32 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | CFR Cluj | 34 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Panetolikos | 12 | (4) |
| 2026– | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026 | |||
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]
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]
On 4 July 2024, Nkololo joined Romanian side CFR Cluj.[7]
On 6 February 2026, Nkololo signed for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan, reuniting with his former manager Nick Montgomery, from his stint at Central Coast Mariners.[8]
Personal life
Nkololo is the brother of Jordan Nkololo.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 March 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brest B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
| Avranches | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Avranches (loan) | 2016–17 | National | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Avranches B (loan) | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Avranches | 2017–18 | National | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| Avranches B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Tours | 2018–19 | National | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Tours B | 2018–19 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lyon La Duchère | 2019–20 | National | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Lyon La Duchère B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Concarneau | 2020–21 | National | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 49 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 54 | 17 | ||||
| Al-Orobah | 2023–24 | Saudi First Division | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2024–25 | Liga I | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Panetolikos | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2026 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 278 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 318 | 54 | ||
Honours
Central Coast Mariners
- A-League Men Championship: 2022–23
- Australia Cup runner-up: 2021
CFR Cluj
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2025
Beijing Guoan