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Benjamin Čolić
	Čolić playing for Karviná in September 2018
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Čolić
Date of birth	23 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Chrudim
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2009	Željezničar
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2015	Željezničar
2015	Čelik Zenica
2016–2017	Zrinjski Mostar
2017	Olimpik
2017–2019	Karviná
2019–2023	Dynamo České Budějovice
2023	Tuzla City
2024–	Chrudim
International career
2009–2010	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2011–2012	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2011	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Benjamin Čolić (born 23 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Chrudim in the Czech National Football League.

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]

Tuzla City

On 4 October 2023, Čolić signed a contract with FK Tuzla City.^[8]

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.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 June 2020.^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Željezničar	2009–10	Bosnian Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2010–11	Bosnian Premier League	11	0	2	0	0	0	—		13	0
	2011–12	Bosnian Premier League	25	0	5	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2012–13	Bosnian Premier League	27	0	6	0	2	0	—		35	0
	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	5	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	20	1	2	0	4	0	—		26	1
	Total		103	1	15	0	7	0	—		125	1
Čelik Zenica	2015–16	Bosnian Premier League	17	3	3	0	—		—		20	3
Zrinjski Mostar	2015–16	Bosnian Premier League	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2016–17	Bosnian Premier League	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	—		11	0
Olimpik	2016–17	Bosnian Premier League	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
Karviná	2017–18	Czech First League	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
	2018–19	Czech First League	28	0	3	0	—		2^[a]	0	33	0
	Total		48	0	4	0	—		2	0	54	0
Dynamo České Budějovice	2019–20	Czech First League	28	2	1	0	—		—		29	2
Career total			220	7	23	0	7	0	2	0	252	7

^ Appearances in 2018–19 Czech First League relegation play-off

International

As of match played 16 December 2011.^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2011	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Željezničar^[10]

Zrinjski Mostar^[10]

Bosnian Premier League: 2015–16

References

^ I.M. (28 January 2016). "Benjamin Čolić potpisao za Zrinjski" (in Bosnian). bljesak.info. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ D.B. (30 January 2017). "Benjamin Čolić, Muamer Svraka i Filip Arežina novi igrači Olimpika" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ Faris Džaferović (17 July 2017). "Benjamin Čolić potpisao za MKF Karvina" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^ "Karviná 1–1 Mladá Boleslav". Soccerway. Perform Group. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "ZVANIČNO: Benjamin Čolić pronašao novi angažman" (in Bosnian). sportske.ba. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ "Dynamo České Budějovice 0–1 Opava". Soccerway. Perform Group. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ "ČOLIĆ- NOVO POJAČANJE U PLAVOM DRESU" [ČOLIĆ - NEW REINFORCEMENT IN BLUE JERSEY.] (in Bosnian). FK Tuzla City. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "Poland 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina". Soccerway. Perform Group. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "B. Čolić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 June 2020.