Benjamin Čolić (born 23 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. 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

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. 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

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, 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

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titles and two

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s). Čolić left Željezničar in June 2015 and shortly after signed a contract with Čelik Zenica. After Čelik, he played for Zrinjski Mostar, winning one more league title, and Olimpik.

Karviná

On 17 July 2017, Čolić signed a two-year contract with

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club

. Less than a month later, he made his official debut for Karviná in a 1–1 home draw against

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on 13 August 2017. He left the club after two years, in June 2019.

Dynamo České Budějovice

Shortly after leaving

, Čolić signed a contract with

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on 18 June 2019. His first game for Dynamo was in a 1–0 home defeat against

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on 14 July 2019. Čolić scored his first goal for the club in a league game on 4 August 2019, a 1–1 home draw against Jablonec.

Tuzla City

On 4 October 2023, Čolić signed a contract with

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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

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Željezničar *

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: 2009–10, 2011–12,

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* Bosnian Cup:

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, 2011–12 Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2015–16

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