Joseph Colley

Joseph Colley
Colley in 2022 playing for Wisła Kraków
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kanifing, Gambia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Wisła Kraków
Number 5
Youth career
Bro IK
–2015 IF Brommapojkarna
2015–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chievo 0 (0)
2021IK Sirius (loan) 23 (0)
2022– Wisła Kraków 56 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Sweden U17 27 (2)
2017–2018 Sweden U19 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024

Joseph Colley (born 13 April 1999[2][3]) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for I liga club Wisła Kraków.

Club career

Beginning his footballing career with Bro IK's, IF Brommapojkarna's, and Chelsea's youth academies, Colley signed with Serie B club Chievo in the summer of 2019.[4] In 2021, he joined IK Sirius on loan over the 2021 Allsvenskan season.[5]

On 18 January 2022, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków. He played the full 120 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Pogoń Szczecin in the 2023–24 Polish Cup final played on 2 May 2024.[6]

International career

Colley has represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams.[7]

Personal life

Colley was born in Kanifing, Gambia and moved to Sweden in 2008.[8][9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][2]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chievo 2019–20 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
IK Sirius 2021 Allsvenskan 23 0 1 0 24 0
Wisła Kraków 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 11 0 1 0 12 0
2022–23 I liga 15 0 1 0 1[b] 0 17 0
2023–24 I liga 28 0 5 0 33 0
2024–25 I liga 1 0 0 0 4[c] 0 5 0
Total 55 0 7 0 4 0 1 0 67 0
Career total 78 0 8 0 4 0 1 0 91 0
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Chelsea

Wisła Kraków

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Colley" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden - J. Colley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Joseph Colley Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Joseph Colley klar för Chievo". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Joseph Colley klar för Sirius Fotboll". Sirius Fotboll. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Joseph Colley - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Joseph Colley | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Nästa stora fotbollsstjärna kommer från Bro". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  10. ^ "LÅNGLÄSNING: "Tänkte bara shit, vad är svenska för konstigt språk" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll". LÅNGLÄSNING: “Tänkte bara shit, vad är svenska för konstigt språk” - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Chelsea defeat Paris to retain Youth League title". UEFA.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

Joseph Colley at Soccerway