Joseph Colley

Joseph Colley
	Colley in 2022 playing for Wisła Kraków
Personal information
Date of birth	13 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kanifing, Gambia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Wisła Kraków
Number	5
Youth career
	Bro IK
0000–2015	IF Brommapojkarna
2015–2019	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Chievo
2021	→ IK Sirius (loan)
2022–	Wisła Kraków
International career
2014–2016	Sweden U17
2017–2018	Sweden U19
	*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]

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

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

As of 3 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]^[2]
Club	Season	Division	League		National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	0	17	0
	2023–24	I liga	28	0	5	0	—		—		—		33	0
	2024–25	I liga	1	0	0	0	—		4^[b]	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

Chelsea

Wisła Kraków

^ "Joseph Colley" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden - J. Colley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Joseph Colley Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Officiellt: Joseph Colley klar för Chievo". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Joseph Colley klar för Sirius Fotboll". Sirius Fotboll. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Joseph Colley - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Joseph Colley | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Nästa stora fotbollsstjärna kommer från Bro". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Chelsea defeat Paris to retain Youth League title". UEFA.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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