Joseph Colley

Joseph Colley
Colley in 2022 playing for Wisła Kraków
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Kanifing, Gambia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tirana
Number 5
Youth career
Bro IK
–2015 IF Brommapojkarna
2015–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chievo 0 (0)
2021 → IK Sirius (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2026 Wisła Kraków 64 (0)
2025 Wisła Kraków II 4 (1)
2026– Tirana 4 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Sweden U17 27 (2)
2017–2018 Sweden U19 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:51, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Joseph Colley (born 13 April 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kategoria Superiore club Tirana. Having represented Sweden at youth level, he has been called up to the Gambia national team.

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. In 2021, he joined IK Sirius on loan over the 2021 Allsvenskan season.

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. He departed Wisła in June 2026 upon the expiration of his contract.

International career

Colley has represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams.

Personal life

Colley was born in Kanifing, Gambia and moved to Sweden in 2008.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 0 17 0
2023–24 I liga 28 0 5 0 — — — 33 0
2024–25 I liga 3 0 0 0 — 4 0 1 0 8 0
2025–26 I liga 5 0 3 0 — — — 8 0
Total 62 0 10 0 — 4 0 2 0 78 0
Wisła Kraków II 2024–25 III liga, gr. IV 2 1 — — — — 2 1
2025–26 III liga, gr. IV 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 4 1 — — — — 4 1
Career total 89 1 11 0 — 4 0 2 0 106 1
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Chelsea

Wisła Kraków

References

  1. 1 2 "Sweden - J. Colley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Joseph Colley Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Colley" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ Karcz, Bartosz (23 May 2026). "Wisła Kraków ogłasza pierwsze rozstania z zawodnikami. Budowa kadry na ekstraklasę ruszyła". gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Joseph Colley - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Joseph Colley | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Nästa stora fotbollsstjärna kommer från Bro". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Chelsea defeat Paris to retain Youth League title". UEFA. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ↑ Skowron, Grzegorz (11 May 2026). "Wisła Kraków mistrzem 1 ligi! Już wcześniej zapewniła sobie awans do ekstraklasy". krknews.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 May 2026.