Béni Nkololo has completed a permanent move from Greek side Panetolikos to Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan, signing a contract that runs from 2026-02-06 to 2029-01-31. The 29-year-old right winger, who holds both French and DR Congo nationality, joins the Beijing giants with a current market value listed at €1.00m.
The transfer marks another major step in Nkololo’s increasingly global career, taking him from the Greek Super League 1 to the Chinese Super League. The deal from Panetolikos to Beijing Guoan has been formally recorded, with the switch registered on 2026-02-06. While the exact fee has been left undisclosed in the documentation, his valuation underscores the stature he has built over recent seasons across multiple leagues.
For Beijing Guoan, the arrival of Nkololo adds a tall, left‑footed attacking option on the right flank, with the winger standing at 1.86 metres. His versatility in the final third and experience in varied football cultures—France, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Greece and now China—makes him a ready‑made asset for a club with regular ambitions near the top of the Super League.
Born in Rennes on 06 Nov 1996, Nkololo has taken a long, incremental route to this move. He began in France with Stade Brest 29 B before an initial loan, then a permanent move, to US Avranches. From there he joined Tours FC, then Lyon – La Duchère, and later US Concarneau, steadily climbing from the French lower leagues. A switch to Central Coast Mariners in Australia followed, before stints with Al‑Orobah in Saudi Arabia, CFR Cluj in Romania and most recently Panetolikos in Greece.
That journey has been mirrored by his rising market value. From just €100k at US Avranches in 2017, his value climbed through spells at Tours and Concarneau, then jumped again after his move to Central Coast Mariners, and later Al‑Orobah. By mid‑2025, during his time at CFR Cluj, his valuation had reached the €1m mark and remained there into his Panetolikos spell, a level he still holds on the eve of his Beijing adventure.
At Panetolikos and previously CFR Cluj, Nkololo’s stock grew as an attacking winger capable of stretching defences, cutting inside from the right and contributing in the final third. That upward curve, combined with his age profile—experienced but still in his competitive prime—made him an appealing target for a Beijing Guoan side looking for immediate impact rather than long‑term development.
For supporters in France and DR Congo, the move adds another name to the list of players carrying their flags abroad, this time in the rapidly developing Chinese Super League. For Panetolikos followers, it closes a brief chapter that began when he arrived from CFR Cluj in the 25/26 season and ends with a move to Asia’s biggest football market. Beijing Guoan fans, meanwhile, will see his arrival as a statement of intent, bringing in a winger whose career trajectory has been consistently upward and whose international experience should translate quickly to Chinese football.
If Nkololo adapts smoothly to life in Beijing and the demands of the Super League, this contract could anchor the defining phase of his career, giving him the platform to enhance his reputation on yet another continent and cement his status as a widely travelled, high‑impact winger at the peak of his powers.
