Saša Balić
Saša Balić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Балић; born 29 January 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a defender for Zagłębie Lubin.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Kotor, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Bokelj | ||
| 2007–2008 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 2008–2009 | Grbalj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | OFK Beograd | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Grbalj | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Inter Zaprešić | 48 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 36 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Târgu Mureș | 24 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Sarajevo | 19 | (1) |
| 2017 | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Zagłębie Lubin | 94 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Montenegro U-19 | |||
| Montenegro U-21 | |||
| 2011–2015 | Montenegro | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2010 | |||
Club career
Balić started his career at FK Bokelj[1] before moving to the Serbian side OFK Beograd where he spent the 2007–08 season before moving to FK Grbalj in July 2008. After spending a season with Grbalj, he was released in June 2009[2] and later joined Croatian side NK Inter Zaprešić in November 2009,[3] although his transfer will come into effect during the winter transfer period so he will be eligible to play for Inter after the winter break of the 2009–10 season.
In late February 2012 Balić signed a four-year contract with FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[4]
On 27 July 2017 he signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin.[5]
International career
He made his debut for Montenegro in a March 2011 friendly match against Uzebkistan and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals.[6] His final international was a November 2015 friendly against Macedonia.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Grbalj | 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2009–10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Târgu Mureș | 2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| FK Sarajevo | 2016–17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |
| Career total | 144 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 5 | |
International
- As of 29 May 2016
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | |||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
References
- Saša Balić at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Sasa Balic". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- Vlahović, Nikola (19 November 2009). "Inter se pojačao" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ""Кривбасс" подписал игрока сборной Черногории". ua-football.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Saša Balić w Zagłębiu Lubin" (in Polish). 90minut. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Montenegro - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 29 July 2020.