Ivan Jelić Balta
Ivan Borna Jelić Balta (born 17 September 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Sarajevo. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Borna Jelić Balta | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarajevo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Bjelovar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Bjelovar | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mladost Ždralovi | ||
| 2014–2015 | SV Hellas 94 Bietigheim | ||
| 2015–2016 | Stuttgarter Kickers II | 19 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mladost Ždralovi | ||
| 2017 | Rudeš | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | Varaždin | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Arsenal Kyiv | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Koper | 70 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Wisła Kraków | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Sarajevo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sarajevo | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Zagreb, Jelić Balta is a native of Bjelovar[2] where he went through the school of the local NK Bjelovar, joining the ranks of the third-tier first team in 2010. After two seasons, he joined local rivals Mladost Ždralovi in the same tier, which ended up winning the 2012–13 season of the Croatian Third League.
After that, he played for lower division clubs in Germany until his return to Croatia. In July 2018, he signed a contract with newly promoted Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 August 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stuttgarter Kickers II | 2015–16 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Rudeš | 2016–17 | Croatian Second League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Croatian First League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Varaždin | 2017–18 | Croatian Second League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Koper | 2019–20 | Slovenian Second League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 70 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 81 | 6 | |||
| Wisła Kraków | 2022–23 | I liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Sarajevo (loan) | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sarajevo | 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 141 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 7 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Polish Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- Appearance(s) in Prva HNL relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- "Ivan Jelić » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- BJELOVARSKI NOGOMETAŠ U UKRAJINI Ivan Borna Jelić Balta u Arsenalu iz Kijeva at bjelovarac.hr
- "Арсенал-Київ заявив п'ятьох легіонерів [Arsenal Kyiv signed a five legionnaires]". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2018.
- Ivan Jelić Balta at Soccerway
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