Saša Balić
Saša Balić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Балић; born 29 January 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defender for Georgian club Dinamo Batumi and the Montenegro national team.
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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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2022 | Zagłębie Lubin | 130 | (6) |
| 2018 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Korona Kielce | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dinamo Batumi | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Montenegro U19 | |||
| Montenegro U21 | |||
| 2011– | Montenegro | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
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] On 25 May 2022, after five years at the club, which included Balić serving as the team's captain in 2021, it was announced he would leave Zagłębie at the end of June 2022.[6]
On 21 June 2022, Balić joined newly promoted Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce, signing a one-year contract.[7] He left the club by mutual consent on 1 March 2023.[8]
International career
He made his debut for Montenegro in a March 2011 friendly match against Uzbekistan and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Grbalj | 2008–09 | Montenegrin First League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Inter Zaprešić | 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Prva HNL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Târgu Mureș | 2015–16 | Liga I | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| FK Sarajevo | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2017–18 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 130 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 6 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2017–18 | III Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | III Liga | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Korona Kielce | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 301 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 332 | 12 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 September 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | |||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Notes
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
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.
- "Saša Balić żegna się z Miedziowymi" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 25 May 2022.
- "Saša Balić zagra w Koronie Kielce!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 21 June 2022.
- "Saša Balić odchodzi z Korony" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 1 March 2023.
- "Montenegro - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2020.