Husein Balić
Balić with St. Pölten in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996
Place of birth Steyr, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
ŁKS Łódź
Youth career
2006–2010 SK Vorwärts Steyr
2010–2013 AKA Linz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Vorwärts Steyr 42 (4)
2015–2018 SSt. Pölten II 30 (6)
2015–2019 St. Pölten 61 (7)
2020–2024 LASK 77 (10)
2023Rheindorf Altach (loan) 12 (0)
2024– ŁKS Łódź 0 (0)
International career
2019 Austria U21 5 (1)
2020 Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023

Husein Balić (born 15 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club ŁKS Łódź.

Club career

He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for SKN St. Pölten on 23 September 2017 in a game against FC Admira Wacker Mödling.[2]

LASK

On 23 December 2019 LASK confirmed, that Balić had joined the club on a contract until the summer 2024.[3]

ŁKS Łódź

On 10 January 2024, Balić joined Polish Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź on a contract until June 2025, with an option for another year.[4]

International career

Born in Austria, Balić is of Bosnian descent and was born to a Bosniak family.[5] He made his debut for Austria national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Luxembourg. He substituted Valentino Lazaro in the 58th minute.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played on 12 November 2023[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vorwärts Steyr 2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga Central 26210272
2014–15 Austrian Regionalliga Central 16220182
Total 4243000454
St. Pölten 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga 140001[lower-alpha 1]0150
2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga 29345338
2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga 18430214
Total 61775106912
LASK 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga 113114[lower-alpha 2]0164
2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga 293537[lower-alpha 2]2418
2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga 2733111[lower-alpha 3]4418
2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga 502070
2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga 51101[lower-alpha 4]071
Total 771012523611221
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga 12000120
ŁKS Łódź 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 0000
Career totals 19221221024623837

References

  1. 1 2 "Husein Balic". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 September 2017.
  3. LASK VERPFLICHTET HUSEIN BALIC, lask.at, 23 December 2019
  4. "Husein Balić nowym piłkarzem ŁKS" (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. Smith, Chad C. (March 17, 2021). "Rumor: Sporting KC Linked to 25-Year-Old Left Winger Husein Balic". The Blue Testament.
  6. "Luxembourg v Austria game report". ESPN. 11 November 2020.
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