Husein Balić

Husein Balić
Balić with St. Pölten in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Steyr, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 ŁKS Łódź
Number 7
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)
2023 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 12 (0)
2024– ŁKS Łódź 24 (3)
International career
2019 Austria U21 5 (1)
2020 Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024

Husein Balić (born 15 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I liga 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] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 away league defeat against Korona Kielce on 12 February.[5]

International career

Born in Austria, Balić is of Bosnian descent and was born to a Bosniak family.[6] 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.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 November 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vorwärts Steyr 2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga Central 26 2 1 0 — 27 2
2014–15 Austrian Regionalliga Central 16 2 2 0 — 18 2
Total 42 4 3 0 0 0 45 4
St. Pölten 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 1[b] 0 15 0
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 29 3 4 5 — 33 8
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 18 4 3 0 — 21 4
Total 61 7 7 5 1 0 69 12
LASK 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 11 3 1 1 4[c] 0 16 4
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 29 3 5 3 7[c] 2 41 8
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 27 3 3 1 11[d] 4 41 8
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 5 0 2 0 — 7 0
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 5 1 1 0 1[e] 0 7 1
Total 77 10 12 5 23 6 112 21
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
ŁKS Łódź 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 13 3 — — 13 3
2024–25 I liga 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Total 24 3 2 0 0 0 26 3
Career totals 216 24 24 10 24 6 264 40
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the Austrian Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, one appearance in Austrian Bundesliga Europa Conference League play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b "Husein Balic". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  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. ^ "Korona Kielce grała do końca! Cudowny wolej w doliczonym czasie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ Smith, Chad C. (17 March 2021). "Rumor: Sporting KC Linked to 25-Year-Old Left Winger Husein Balic". The Blue Testament.
  7. ^ "Luxembourg v Austria game report". ESPN. 11 November 2020.