Saša Balić (; born 29 January 1990) is a Montenegrin professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Bokelj and the
Montenegro national team.
Club career
Balić started his career at
FK Bokelj
FK Bokelj is a Montenegrin professional football club based in the coastal town of Kotor. They currently compete in the Montenegrin First League.
History
History of Bokelj started at the second decade of 20th century. The team was founded on 30 ...
before moving to the Serbian side
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
where he spent the 2007–08 season before moving to
FK Grbalj
Omladinski fudbalski klub Grbalj (, ) is a Montenegrin professional football club based in the small town of Radanovići, municipality of Kotor. They currently compete in the Montenegrin Second League.
History
The first football club in Radanov ...
in July 2008. After spending a season with Grbalj, he was released in June 2009 and later joined Croatian side
NK Inter Zaprešić
Nogometni klub Inter Zaprešić was a Croatian professional football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb.
The team were nicknamed ''Keramičari'' (The ceramics makers), because they were sponsored by a ceramics fa ...
in November 2009, 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.
On 27 July 2017, he signed a contract with
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by lo ...
. On 25 May 2022, after five years at the club, which included Balić serving as the team's
captain
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in 2021, it was announced he would leave Zagłębie at the end of June 2022.
On 21 June 2022, Balić joined newly promoted
Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
club
Korona Kielce
Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...
, signing a one-year contract. He left the club by mutual consent on 1 March 2023.
International career
He made his debut for
Montenegro
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in a March 2011
friendly match
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against
Uzbekistan
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and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals.
Career statistics
Club
International
Notes
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Kotor
Men's association football fullbacks
Montenegrin men's footballers
Montenegro men's youth international footballers
Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers
Montenegro men's international footballers
OFK Beograd players
OFK Grbalj players
NK Inter Zaprešić players
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players
FK Sarajevo players
CFR Cluj players
Zagłębie Lubin players
Korona Kielce players
FC Dinamo Batumi players
FK Dečić players
FK Bokelj players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Montenegrin First League
Croatian Football League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Liga I players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Ekstraklasa players
III liga players
Erovnuli Liga players
Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Poland
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