Wilfried Benjamin Balima (born 20 March 1985) commonly known as Benjamin Balima, is a retired Burkinabé international

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who spent the majority of career with

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club

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier o ...

as a

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Career

Club

In June 2017, Balima left

after twelve years with the club. Balima re-signed for Sheriff Tiraspol on 20 July 2017. On 24 January 2020, Balima announced that he had retired from football, and that he had joined the coaching staff of Sheriff Tiraspol.

International

Balima played for the Burkina Faso under-21 team and the senior national team from

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 January 2015''

International goals

Honours

US Ouagadougou * Burkinabé Cup: 2004–05 *

Burkinabé SuperCup The Burkinabé SuperCup, known in English as the Burkina Faso Super Cup, is a match competition in Burkinabé football, played between the Burkinabé Premier League champions and the Coupe du Faso winners. The cup is known as the ''Coupe de l'As ...

: 2004–05 Sheriff Tiraspol *

: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12,

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: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 *

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References

External links

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Player profile at Football-Lineups
1985 births Living people Burkinabe men's footballers FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Moldovan Super Liga players Burkina Faso men's international footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Footballers from Bobo-Dioulasso 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football fullbacks US Ouagadougou players 20th-century Burkinabe people Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Moldova FC Sheriff Tiraspol non-playing staff 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub