Ivan Jelić Balta

Ivan Borna Jelić Balta (born 17 September 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Sarajevo. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Zagreb, Jelić Balta is a native of Bjelovar where he went through the school of the local NK Bjelovar, joining the ranks of the third-tier first team in 2010. After two seasons, he joined local rivals Mladost Ždralovi in the same tier, which ended up winning the 2012–13 season of the Croatian Third League.

After that, he played for lower division clubs in Germany until his return to Croatia. In July 2018, he signed a contract with newly promoted Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.

Career statistics

Honours

Rudeš

Croatian Second League: 2016–17

Koper

Slovenian Cup: 2021–22

References

External links

1992 births

Living people

Footballers from Zagreb

Men's association football midfielders

Croatian men's footballers

NK Bjelovar players

Stuttgarter Kickers II players

NK Rudeš players

NK Varaždin (2012) players

FC Arsenal Kyiv players

FC Koper players

Wisła Kraków players

FK Sarajevo players

Second Football League (Croatia) players

Oberliga (football) players

First Football League (Croatia) players

Croatian Football League players

Ukrainian Premier League players

Slovenian Second League players

Slovenian PrvaLiga players

I liga players

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players

Croatian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine

Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia

Expatriate men's footballers in Poland

Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina