Husein Balić (born 15 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I liga club ŁKS Łódź.
He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for SKN St. Pölten on 23 September 2017 in a game against FC Admira Wacker Mödling.[2]
On 23 December 2019, LASK confirmed that Balić had joined the club on a contract until the summer 2024.[3]
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]
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]
| 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 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| ŁKS Łódź II | 2024–25 | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 224 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 272 | 42 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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