Ivan Jelić Balta

Ivan Jelić Balta
Personal information
Full name Ivan Borna Jelić Balta
Date of birth (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sarajevo
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2010 Bjelovar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Bjelovar
2012–2013 Mladost Ždralovi
2014–2015 SV Hellas 94 Bietigheim
2015–2016 Stuttgarter Kickers II 19 (0)
2016 Mladost Ždralovi
2017 Rudeš 10 (1)
2018 Varaždin 8 (0)
2018 Arsenal Kyiv 4 (0)
2019–2022 Koper 70 (4)
2022–2023 Wisła Kraków 16 (0)
2023 → Sarajevo (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Sarajevo 1 (0)
2024 → Slaven Belupo (loan) 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025

Ivan Borna Jelić Balta (born 17 September 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.[1] Primarily a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.[2]

Club career

Born in Zagreb, Jelić Balta is a native of Bjelovar[3] 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.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stuttgarter Kickers II 2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 19 0 — — — 19 0
Rudeš 2016–17 Croatian Second League 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
2017–18 Croatian First League 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 10 1 1 0 — — 11 1
Varaždin 2017–18 Croatian Second League 8 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 10 0
Arsenal Kyiv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Koper 2019–20 Slovenian Second League 17 1 3 0 — — 20 1
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 24 1 3 1 — 2[c] 1 29 3
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 29 2 3 0 — — 32 2
Total 70 4 9 1 — 2 1 81 6
Wisła Kraków 2022–23 I liga 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Sarajevo (loan) 2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Sarajevo 2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 1 0 0 0 2[d] 0 — 3 0
Total 14 0 0 0 2 0 — 16 0
Slaven Belupo (loan) 2023–24 Croatian Football League 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2024–25 Croatian Football League 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Total 19 0 2 0 — — 21 0
Career total 158 5 15 1 2 0 4 1 179 7
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Polish Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Prva HNL relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Rudeš

Koper

References

  1. ^ "Sport1 - (ZVANIČNO) Sarajevo poslalo Ivana Bornu Jelića Baltu na pozajmicu". www.oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Oslobođenje. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ivan Jelić » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ BJELOVARSKI NOGOMETAŠ U UKRAJINI Ivan Borna Jelić Balta u Arsenalu iz Kijeva at bjelovarac.hr
  4. ^ "Арсенал-Київ заявив п'ятьох легіонерів [Arsenal Kyiv signed a five legionnaires]". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Ivan Jelić Balta at Soccerway