Vitaliy Balashov (Ukrainian: Віталій Юрійович Балашов; born 15 January 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakh side Aktobe.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vitaliy Yuriyovych Balashov | ||
Date of birth | (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aktobe | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Chornomorets Odesa Youth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2016 | Chornomorets Odesa | 98 | (12) |
2010 | → Chornomorets-2 Odessa | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2016 | Wisła Kraków | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Milsami Orhei | 10 | (4) |
2017 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 8 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Olimpik Donetsk | 49 | (5) |
2020 | Tambov | 6 | (0) |
2021 | Shakhter Karagandy | 13 | (2) |
2021– | Aktobe | 7 | (2) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Ukraine U16 | 14 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Ukraine U17 | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Ukraine U18 | 3 | (1) |
2012 | Ukraine U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 |
He is a product of the Chornomorets Odesa Youth academy and has played for both the reserve squad and youth squad.
In 2016, he played for Wisła Kraków in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[1]
On 4 August 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Tambov.[2] His Tambov contract was terminated on 9 October.[3]
On 2 March 2021, he signed a contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Shakhter Karagandy, but his contract was terminated just three months later.[4][5]
FC Aktobe – current squad | |
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