Ivan_Borna_Jelić_Balta
Ivan Jelić Balta
Croatian footballer
Ivan Borna Jelić Balta (born 17 September 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo on loan from Sarajevo.[1] Primarily a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Borna Jelić Balta | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| 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) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 | |||
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]
- As of match played 6 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Slaven Belupo (loan) | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 162 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Prva HNL relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Rudeš
Koper
- "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.
- "Ivan Jelić » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Арсенал-Київ заявив п'ятьох легіонерів [Arsenal Kyiv signed a five legionnaires]". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2018.
- Ivan Jelić Balta at Soccerway