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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	Slaven Belupo (on loan from Sarajevo)
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)	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024

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]

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 25 October 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
Sarajevo	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	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Career total			156	5	14	1	2	0	4	1	176	7

^ Includes Croatian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Polish Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
^ Appearance(s) in Prva HNL relegation play-offs
^ Appearance(s) in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Rudeš

Croatian Second League: 2016–17^[5]

Koper

Slovenian Cup: 2021–22^[5]

References

^ "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.
^ BJELOVARSKI NOGOMETAŠ U UKRAJINI Ivan Borna Jelić Balta u Arsenalu iz Kijeva at bjelovarac.hr
^ "Арсенал-Київ заявив п'ятьох легіонерів [Arsenal Kyiv signed a five legionnaires]". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ivan Jelić Balta at Soccerway

External links

Ivan Jelić Balta at the Croatian Football Federation
Ivan Jelić Balta at Soccerway
Ivan Jelić Balta at WorldFootball.net
Ivan Jelić Balta at Sofascore
Ivan Jelić Balta at Flashscore.com

v t e NK Slaven Belupo – current squad
1 Jesenović 2 Katalinić 3 Brdik 5 Pllana 6 Božić 7 Šakota 8 Jagušić 9 Murić 10 Mioč 11 Nongoh 12 Kolar 13 Lepinjica 14 Liber 15 Abdu 16 Ćurković 17 Caimacov 19 Štrkalj 20 Hlevnjak 22 Šuto 23 Štefulj 24 Bošnjak 25 Sušak 27 Riđan 29 Međimorec 30 Agbekpornu 32 Čović 33 Bosec 45 Mrdaković 55 Boras 88 Jelić Balta 99 Marić Manager: Radeljić