Adán Adolfo Balbín Silva (born 13 October 1986) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays as a

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. He made 15 appearances for the Peru national team.

Club career

Balbín started his professional career with his hometown club

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in 2005. Then in 2007 he joined first division club

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. There the manager of Bolognesi at the time, Juan Reynoso, decided to use him as a

. With Bolognesi he won his first professional title, which was the 2007 Torneo Clausura. Adan played in

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until the end of the 2008 season. In January 2009 Balbín joined Universidad San Martín. In December 2013, he moved to play for

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International career

Balbín's impressive performances for his club convinced the new national team coach Sergio Markarian to give him his chance to play for the national team. On 17 November 2010, he made his national team debut in friendly against

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by substituting

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late in the match. The friendly was played in

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and finished in a 1–1 draw.

Honours

Coronel Bolognesi *

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Universidad San Martín * Torneo Descentralizado:

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Peru *

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bronze medal:

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