Ivan Borna Jelić Balta (born 17 September 1992) is a Croatian professional
footballer who plays for
Croatian Football League club
Slaven Belupo
Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...
, on loan from
Sarajevo. Primarily a
defensive midfielder, he can also play as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Born in
Zagreb, Jelić Balta is a native of
Bjelovar 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
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.
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
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Rudeš
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Croatian Second League
The Prva nogometna liga ( en, First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Secon ...
:
2016–17
Koper
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Slovenian Cup:
2021–22
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Zagreb
Men's association football midfielders
Croatian men's footballers
NK Bjelovar players
Stuttgarter Kickers II players
NK Rudeš players
NK Varaždin (2012) players
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
FC Koper players
Wisła Kraków players
FK Sarajevo players
NK Slaven Belupo players
Second Football League (Croatia) players
Oberliga (football) players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Croatian Football League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Slovenian Second League players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
I liga players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina