Mihai Alexandru Bălașa (born 14 January 1995) is a Romanian professional

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who plays for Liga I side

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as a defender.

Club career

Viitorul Constanța

Bălașa made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța on 20 August 2012, in a Liga I game against

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Roma

In August 2014, Bălașa was transferred by Italian club

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, joining a growing Romanian contingent at the club. He was part of the squad for the

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, featuring as a second-half substitute against Internazionale. On 22 August 2014, Bălașa signed for

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on loan. He made his debut in the 0–2 defeat to

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on 30 August 2014. Bălașa joined Trapani on a season-long loan on 16 July 2016.

FCSB

Bălașa returned to Romania in January 2017, signing a five-year contract with FCSB for an undisclosed transfer fee. On 2 August 2017, he scored the opener from a free kick in a Champions League third qualifying round 4–1 away win over Viktoria Plzeň.

International career

Bălașa has represented Romania on many occasions at youth level. He earned his first cap for the senior side in a

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match against Denmark on 8 October 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 away draw.

Personal life

Bălașa's father Cristian was also a professional footballer. He played as a midfielder and scored 26 goals in 224 Divizia A matches for Chindia Târgoviște, Argeș Pitești and Farul Constanța combined.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Universitatea Craiova *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balasa, Mihai 1995 births Living people Footballers from Târgoviște Men's association football defenders Romanian men's footballers Liga I players FC Viitorul Constanța players Serie B players AS Roma players FC Crotone players SSD FC Trapani 1905 players FC Steaua București players CS Universitatea Craiova players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy