Lorena Balić

Lorena Balić (born 28 February 1998) is a Croatian football forward currently playing for Osijek in the Prva HNLŽ, and the Croatia national team. She is also the second leading goal scorer of the Prva HNLŽ with 333 goals, behind Izabela Lojna.

Lorena Balić
Personal information
Full name Lorena Balić
Date of birth (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Osijek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014- Osijek 176 (333)
International career‡
2013 Croatia U17 2 (2)
2016 Croatia U19 3 (1)
2021– Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Club career

Balić started her career in 2014 making her debut for Osijek in a 5–0 victory over ZNK Angram, however she failed to score.[1] She played the majority of the 2014/15 season in Osijek’s youth set up scoring 18 goals in 5 ISTOK youth league matches.[2]

Balić only came to life as an outstanding forward in the 2017-18 season when she broke the record for scoring the most goals in a Croatian league season, with 61 goals, beating previous holder of the record, Mateja Andrlić, by 18 goals. Balić also hold the record for the most goals in the Croatian league with 268 league goals.[3][4]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition. Only official games are included in this table.[5]
Club Season Prva HNLŽ Croatian Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osijek 2013-14 43000043
2014-15 8111200913
2015-16 121531001516
2016-17 1681100179
2017-18 186122332366
2018-19 245849333170
2019-20 204213002145
2020-21 1944411002355
2021-22 2033410002443
2022-23 203322312536
2023-24 152524221931
Total 1763332444119213388

Honours

References
  1. https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/228391/znk-agram-znk-osijek-0-5/
  2. https://semafor.hns.family/natjecanja/23067/hnlzm-istok-2014/
  3. https://semafor.hns.family/natjecanja/9585963/1-hnlz/
  4. https://semafor.hns.family/igraci/148204/lorena-balic/
  5. https://semafor.hns.family/igraci/148204/lorena-balic/
  6. "Nogometašice Osijeka osmicom po treći ovosezonski trofej". Glas Slavonije.
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