Iván Balliu
![]() Balliu playing for Barcelona B in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iván Balliu Campeny[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 January 1992||
Place of birth | Caldes de Malavella, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Girona | ||
2004–2011 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Barcelona B | 53 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Arouca | 58 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Metz | 104 | (1) |
2019– | Almería | 21 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) |
2008 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Albania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2019 |
Iván Balliu Campeny (born 1 January 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for UD Almería.
After starting out at Barcelona B, he went on to compete professionally in Spain, Portugal and France.
Balliu represented his native Spain at youth level before declaring for Albania, for which he qualified via his father. He was first included in an Albanian senior squad in 2017, making his debut in October of that year.
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Caldes de Malavella, Girona, Catalonia, to an Albanian father and a Spanish mother,[3] Balliu joined FC Barcelona's youth system in 2004, aged 12. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, playing in two Segunda División games with the B-team and starting against Girona FC for a 2–0 away win;[4] in that year, he was also captain of the treble-winning Juvenil A team.[5]
Arouca
On 30 May 2013, Balliu's contract expired and he was told by the Blaugrana that he would be released.[6] One month later, he signed with F.C. Arouca in Portugal for two seasons,[7] making his Primeira Liga debut on 1 September in a 1–0 home win against Rio Ave FC (90 minutes played).[8]
Metz
On 17 July 2015, Balliu joined French club FC Metz on a two-year deal.[9] He scored his first goal as a professional on 16 October, helping the hosts come from behind in a 2–2 home draw to Clermont Foot.[10]
After contributing with 24 appearances during his first season to help his team return to Ligue 1 after a one-year absence, Balliu's first match in the competition occurred on 13 August 2016, in a 3–2 home victory over Lille OSC.[11]
Almería
On 12 August 2019, Balliu agreed to a two-year contract with UD Almería of the Spanish second level.[12]
International career
Of Albanian descent on his father's side, Balliu was eligible to represent Albania, speaking of his interest in an interview on 24 October 2016.[13][14] On 22 August 2017 he received Albanian citizenship, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team.[15] He was handed his first call shortly after when newly appointed coach Christian Panucci selected him for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Macedonia on 2 and 5 September,[16] and earned his first cap also during that stage, playing the first half of the 0–3 loss against Spain in Alicante on 6 October.[17]
Personal life
On 17 June 2017, Balliu married Marta Soler.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 May 2019[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||||
2012–13 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 54 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 0 | ||||||
Arouca | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
Total | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 0 | ||||
Metz | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 104 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 118 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 216 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 239 | 2 |
- ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
International
- As of 22 March 2019[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Albania | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c Iván Balliu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Iván Balliu" (in French). FC Metz. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Sergi Roberto, representante culé en la boda de Balliu" [Sergi Roberto, culé representative at Balliu's wedding]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Van Eeckhout, Robert (21 May 2011). "Girona – Barcelona B: El Barça B se lleva un derbi insulso (0–2)" [Girona – Barcelona B: Barça B take dull derby (0–2)]. Diario Siglo XXI (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Jurado, Carlos D. (30 April 2017). "Ivan Balliu, un capitán de la Masía en la Ligue 1" [Ivan Balliu, a Masía captain in Ligue 1]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "El club ha comunicat la baixa a Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato i Luis Alberto per a la temporada vinent" [Club announce that Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato and Luis Alberto will not stay for next season] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Gonçalves, André (21 July 2013). "Iván Balliu assina por duas épocas" [Iván Balliu signs for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Ivan Balliu debuta i l'Arouca guanya el seu primer partit" [Ivan Balliu makes debut and Arouca win first match]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 3 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Ivan Balliu, du Barça au FC Metz!" [Ivan Balliu, from Barça to FC Metz!] (in French). FC Metz. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Jougleux, Christian (20 October 2015). "FC Metz: Ivan Balliu et son terrible but" [FC Metz: Ivan Balliu and his cracker of a goal]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Le LOSC s'écroule à Metz" [LOSC collapses at Metz] (in French). France 3. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Iván Balliu es el primer fichaje de la nueva etapa de la UD Almería" [Iván Balliu is the first signing of the new era of UD Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Ivan Balliu "katalanasi" që ëndërron Kombëtaren e Shqipërisë" [Catalan Ivan Balliu dreams of Albania national team] (in Albanian). Mapo. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Spain-born former Barcelona defender could join Albania". Tirana Times. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 10596" [Decree on granting Albanian citizenship no. 10596] (in Albanian). President of Albania. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Trajneri Panucci shpall listën e lojtarëve për ndeshjet zyrtare eleminatore kundër Lihtenshteinit dhe Maqedonisë" [Coach Panucci announces list of players for official qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Macedonia] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ McGee, Nicholas (6 October 2017). "Spain 3 Albania 0: World Cup place wrapped up as Pique gets mixed reception". Goal. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Iván Balliu". European Football. 6 October 2017.
External links
- Iván Balliu at BDFutbol
- Iván Balliu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Iván Balliu at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Albania national team data
- Iván Balliu at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Selva
- Spanish people of Albanian descent
- Spanish footballers
- Albanian footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- FC Barcelona B players
- UD Almería players
- Primeira Liga players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- FC Metz players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Albania international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Albanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France