| Husein Balić | |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Steyr, Austria |
| Position: | Winger[1] |
| Currentclub: | ŁKS Łódź |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | SK Vorwärts Steyr |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | AKA Linz |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Vorwärts Steyr |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | SSt. Pölten II |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs3: | St. Pölten |
| Caps3: | 61 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs4: | LASK |
| Caps4: | 77 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | ŁKS Łódź |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 May 2024 |
Husein Balić (born 15 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I liga club ŁKS Łódź.
He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for SKN St. Pölten on 23 September 2017 in a game against FC Admira Wacker Mödling.[2]
On 23 December 2019, LASK confirmed that Balić had joined the club on a contract until the summer 2024.[3]
On 10 January 2024, Balić joined Polish Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź on a contract until June 2025, with an option for another year.[4] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 away league defeat against Korona Kielce on 12 February.[5]
Born in Austria, Balić is of Bosnian descent and was born to a Bosniak family.[6] He made his debut for Austria national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Luxembourg. He substituted Valentino Lazaro in the 58th minute.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vorwärts Steyr | 2013–14 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |||
| St. Pölten | 2017–18 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 61 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 12 | |||
| LASK | 2019–20 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 112 | 21 | |||
| Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| ŁKS Łódź | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Career totals | 205 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 251 | 40 | |||