| Lorena Balić | |
| Fullname: | Lorena Balić |
| Birth Date: | 1998 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Currentclub: | Osijek |
| Years1: | 2014- |
| Clubs1: | Osijek |
| Caps1: | 176 |
| Goals1: | 333 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22 April 2024 |
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.
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]
| Club | Season | Prva HNLŽ | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osijek | 2013-14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | |
| 2015-16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 66 | |
| 2018-19 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 70 | |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 45 | |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 55 | |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 44 | |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 36 | |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 37 | |
| Total | 181 | 336 | 26 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 226 | 396 | |