| Mihai Bălașa | |
| Fullname: | Mihai Alexandru Bălașa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Târgoviște, Romania |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Farul Constanța |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | FCM Târgoviște |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Concordia Chiajna |
| Youthyears3: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | CSȘ Târgoviște |
| Youthyears4: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | Gheorghe Hagi Academy |
| Youthyears5: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs5: | Roma |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Viitorul Constanța |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Roma |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Crotone (loan) |
| Caps3: | 53 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Trapani (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | FCSB |
| Caps5: | 61 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Universitatea Craiova |
| Caps6: | 57 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Sepsi OSK |
| Caps7: | 47 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Farul Constanța |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Romania U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 November 2024 |
Mihai Alexandru Bălașa (born 14 January 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Farul Constanța.
Bălașa made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța on 20 August 2012, in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.[2]
In August 2014, Bălașa was transferred by Italian club Roma, joining a growing Romanian contingent at the club.[3] He was part of the squad for the 2014 International Champions Cup, featuring as a second-half substitute against Internazionale.[4]
On 22 August 2014, Bălașa signed for Crotone on loan.[5] He made his debut in the 0–2 defeat to Ternana on 30 August 2014.
Bălașa joined Trapani on a season-long loan on 16 July 2016.[6]
Bălașa returned to Romania in January 2017, signing a five-year contract with FCSB for an undisclosed transfer fee.[7]
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.[8]
Bălașa has represented Romania on many occasions at youth level.
He earned his first senior international cap for Romania in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark on 8 October 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in their 1–1 away draw.[9]
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.[10] [11] [12] [13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Crotone (loan) | 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 55 | 2 | |||||
| Trapani (loan) | 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| FCSB | 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | – | 78 | 1 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2019–20 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 263 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 13 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | ||
Universitatea Craiova
Sepsi OSK