Yanga Baliso | |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1997 |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | AC Oulu |
Clubnumber: | 16 |
Youthyears1: | –2016 |
Youthclubs1: | Cape Town Spurs |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Orlando Pirates |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | → Cape Umoya United (loan) |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2019 |
Clubs2: | Pargas IF |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs3: | IFK Mariehamn |
Caps3: | 45 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | AC Oulu |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2023 |
Yanga Baliso (born 27 March 1997) is a South African professional footballer.
In 2016, Baliso joined the youth academy of Orlando Pirates, one of South Africa's most successful clubs.[1]
In 2018, he was sent on loan to Cape Umoya United in the South African second division,[2] here he made 11 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
In 2019, Baliso signed for Finnish fourth division side Pargas IF.
Before the 2020 season, he signed for IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish top flight[3] after trying to join a Swedish team.[4]
He terminated his contract with AC Oulu on 2 June 2023 for personal reasons, and returned to South Africa.[5]