# Saša Balić

Saša Balić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Балић; born 29 January 1990) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dečić and the Montenegro national team.

## Club career

Balić started his career at FK Bokelj before moving to the Serbian side OFK Beograd where he spent the 2007–08 season before moving to FK Grbalj in July 2008. After spending a season with Grbalj, he was released in June 2009 and later joined Croatian side NK Inter Zaprešić in November 2009, although his transfer will come into effect during the winter transfer period so he will be eligible to play for Inter after the winter break of the 2009–10 season.
In late February 2012 Balić signed a four-year contract with FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
On 27 July 2017, he signed a contract with Zagłębie Lubin. On 25 May 2022, after five years at the club, which included Balić serving as the team's captain in 2021, it was announced he would leave Zagłębie at the end of June 2022.
On 21 June 2022, Balić joined newly promoted Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce, signing a one-year contract. He left the club by mutual consent on 1 March 2023.

## International career

He made his debut for Montenegro in a March 2011 friendly match against Uzbekistan and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 6 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| OFK Beograd | 2007–08 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Grbalj | 2008–09 | Montenegrin First League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2010–11 | Prva HNL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Inter Zaprešić | Total | Total | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Târgu Mureș | 2015–16 | Liga I | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| FK Sarajevo | 2016–17 | Bosnian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| CFR Cluj | 2017–18 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 1 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Total | Total | 130 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 6 |
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2017–18 | III Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2018–19 | III Liga | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Zagłębie Lubin II | Total | Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Korona Kielce | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 308 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 341 | 12 |

### International

    As of match played 26 September 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Montenegro |
| Montenegro | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Montenegro | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 0 |