# Mihai Bălașa

Mihai Alexandru Bălașa (born 14 January 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Farul Constanța.

## Club career
### Viitorul Constanța

Bălașa made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța on 20 August 2012, in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.

### Roma

In August 2014, Bălașa was transferred by Italian club Roma, joining a growing Romanian contingent at the club. He was part of the squad for the 2014 International Champions Cup, featuring as a second-half substitute against Internazionale.
On 22 August 2014, Bălașa signed for Crotone on loan. 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.

### FCSB

Bălașa returned to Romania in January 2017, signing a five-year contract with FCSB for an undisclosed transfer fee.
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.

## International career

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.

## Personal life

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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 15 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 1 |
| Crotone (loan) | 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Crotone (loan) | 2015–16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 2 |
| Crotone (loan) | 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 |
| FCSB | 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| FCSB | 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| FCSB | 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| FCSB | Total | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 78 | 1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2019–20 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 3 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Total | 57 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 |
| Sepsi OSK | 2021–22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Sepsi OSK | 2022–23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Sepsi OSK | 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Sepsi OSK | Total | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 |
| Farul Constanța | 2024–25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 273 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 325 | 13 |

### International

    As of 15 October 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Romania |
| Romania | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Romania | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Romania | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 0 |

## Honours

Universitatea Craiova
* Cupa României: 2020–21
* Supercupa României: 2021
Sepsi OSK
* Cupa României: 2021–22, 2022–23
* Supercupa României: 2022, 2023