Kallie Balfour

**Last statistical update: 21:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)**

**Kallie Balfour** is a footballer who plays for **Hashtag United** (women).

Balfour joined the youth ranks of Charlton Athletic at around the age of 14, having previously played in Millwall's system. She played for Charlton in the Premier League - Southern Division across 2009–10, appearing 6 times across their final 10 fixtures of the campaign as they placed 7th; notably scoring a goal on 21 March 2010 against Fulham during that spell. *The Addicks* won promotion in the subsequent 2010–11 for 2011–12, seasons that the forward would not see senior league action in as she instead netted 8 goals in 26 matches for their reserves.

Gillingham
In mid-2012, Balfour headed to Gillingham of the Premier League - Southern Division. Her competitive debut arrived on 19 August in a 7–1 road triumph at Queens Park Rangers, which preceded her 1st goal arriving in a 26 August draw at home to Yeovil Town. Balfour converted again later in the season versus Queens Park Rangers on 10 March 2013. Across 2013–14 and 2014–15, she appeared just once (on 25 August 2013 vs. Keynsham Town) as she sent time in the United States at college.

College
Between 2013 and 2015, Balfour spent time playing the sport in the United States at Perimeter College at Georgia State University, Georgia Military College (18 goals in 2013–14). In February 2015, she was signed by Kennesaw State University.

Gillingham (return)
After time overseas, Balfour rejoined Gillingham - now plying their trade in the Premier - Division One, South East Division One - ahead of the 2015–16 season. She marked her return with 4 goals in a 9–0 league win over Bedford on 23 August 2015. A hat-trick followed on 13 September at home to Norwich City, with further strikes coming in that month versus Actonians and Luton Town (brace). October would see Balfour net twice in an FA Cup tie with AFC Wimbledon and 4 times in a 9–1 success at Bedford. She converted further across the rest of the year against Herne Bay (brace), Tottenham Hotspur and London Corinthians in cup action. Balfour opened 2016 with 17 January cup strike past Forest Green Rovers.

Balfour continued her goalscoring form across 2015–16 with goals versus Milton Keynes Dons, Denham United and Luton Town (x2) during March 2016, eventually concluding the month with a treble in a 20 March 13-goal home win over Lowestoft Town. After notching additionally across April and May in games with Lowestoft Town, Ipswich Town, Denham United and Actonians (double), the forward ended her campaign with 6 goals in a final day 8–0 away day thrashing of Norwich City. Balfour opened 2016–17 with October braces versus Lowestoft Town, Milton Keynes Dons (cup) and Ipswich Town. In March 2017, the forward hit a double past Enfield Town and a hat-trick past Aylesford (cup) before striking once on the final day at AFC Wimbledon as the club solidifed promotion.

Across the early months of 2017–18 in the Premier League - Premier Division, Southern Division, Balfour scored singularly versus West Ham United and ex-club Charlton Athletic, prior to claiming a hat-trick on 17 September 2017 in a 5-goal triumph at home to Swindon Town. Another treble arrived in the reverse fixture against the same opponents on 11 March 2018, which came in-between February and April sole goals past Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers.

Crystal Palace
Ahead of 2018–19, Balfour signed with Championship outfit Crystal Palace. She scored on her League Cup debut in a home draw on 19 August 2018 with Tottenham Hotspur, which preceded a league goal against the same opposition just over a month later on 30 September. Throughout the campaign, Balfour made 14 league appearances and netted 1 further goal in a 28 April 2019 home loss to former employers Charlton Athletic.

London City Lionesses
London City Lionesses became Balfour's latest club before the 2019–20 season. She debuted in the Championship on 25 August 2019 as a starter in a home defeat to Aston Villa. The forward amassed 5 more league showings for the club, coming off the substitute's bench on each occasion whilst scoring twice in encounters with Coventry United and Durham; in a season that was curtailed around March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Normality resumed in the succeeding 2020–21 season, which saw Balfour selected 18 times (league and cup) and add goals to her tally versus old team Charlton Athletic, Coventry United and Lewes.

Lewes
On 28 July 2021, Balfour was announced as a new arrival by Lewes of the Championship. 5 September saw the forward debut in an away loss to Bristol City. A number of further games followed for her, though her season came to a premature end in December after suffering a serious injury in an FA Cup 3rd round defeat at Bristol City; Balfour had "dislocated her patella and ruptured her patella tendon". She noted her return in January 2024 upon moving to HTU, stating that she was "so happy to be back doing what [she] love[s]".

### HTU

2023–24
Balfour completed a move to Jason Stephens' HTU on 7 January 2024, hours ahead of a National League - Premier Division, Southern Division encounter away to Milton Keynes Dons. The forward would subsequently debut in the aforementioned fixture at the Fairfields Sports Hub, as she replaced Samantha Rowland off the bench after 71 minutes of an eventual 3–2 win.

## Personal Life

Balfour attended St Saviour's & St Olave's School (around 2011), Perimeter College at Georgia State University (2013–2015), Georgia Military College (around 2013) and Kennesaw State University (2015). She previously worked as an administrator for both Eastman Dental Hospital (2014–2017) and Health Management (2017–2018) and in finance for Masterfix (2018–2022). Balfour is a qualified accountant.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (2)
Milton Keynes Dons  v  Hashtag United

Portsmouth  v  Hashtag United

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "Kallie Georgie Balfour player stats" .
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Owls ink four on National Signing Day" , 16 February 2015.
3. ↑ "GET TO KNOW - Kallie Balfour" , 10 January 2023.
4. ↑ "Super Kallie optimistic, Lewes is her focus" (archived) , 28 July 2021.
5. ↑ "An update on the injury Kallie Balfour sustained during the FA Cup match on Sunday" , 14 December 2021.
6. ↑ "This one is really special to me. So happy to be back doing what I love ❤️" , 7 January 2024.
7. ↑ "NEW SIGNING ✍️ @kalliegbalfour" , 7 January 2024.
8. ↑ "Kallie Balfour" .
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Kallie Balfour" .