Leonarda Balog (born 5 February 1993) is a Croatian football defender currently playing for SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonarda Balog | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Križevci, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SKN St. Pölten | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Plamen Križevci | ||
| 2009–2011 | ŽNK Osijek | ||
| 2011–2012 | Unia Racibórz | ||
| 2013 | 1. FFC Recklinghausen | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2016–2017 | FC Neunkirch | ||
| 2018–2019 | Osijek | (19) | |
| 2019– | SKN St. Pölten | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U-17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Croatia U-19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2009– | Croatia | 25 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2016 | |||
Career edit
Balog played for Plamen Križevci and ŽNK Osijek of the Croatian 1. HNLŽ from 2005 to 2011. While at ŽNK Osijek in 2010, she played her first Champions League match.[1] In 2011, she then joined Unia Racibórz of the Polish Ekstraliga, had a brief spell at German 2. Bundesliga side 1. FFC Recklinghausen in 2013 before returning to Poland later that year to settle at Zagłębie Lubin.[2][3][4]
In 2016, she moved to Swiss Nationalliga A side FC Neunkirch[2]
She played for the Croatian national team in the 2011 World Cup qualifying.[5]
| Competition | Stage | Date | Location | Opponent | Goals | Result | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2014–05–08 | Ptuj |  Slovenia |
1 | 3–0 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ a b "Player profile". FC Neunkirch (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Player profile". PZPN (in Polish). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
External links edit
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