Yassin Ben Balla (born 24 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga club Schalke 04 II.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Valenciennes, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 II | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Amiens B | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Zürich II[1] | 18 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 72 | (13) |
| 2019–2020 | MSV Duisburg | 33 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Ingolstadt | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Darmstadt 98 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | SV Sandhausen | 32 | (3) |
| 2024– | Schalke 04 II | 40 | (18) |
| 2025 | Schalke 04 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 | |||
Career
editBen Balla moved to MSV Duisburg on 19 June 2019.[4] He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach.[5]
He moved to Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2020–21 season.[6][7]
On 2 July 2022, Ben Balla signed a one-year contract with Darmstadt 98.[8]
On 15 November 2024, Ben Balla joined Schalke 04 II.[9] He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 defeat against SV Elversberg on 18 May 2025, where he came on as a substitute in the 58th minute and scored the only goal for Schalke in the 85th minute.[10]
Personal life
editBorn in France, Ben Balla is of Moroccan descent.[11]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amiens B | 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| FC Zürich II | 2015–16 | Swiss Promotion League | 18 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 30 | 4 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| Total | 72 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 13 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| SV Sandhausen | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Schalke 04 II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | 21 | 9 | — | 21 | 9 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 229 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 237 | 32 | ||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Erste Liga – Spielbetrieb". el-pl.ch.
- ↑ Yassin Ben Balla at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Yassin Ben Balla at Soccerway
- ↑ ""Fleissige Biene" Ben Balla wechselt in Zebrastreifen". msv-duisburg.de. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "MSV Duisburg – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 4:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ↑ "Yassin Ben Balla wird ein Löwe". eintracht.com. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Yassin Ben Balla sagt "mit größtem Respekt" Danke". msv-duisburg.de. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Lilien verpflichten Ben Balla" (in German). Darmstadt 98. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "U23: Timothé Rupil wechselt in die Knappenschmiede". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 15 November 2024.
- ↑ "Elversberg edge closer to Bundesliga dream as win at Schalke secures promotion play-off spot". Bundesliga.com. 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Yassin Ben Balla". mondedufoot.fr. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ Yassin Ben Balla at Soccerway
- ↑ "Yassin Ben Balla - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
edit- Yassin Ben Balla at Soccerway.com
- Yassin Ben Balla at WorldFootball.net
- Yassin Ben Balla at kicker (in German)
- Yassin Ben Balla at the German Football Association
- Yassin Ben Balla at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Yassin Ben Balla at DFB (also available in German)
- Profile at kicker.de
