Filip Balaj

Filip Balaj (born 2 August 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a forward for ViOn Zlaté Moravce.^[1]

Filip Balaj

Personal information
Full name	Filip Balaj
Date of birth	(1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Number	45
Youth career
	TJ AC NOVAN Nová Ves nad Žitavou
	Nitra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Nitra	70	(32)
2018–2020	Žilina	56	(7)
2020–2021	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	28	(16)
2021–2024	Cracovia	16	(1)
2022	Cracovia II	2	(0)
2023	→ Trinity Zlín (loan)	17	(3)
2023–2024	→ ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)	23	(1)
2024–	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	25	(7)
International career
2015–2016	Slovakia U19	6	(1)
2016–2018	Slovakia U21	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025

Club career

FC Nitra

He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Nitra against Žilina on 22 July 2017. He played in the starting line-up, for 88 minutes, before being replaced by Márius Charizopulos. He scored game's sole winning goal, utilising the assist of Tomáš Kóňa.^[2]

Honours

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: October 2020^[3]