Husein Balić

Husein Balić (born 15 February 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I liga club ŁKS Łódź.

Husein Balić

Balić with St. Pölten in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Steyr, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger[1]
Team information
Current team	ŁKS Łódź
Number	7
Youth career
2006–2010	SK Vorwärts Steyr
2010–2013	AKA Linz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Vorwärts Steyr	42	(4)
2015–2018	SSt. Pölten II	30	(6)
2015–2019	St. Pölten	61	(7)
2020–2024	LASK	77	(10)
2023	→ Rheindorf Altach (loan)	12	(0)
2024–	ŁKS Łódź	31	(5)
2025–	ŁKS Łódź II	1	(0)
International career
2019	Austria U21	5	(1)
2020	Austria	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:35, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for SKN St. Pölten on 23 September 2017 in a game against FC Admira Wacker Mödling.^[2]

LASK

On 23 December 2019, LASK confirmed that Balić had joined the club on a contract until the summer 2024.^[3]

ŁKS Łódź

On 10 January 2024, Balić joined Polish Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź on a contract until June 2025, with an option for another year.^[4] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 away league defeat against Korona Kielce on 12 February.^[5]

International career

Born in Austria, Balić is of Bosnian descent and was born to a Bosniak family.^[6] He made his debut for Austria national football team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Luxembourg. He substituted Valentino Lazaro in the 58th minute.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vorwärts Steyr	2013–14	Austrian Regionalliga Central	26	2	1	0	—		27	2
	2014–15	Austrian Regionalliga Central	16	2	2	0	—		18	2
	Total		42	4	3	0	0	0	45	4
St. Pölten	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	14	0	0	0	1[b]	0	15	0
	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	29	3	4	5	—		33	8
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	18	4	3	0	—		21	4
	Total		61	7	7	5	1	0	69	12
LASK	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	11	3	1	1	4[c]	0	16	4
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	29	3	5	3	7[c]	2	41	8
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	27	3	3	1	11[d]	4	41	8
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	2	0	—		7	0
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	5	1	1	0	1[e]	0	7	1
	Total		77	10	12	5	23	6	112	21
Rheindorf Altach (loan)	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
ŁKS Łódź	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	13	3	—		—		13	3
	2024–25	I liga	18	2	2	0	—		20	2
	Total		31	5	2	0	0	0	33	5
ŁKS Łódź II	2024–25	II liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career totals			224	26	24	10	24	6	272	42

1. Includes Austrian Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearance in the Austrian Bundesliga relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, one appearance in Austrian Bundesliga Europa Conference League play-offs
5. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria
	2020	1	0
Total		1	0