Rareș Bălan

Rareș Cristian Bălan (born 19 January 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga III side CS Tunari, on loan from CFR Cluj.

Rareș Bălan

Personal information
Full name	Rareș Cristian Bălan
Date of birth	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bistrița, Romania
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Tunari (on loan from CFR Cluj)
Number	3
Youth career
2009–2018	Gloria Bistrița
2018–2020	CFR Cluj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	CFR Cluj	3	(0)
2020–2021	→ Gloria Bistrița (loan)	12	(1)
2021–2022	→ CFR II Cluj	22	(1)
2023–2024	→ Gloria Bistrița (loan)	25	(6)
2024–	→ Tunari (loan)	13	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Bălan made his debut for CFR Cluj on 22 May 2022, in a 3–1 Liga I loss with FCSB.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2023^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cupa României		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gloria Bistrița (loan)	2020–21	Liga III	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
CFR Cluj	2021–22	Liga I	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23	Liga I	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Gloria Bistrița (loan)	2023–24	Liga III	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

Honours

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2021–22
• Supercupa României runner-up: 2022