Wilfried Benjamin Balima (born 20 March 1985) commonly known as Benjamin Balima, is a retired Burkinabé international footballer who spent the majority of career with Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol as a right defender.[1]
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| Full name | Wilfried Benjamin Balima | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Wingback/Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | US Ouagadougou | 65 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2020 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 309 | (57) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Burkina Faso U-20 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2015 | Burkina Faso | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Career
editClub
editIn June 2017, Balima left Sheriff Tiraspol after twelve years with the club.[2] Balima re-signed for Sheriff Tiraspol on 20 July 2017.[3]
On 24 January 2020, Balima announced that he had retired from football, and that he had joined the coaching staff of Sheriff Tiraspol.[4]
International
editBalima played for the Burkina Faso under-21 team and the senior national team from Burkina Faso.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| US Ouagadougou | 2002 | Burkinabé Premier League | 7 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 20 | 4 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 22 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2005–06 | Divizia Naţională | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 5 | |||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 3 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | 30 | 4 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - | 39 | 6 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 18 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 309 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 64 | ||
| Career total | 374 | 70 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 458 | 77 | ||
International
edit| Burkina Faso | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 13 January 2015[5]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 October 2010 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Gambia |
3–1 | Win | 2012 ANC qualification | |||||
| 2. | 17 November 2010 | Stade Aimé Bergeal, Mantes-la-Ville, France |  Guinea |
2–1 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 19 November 2010 | |||||||||||
Honours
editUS Ouagadougou
- Burkinabé Cup: 2004–05
- Burkinabé SuperCup: 2004–05
Sheriff Tiraspol[4]
References
edit- ^ "Nordic Football". Nordic Football. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Спасибо, Бенжамин". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Возвращение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Легенда уходит. Легенда остается". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Wilfred Benjamin Balima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Supercupa Moldovei ORANGE". www.fmf.md/. Moldovan Football Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "W.Balima". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
edit- Wilfried Balima at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile at Football-Lineups
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