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Burkinabé international footballer

Wilfried Balima
Personal information
Full name Wilfried Benjamin Balima
Date of birth (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39)
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
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2015

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.

Career

Club

In June 2017, Balima left Sheriff Tiraspol after twelve years with the club. Balima re-signed for Sheriff Tiraspol on 20 July 2017.

On 24 January 2020, Balima announced that he had retired from football, and that he had joined the coaching staff of Sheriff Tiraspol.

International

Balima played for the Burkina Faso under-21 team and the senior national team from Burkina Faso.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 November 2018
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

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

International goals

# 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

US Ouagadougou

Sheriff Tiraspol

References

  1. "Nordic Football". Nordic Football. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. "Спасибо, Бенжамин". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. "Возвращение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Легенда уходит. Легенда остается". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Wilfred Benjamin Balima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. "Supercupa Moldovei ORANGE". www.fmf.md/. Moldovan Football Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. "W.Balima". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

External links

Moldovan Super Liga top scorers
Burkina Faso squads
Burkina Faso squad2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso squad2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso squad2013 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso squad2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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