Wilfried Balima

Wilfried Bendjamin Balima (born 20 March 1985) is a retired Burkinabé international footballer who spent the majority of career with Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol as a right defender.[1]

Wilfried Balima
Personal information
Full name Wilfried Bendjamin Balima
Date of birth (1985-03-20) 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)
National team
2006–2008 Burkina Faso U-20 18 (3)
2004–2015 Burkina Faso 25 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2015

Career

Club

In 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

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[5][6][7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
US Ouagadougou 2002 Burkinabé Premier League 72--72
2002–03 162--162
2003–04 204--204
2004–05 225--225
Total 65130000006513
Sheriff Tiraspol 2005–06 Divizia Naţională 14500-145
2006–07 24310-253
2007–08 2744110325
2008–09 23140-271
2009–10 183121-304
2010–11 31680-396
2011–12 241820-2618
2012–13 275215000346
2013–14 211309011342
2014–15 1820040-222
2015–16 223101000243
2016–17 231100010251
2017 92007000162
2018 150434000230
2019 133305010223
Total 309571446624139364
Career total 374701446624145877

International

Burkina Faso
YearAppsGoals
200410
200510
201032
201140
201260
201350
201440
201510
Total252

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 January 2015[5]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2010Addis Ababa Stadium, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Gambia3–1Win2012 ANC qualification
2.17 November 2010Stade Aimé Bergeal, Mantes-la-Ville, France Guinea2–1WinFriendly
Correct as of 19 November 2010

Honours

US Ouagadougou
Sheriff Tiraspol[4]

References

  1. "Nordic Football". Nordic Football. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  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 at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Supercupa Moldovei ORANGE". www.fmf.md/. Moldovan Football Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. "W.Balima". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.


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