Mihai Alexandru Bălașa (born 14 January 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga II club Concordia Chiajna, which he captains.
Club career Viitorul Constanța Bălașa made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanța on 20 August 2012, in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.
Roma In August 2014, Bălașa was transferred by Italian club Roma, joining a growing Romanian contingent at the club. He was part of the squad for the 2014 International Champions Cup, featuring as a second-half substitute against Internazionale.
On 22 August 2014, Bălașa signed for Crotone on loan. He made his debut in the 0–2 defeat to Ternana on 30 August 2014.
Bălașa joined Trapani on a season-long loan on 16 July 2016.
FCSB Bălașa returned to Romania in January 2017, signing a five-year contract with FCSB for an undisclosed transfer fee.
On 2 August 2017, he scored the opener from a free kick in a Champions League third qualifying round 4–1 away win over Viktoria Plzeň.
International career Bălașa has represented Romania on many occasions at youth level.
He earned his first senior international cap for Romania in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark on 8 October 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in their 1–1 away draw.
Personal life Bălașa's father Cristian was also a professional footballer. He played as a midfielder and scored 26 goals in 224 Divizia A matches for Chindia Târgoviște, Argeș Pitești and Farul Constanța combined.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsViitorul Constanța2012–13Liga I22110———2312013–14Liga I10————10Total23110———241Crotone (loan)2014–15Serie B240————2402015–16Serie B29220———312Total53220———552Trapani (loan)2016–17Serie B8020———100FCSB2016–17Liga I140—10——1502017–18Liga I23010—91—3312018–19Liga I20000—50—2502019–20Liga I4000—10—50Total6101010151—781Universitatea Craiova2019–20Liga I22310—00—2332020–21Liga I27051—00—3212021–22Liga I8021—1010121Total57382—1010675Sepsi OSK 2021–22Liga I6130———912022–23Liga I22141—30103022023–24Liga I19120—6010281Total47391—9020674Farul Constanța 2024–25Liga I27010———280Concordia Chiajna 2025–26Liga II25540———295Career total30114283102513035818
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania201720201840201900202020Total80
Honours Universitatea Craiova Cupa României: 2020–21 Supercupa României: 2021
Sepsi OSK Cupa României: 2021–22, 2022–23 Supercupa României: 2022, 2023
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