Yassin Ben Balla

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Yassin Ben Balla
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Valenciennes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Schalke 04 II
Number 25
Youth career
–2014 Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Amiens B 11 (0)
2015–2016 FC Zürich II [1] 18 (1)
2017–2019 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 72 (13)
2019–2020 MSV Duisburg 33 (2)
2020–2021 Eintracht Braunschweig 28 (2)
2021–2022 FC Ingolstadt 0 (0)
2022–2023 Darmstadt 98 13 (0)
2023–2024 SV Sandhausen 32 (3)
2024– Schalke 04 II 18 (5)
2025 Schalke 04 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Yassin Ben Balla (born 24 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga club Schalke 04 II. [2] [3]

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Career

Ben Balla moved to MSV Duisburg on 19 June 2019. [4] He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach. [5]

He moved to Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2020–21 season. [6] [7]

On 2 July 2022, Ben Balla signed a one-year contract with Darmstadt 98. [8]

On 15 November 2024, Ben Balla joined Schalke 04 II. [9] He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 defeat against SV Elversberg on 18 May 2025, where he came on as a substitute in the 58th minute and scored the only goal for Schalke in the 85th minute. [10]

Personal life

Born in France, Ben Balla is of Moroccan descent. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 July 2025 [12] [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amiens B 2014–15 Championnat National 3 110110
FC Zürich II 2015–16 Swiss Promotion League 181181
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2016–17 Regionalliga West 8282
2017–18 Regionalliga West304304
2018–19 Regionalliga West34710357
Total7213107313
MSV Duisburg 2019–20 3. Liga 33210342
Eintracht Braunschweig 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 28220302
FC Ingolstadt 2021–22 2. Bundesliga000000
Darmstadt 98 2022–23 2. Bundesliga13020150
SV Sandhausen 2023–24 3. Liga32321344
Schalke 04 II 2024–25 Regionalliga West175175
2025–26 Regionalliga West1010
Total185185
Schalke 04 2024–25 2. Bundesliga1111
Career total226278123428

References

  1. "Erste Liga – Spielbetrieb". el-pl.ch.
  2. Yassin Ben Balla at WorldFootball.net
  3. Yassin Ben Balla at Soccerway
  4. ""Fleissige Biene" Ben Balla wechselt in Zebrastreifen". msv-duisburg.de. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. "MSV Duisburg – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 4:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. "Yassin Ben Balla wird ein Löwe". eintracht.com. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "Yassin Ben Balla sagt "mit größtem Respekt" Danke". msv-duisburg.de. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. "Lilien verpflichten Ben Balla" (in German). Darmstadt 98. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. "U23: Timothé Rupil wechselt in die Knappenschmiede". FC Schalke 04 (in German). 15 November 2024.
  10. "Elversberg edge closer to Bundesliga dream as win at Schalke secures promotion play-off spot". Bundesliga.com. 18 May 2025.
  11. "Yassin Ben Balla". mondedufoot.fr.
  12. Yassin Ben Balla at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. "Yassin Ben Balla - Club matches". worldfootball.net.