| Full name | Bosko Balaban |
| Name in home country | Boško Balaban |
| Date of birth | 1978-10-15 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Citizenship | Croatia |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-08-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
Aug 2012
Transfer: Selangor → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: Panionios → Selangor
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Panionios Athens
27 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Panionios Athens
27 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → Panionios
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
22 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2007
Transfer: Club Brugge → Dinamo Zagreb
07/08 · Transfer · €1.70m
Jul 2007
07/08 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Club Brugge KV
27 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Club Brugge KV
41 matches · 25 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Club Brugge KV
40 matches · 17 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Dec 2004
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2004
04/05 — Club Brugge KV
36 matches · 17 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2004
Injury: unknown
33 games missed
Jan 2004
Transfer: Aston Villa → Club Brugge
03/04 · Transfer
Jun 2003
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → Aston Villa
02/03 · Return from loan
Aug 2002
Transfer: Aston Villa → Dinamo Zagreb
02/03 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Aston Villa
4 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2001
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → Aston Villa
01/02 · Transfer · €7.80m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Aston Villa
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: HNK Rijeka → Dinamo Zagreb
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
99/00 — HNK Rijeka
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
Transfer: HNK Rijeka U19 → HNK Rijeka
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
HNK Rijeka
0.0%
Panionios Athens
26.6%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
27.6%
Club Brugge KV
45.8%
Aston Villa
0.0%
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
| 99/00 |
Champions League Qu. |
HNK Rijeka |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10/11 |
Kypello Elladas |
Panionios Athens |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10/11 |
Super League 1 |
Panionios Athens |
26 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
446 |
| 09/10 |
Kypello Elladas |
Panionios Athens |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
288 |
| 09/10 |
Super League 1 |
Panionios Athens |
24 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
256 |
| 08/09 |
Champions League Qu. |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
301 |
| 08/09 |
SuperSport HNL |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
13 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
144 |
| 08/09 |
UEFA Cup |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
299 |
| 07/08 |
Champions League Qu. |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
170 |
| 07/08 |
Hrvatski nogometni kup |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 07/08 |
Super Cup |
Club Brugge KV |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 07/08 |
SuperSport HNL |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
18 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
115 |
| 07/08 |
UEFA Cup |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 06/07 |
Beker van België |
Club Brugge KV |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
128 |
| 06/07 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
29 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
139 |
| 06/07 |
UEFA Cup |
Club Brugge KV |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
143 |
| 06/07 |
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation |
Club Brugge KV |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
| 05/06 |
Beker van België |
Club Brugge KV |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 05/06 |
Champions League |
Club Brugge KV |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
176 |
| 05/06 |
Champions League Qu. |
Club Brugge KV |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
201 |
| 05/06 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
30 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
167 |
| 05/06 |
Super Cup |
Club Brugge KV |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
| 05/06 |
UEFA Cup |
Club Brugge KV |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 04/05 |
Beker van België |
Club Brugge KV |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 04/05 |
Champions League Qu. |
Club Brugge KV |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
69 |
| 04/05 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
24 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
143 |
| 04/05 |
UEFA Cup |
Club Brugge KV |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
405 |
| 02/03 |
UEFA Cup |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 02/03 |
UI Cup |
Aston Villa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 01/02 |
League Cup |
Aston Villa |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 01/02 |
Premier League |
Aston Villa |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 01/02 |
UEFA Cup |
Aston Villa |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 00/01 |
Champions League Qu. |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 00/01 |
UEFA Cup |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
| 95/96 |
1995-07-01 |
HNK Rijeka U19 |
HNK Rijeka |
Transfer |
0 |
— |
| 00/01 |
2000-07-01 |
HNK Rijeka |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Transfer |
0 |
— |
| 01/02 |
2001-08-26 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Aston Villa |
Transfer |
0 |
€7.80m |
| 02/03 |
2002-08-21 |
Aston Villa |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Loan |
0 |
— |
| 02/03 |
2003-06-30 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Aston Villa |
Return from loan |
0 |
— |
| 03/04 |
2004-01-01 |
Aston Villa |
Club Brugge |
Transfer |
0 |
— |
| 07/08 |
2007-08-01 |
Club Brugge |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Transfer |
4500000 |
€1.70m |
| 09/10 |
2009-07-01 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Panionios |
Transfer |
1750000 |
— |
| 11/12 |
2012-01-01 |
Panionios |
Selangor |
Transfer |
600000 |
— |
| 12/13 |
2012-08-01 |
Selangor |
Retired |
Transfer |
600000 |
— |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
| 03/04 |
Torn lateral knee ligament |
2004-02-06 |
2004-06-30 |
146 |
33 |
| 04/05 |
Knee injury |
2004-12-12 |
2005-02-22 |
73 |
13 |
Current—
Peak€6.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€6.50m
| Date | Value |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
— |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 |
€6.50m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
| Team #11943 |
— |
4 |
0 |
— |
— |
former national player |
| Team #3556 |
#9 |
35 |
10 |
— |
— |
former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|
Sito Riera
|
1 |
3 |
0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
| 06/07 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
16 |
29 |
| 05/06 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
13 |
30 |
| 04/05 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
11 |
24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
| 06/07 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
5 |
29 |
| 05/06 |
Jupiler League |
Club Brugge KV |
4 |
30 |
| 07/08 |
SuperSport HNL |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
3 |
18 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
| 02/03 |
2003-06-30 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Aston Villa |
Return from loan |
— |
— |
| 02/03 |
2002-08-21 |
Aston Villa |
Dinamo Zagreb |
Loan |
— |
— |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
| 00/01 |
Senior debut season |
|
| 04/05 |
First senior goal |
|
| 06/07 |
Goal #50 (career) |
|
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
| 10/11 |
27 |
446 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1.01 |
| 09/10 |
27 |
544 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1.49 |
| 08/09 |
22 |
744 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.24 |
| 07/08 |
27 |
285 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1.58 |
| 06/07 |
41 |
455 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.19 |
| 05/06 |
40 |
634 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.71 |
| 04/05 |
36 |
617 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.58 |