Éder Balanta
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at CD América de Cali
at CD América de Cali
692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€700k
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Club Brugge KV
top club · 144 apps
Position rank · 23/24
#1057
goals rank
#815
assists rank
18
season goals
8
season assists
Among 1,537 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€6.50m
peak value · 2022
€3.50m
top transfer fee · 16/17
3
best season · 18/19
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1993-02-28 · 5 players total
362Appearances
18Goals
8Assists
97Yellow cards
4Red cards
93Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Éder Balanta |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Éder Fabián Álvarez Balanta |
| Date of birth | 1993-02-28 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Citizenship |  Colombia |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | CD América de Cali |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | FC3 Sports |
Jul 2025
2025 — CD América de Cali
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — CD América de Cali
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Club Brugge → CD América
24/25 · Transfer
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Club Brugge KV
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → Club Brugge
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Club Brugge → FC Schalke 04
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Schalke 04, Club Brugge KV
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Club Brugge KV
38 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Club Brugge KV
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2019
Transfer: FC Basel → Club Brugge
19/20 · Transfer · €2.40m
Jul 2019
19/20 — Club Brugge KV, FC Basel 1893
35 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Basel 1893
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Basel 1893
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
Transfer: River Plate → FC Basel
16/17 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Basel 1893
26 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — CA River Plate
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — CA River Plate
23 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — CA River Plate
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — CA River Plate
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: River Plate II → River Plate
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: River Plate U20 → River Plate II
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1270 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.41/90
Assists1 total · 0.41/90
G+A2 total · 0.83/90
Yellow cards4 total · 1.65/90
Minutes played by club
Club Brugge KV
43.6%
FC Schalke 04
0.0%
CD América de Cali
14.1%
CA River Plate
8.3%
FC Basel 1893
34.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge KV | 5 | 19/20 | 23/24 | 144 | 8 | 3 | 3,637 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD América de Cali | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1,180 |
| CA River Plate | 4 | 2013 | 2016 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 694 |
| FC Basel 1893 | 4 | 16/17 | 19/20 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 2,835 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Conference L. | Club Brugge KV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL Champions PO | Club Brugge KV | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | Club Brugge KV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Champions League | Club Brugge KV | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | Club Brugge KV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,538 |
| 21/22 | JPL Play-Offs I | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Pro L. Supercup | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Copa Sudamericana | CD América de Cali | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Liga DIMAYOR I | CD América de Cali | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 856 |
| 2025 | Liga DIMAYOR II | CD América de Cali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa Colombia | CD América de Cali | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 324 |
| 2024 | Fase Final LBD II | CD América de Cali | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liga DIMAYOR II | CD América de Cali | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Club World Cup | CA River Plate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Libertadores | CA River Plate | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Primera División | CA River Plate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Copa Argentina | CA River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Copa Sudamericana | CA River Plate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Libertadores | CA River Plate | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
| 2015 | Primera División | CA River Plate | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Recopa Sudamericana | CA River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Suruga Bank Cup | CA River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Transición | CA River Plate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Copa Sudamericana | CA River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Final | CA River Plate | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Inicial | CA River Plate | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Copa Sudamericana | CA River Plate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Final | CA River Plate | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 388 |
| 20/21 | Champions League | Club Brugge KV | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Croky Cup | Club Brugge KV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 905 |
| 20/21 | JPL Play-Offs I | Club Brugge KV | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Champions League | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Champions League Qu. | FC Basel 1893 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Croky Cup | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 289 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 611 |
| 19/20 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Champions League Qu. | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Basel 1893 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Schweizer Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 455 |
| 18/19 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 768 |
| 17/18 | Champions League | FC Basel 1893 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Schweizer Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Champions League | FC Basel 1893 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Schweizer Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,522 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | River Plate U20 | River Plate II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | River Plate II | River Plate | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-15 | River Plate | FC Basel | Transfer | 4000000 | €3.50m |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-02 | FC Basel | Club Brugge | Transfer | 4500000 | €2.40m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Club Brugge | FC Schalke 04 | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | FC Schalke 04 | Club Brugge | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Club Brugge | CD América | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Ill | 2017-05-15 | 2017-05-25 | 11 | 3 |
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2017-09-28 | 2017-10-16 | 19 | 4 |
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2018-02-15 | 2018-04-26 | 71 | 12 |
| 18/19 | Calf problems | 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-23 | 11 | 1 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-08-23 | 2018-08-28 | 6 | 2 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-10-18 | 2018-10-25 | 8 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2018-12-03 | 2019-01-14 | 43 | 2 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-26 | 6 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Ill | 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-05 | 5 | 1 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2019-04-17 | 2019-05-01 | 15 | 3 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2019-05-20 | 2019-06-03 | 15 | 2 |
| 19/20 | Hamstring injury | 2019-09-26 | 2019-10-21 | 26 | 4 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2021-04-11 | 2021-05-04 | 24 | 3 |
| 22/23 | Ill | 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-19 | 6 | 1 |
| 23/24 | Knock | 2024-02-27 | 2024-03-13 | 16 | 4 |
Current€800k
Peak€6.50m
Low€200k
Δ since start−€700k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Mignolet | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mechele | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hans Vanaken | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clinton Mata | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles De Ketelaere | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca Zuffi | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduard Sobol | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Mercado | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noa Lang | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Suchy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Rits | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matías Kranevitter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bua | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Renato Steffen | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Albian Ajeti | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Final | CA River Plate | 2 | 9 |
| 19/20 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 16 |
| 18/19 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 1 | 19 |
| 23/24 | Conference L. | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 6 |
| 19/20 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 16 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | FC Schalke 04 | Club Brugge | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Club Brugge | FC Schalke 04 | Loan | — | €3.00m |
Teams faced most often by Éder Balanta's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Luzern | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 56% |
| FC St. Gallen | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 47% |
| BSC Young Boys | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 20% |
| FC Zürich | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 47% |
| FC Lugano | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 33% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 57% |
| KRC Genk | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 57% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 57% |
| FC Sion | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 75% |
| Servette FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 36% |
| Cercle Brugge | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 50% |
| KAA Gent | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 60% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 32 | 218 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 |
| 22/23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 38 | 1,614 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2025 | 16 | 856 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
| 2024 | 24 | 324 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 306 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.65 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 388 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.93 |
| 20/21 | 34 | 905 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 19/20 | 35 | 900 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 18/19 | 31 | 1,223 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.74 |
| 17/18 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 26 | 1,612 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
JPL
85 apps
4 G
2 A
Super League
58 apps
3 G
2 A
Croky Cup
16 apps
3 G
0 A
Final
23 apps
2 G
0 A
Schweizer Cup
9 apps
2 G
0 A
Liga DIMAYOR I
11 apps
1 G
1 A
Libertadores
10 apps
1 G
1 A
Conference L.
6 apps
1 G
1 A
Copa Colombia
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
14 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Éder Balanta
Who is Éder Balanta?
Éder Balanta is a Colombia professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for CD América de Cali.
How old is Éder Balanta?
Éder Balanta is 33 years old. He was born on February 28, 1993 in Bogotá.
What position does Éder Balanta play?
Éder Balanta plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Éder Balanta play for?
Éder Balanta currently plays for CD América de Cali.
How many career goals has Éder Balanta scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Éder Balanta has scored 18 goals in 362 appearances.
What is Éder Balanta's market value?
Éder Balanta's most recent reported market value is €700k.