Folarin Balogun
Folarin Jerry Balogun is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the United States national team. A Hale End academy prospect of Arsenal, Balogun was promoted to the first team in 2020 and featured sparingly for the club, later going on loan to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough in 2022. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Folarin Balogun |
| Club | |
| Club number | 9 |
| National team | |
| National team number | 20 |
| Birth date | 03.07.2001 (age 24) |
| Country of birth |  USA |
| City of birth | New York |
| Position | forward |
| Foot | right |
| Contract until | 30.06.2028 |
| Market value | 16,300,000 € |
| Height/weight | 178 cm / 66 kg |
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Coupe De France 21.12.2025 |
2:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Ligue 1 14.12.2025 |
0:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
UEFA Champions League 09.12.2025 |
1:0 | 1 | 1'-86' | ||||||
Ligue 1 05.12.2025 |
0:1 | Will not play: thigh injury | |||||||
Ligue 1 29.11.2025 |
1:0 | 1'-85' | |||||||
UEFA Champions League 26.11.2025 |
2:2 | 1 | 1'-89' | ||||||
| Team | Competition |  |
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 Coupe De France 2025/2026 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Ligue 1 2025/2026 |
12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 755 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Friendly International 2025 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Ligue 1 2024/2025 |
13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Folarin Balogun VAR! cancel goal (Marseille-Monaco 80')
Goal Folarin Balogun 68', Monaco-Galatasaray 1:0
Goal Folarin Balogun 26', Paphos-Monaco 1:2
Goal Folarin Balogun 71', USA-Paraguay 2:1
Folarin Balogun red card (Monaco-Lens 45')
Goal Folarin Balogun 37', Monaco-Lens 1:1
Goal Folarin Balogun 43', Bodø / Glimt-Monaco 0:1
Goal Folarin Balogun 41', Nantes-Monaco 1:2
Goal Folarin Balogun 72', Angers-Monaco 0:1
Goal Folarin Balogun 71', USA-Ecuador 1:1
Goal Folarin Balogun 64', USA-Japan 2:0
Goal Folarin Balogun 48', Monaco-Strasbourg 2:0
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