Eli Babalj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eli Babalj | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | FW NTC | ||
| 2008–2009 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2009–2010 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Melbourne Heart | 35 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Melbourne Heart | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Adelaide United | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Australia U20 | 11 | (6) |
| 2012– | Australia | 2 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2015 |
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Eli Babalj (born 21 February 1992) is an Australian footballer who plays as a forward for Adelaide United.
Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, Babalj has spent the majority of his life in Australia and started off playing with Perth SC. In 2008, he was signed by Perth Glory for their Youth League team. However, he was signed by the AIS for the 2009–10 season in which the AIS came last, however Babalj managed to find the net 9 times.
On 26 December it was announced that A-League expansion club Melbourne Heart had signed the then 17-year-old for their inaugural A-League 2010–11 season. He made his debut for the club in a friendly against Geelong All Stars XL and also scored his first goal in that match. He also took part in the friendly against Everton FC in which Heart lost 2–0. He made his debut for Melbourne Heart in the opening round of the 2010–11 A-League season against Central Coast Mariners at AAMI Park. During May 2012 it was announced that Serbian side Red Star Belgrade was scouting him.
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