Adrián Balboa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adrián Balboa

| image =

| fullname = Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho

| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| currentclub = Racing Club

| clubnumber = 77

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = –2012

| youthclubs1 = Cerrito

| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Cerrito | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = → Panathinaikos (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = Danubio | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2015–2017 | clubs4 = Liverpool | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = → Villa Teresa (loan) | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = → Sarmiento (loan) | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Patronato | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2018–2023 | clubs8 = Belgrano | caps8 = 41 | goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10 = → Alianza Lima (loan) | caps10 = 24 | goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = → Racing Santander (loan) | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = → Defensor Sporting (loan) | caps12 = 34 | goals12 = 10

| years13 = 2023 | clubs13 = Defensor Sporting | caps13 = 20 | goals13 = 8

| years14 = 2023 | clubs14 = Deportivo Pereira | caps14 = 12 | goals14 = 4

| years15 = 2024 | clubs15 = Unión Santa Fe | caps15 = 39 | goals15 = 8

| years16 = 2025– | clubs16 = Racing Club | caps16 = 1 | goals16 = 1

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 18:25, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

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Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho (born 19 January 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Racing Club.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Balboa came from the youth divisions of Club Sportivo Cerrito, made his professional debut in the 0–1 loss against Villa Teresa on 24 November 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://elascenso.com/destacados/cerrito-villa-teresa/|publisher=elascenso.com|title=Cerrito 0 Villa Teresa 1|accessdate=2013-12-10|language=Spanish}} He scored his first goal for Cerrito in the Derby against Rentistas on 15 December 2012, it was the final goal in the 88 minute which lead the team win the match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tenfield.com.uy/2012/12/cerrito-gano-en-el-ultimo-round/ |publisher=Tenfield |title=CERRITO GANÓ EN EL ÚLTIMO ROUND |accessdate=2013-12-10 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213025513/http://www.tenfield.com.uy/2012/12/cerrito-gano-en-el-ultimo-round/ |archivedate=2013-12-13 }}

Balboa after a wonderful season with Cerrito playing 20 games and scoring 6 goals, he brought the attention of various European clubs being interested on him. The young attacker went to Greece, to be tested by Panathinaikos and after a week he signed a one-year loan with the club.{{Cite web|url=http://cambiodefrente.com/futbol-internacional/item/19024-de-cerrito-al-panathinaikos.html |publisher=cambiodefrente.com |title=De Cerrito al Panathinaikos |accessdate=2013-09-03 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215054545/http://cambiodefrente.com/futbol-internacional/item/19024-de-cerrito-al-panathinaikos.html |archivedate=2013-12-15 }}

On 5 December, Balboa made his debut for Panathinaikos coming on as a sub in the 3–0 win against Iraklis Psachna.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pao.gr/el/news/match/?itemid=3dae3e48-9c43-42ce-96d1-c84c7b6ff35c |publisher=pao.gr |title=Panathinaikos 3-0 Iraklis Psahnon |accessdate=2013-12-10 |language=Greek |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213043322/http://www.pao.gr/el/news/match/?itemid=3dae3e48-9c43-42ce-96d1-c84c7b6ff35c |archivedate=2013-12-13 }}

In 2014, he returned to Uruguay to play for Danubio. He played in two other Uruguayan teams, Liverpool and Villa Teresa before moving to Argentina to join Sarmiento.

After being relegated to Primera B Nacional on 2016-17 season, he joined Patronato.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panathinaikos \|2013–14 \|Superleague Greece \|0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Danubio \|2014–15 \|Uruguayan Primera División \|11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
Liverpool \|2015–16 \|Uruguayan Primera División \|6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Villa Teresa (loan) \|2015–16 \|Uruguayan Primera División \|15	6	0	0	0	0	15	6
Sarmiento (loan) \|2016–17 \|Argentine Primera División \|19	4	0	0	0	0	19	4
Patronato \|2017–18 \|Argentine Primera División \|11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
colspan="3" \| Career totals !62	15	1	0	0	0	63	15