Radinio Balker
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Radinio Balker
| image = Radinio Balker.jpg
| fullname = Radinio Roberto Balker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Huddersfield Town
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = ASC Waterwijk
| youthyears2 = 2008–2011
| youthclubs2 = Zeeburgia
| youthyears3 = 2011–2017
| youthclubs3 = Almere City
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Jong Almere City
| caps1 = 39
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = Almere City
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2021–2024
| clubs3 = Groningen
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Huddersfield Town
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 22:14, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
}}
Radinio Roberto Balker (born 3 September 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|HuddersT}} club Huddersfield Town.{{Worldfootball.net|radinio-balker}} Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
Club career
He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Almere City on 14 December 2018 in a game against Jong Ajax, as a starter.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/14/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-omniworld/jong-ajax/2794549/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=14 December 2018}}
On 20 January 2021, Balker agreed to sign for Eredivisie club Groningen on a three-year contract starting 1 July, with an option for an additional year.{{cite web |title=FC Groningen bindt Radinio Balker - FC Groningen |url=https://www.fcgroningen.nl/nieuws/fc-groningen-bindt-radinio-balker/2 |website=fcgroningen.nl |language=nl |date=20 January 2021}}{{cite news |title=FC Groningen hengelt verdediger Balker binnen |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/781813/FC-Groningen-hengelt-verdediger-Balker-binnen |work=RTV Noord |date=20 January 2021 |language=NL}} He suffered a serious injury during practice on 2 July 2021, sidelining him for months.{{cite news |title=FC Groningen eerste maanden zonder nieuwkomer Radinio Balker. Verdediger loopt zware blessure op tijdens training |url=https://dvhn.nl/sport/FC-Groningen-eerste-maanden-zonder-nieuwkomer-Radinio-Balker.-Verdediger-loopt-zware-blessure-op-tijdens-training-26918931.html |work=Dagblad van het Noorden |date=2 July 2021 |language=nl}}
On 18 January 2024, Balker signed a contract with EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town until June 2027.{{cite web|publisher=Huddersfield Town|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2024/january/signing-radinio-balker-joins-the-terriers/|title=SIGNING: RADINIO BALKER JOINS THE TERRIERS!|date=18 January 2024|access-date=18 January 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 February 2024}}{{soccerway|552257}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Jong Almere City
|20 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearances in Derde Divisie promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | ||||
| colspan=2|
!32 | 3 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||||
| rowspan="4"|Almere City
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Eerste Divisie |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|Eerste Divisie |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Eerste Divisie promotion play-off}} | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||1 | 0 | 57 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Groningen
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Eredivisie |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Eerste Divisie |19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 3 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||53 | 4 | |||||
| Huddersfield Town
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!140 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 148 | 10 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway| radinio-balker/552257 }}
{{Huddersfield Town A.F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balker, Radinio}}
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Jong Almere City FC players
Category:AVV Zeeburgia players
Category:Almere City FC players
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Tweede Divisie players
Category:Derde Divisie players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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