Wilfried Balima

{{short description|Burkinabé international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wilfried Balima

| image = Balima.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| fullname = Wilfried Benjamin Balima

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Wingback/Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2001–2004

| clubs1 = US Ouagadougou

| caps1 = 65

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2005–2020

| clubs2 = Sheriff Tiraspol

| caps2 = 309

| goals2 = 57

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2008

| nationalteam1 = Burkina Faso U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2015

| nationalteam2 = Burkina Faso

| nationalcaps2 = 25

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 25 January 2020

| ntupdate = 17 July 2015

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|Burkina Faso}}}}

}}

Wilfried Benjamin Balima (born 20 March 1985) commonly known as Benjamin Balima, is a retired Burkinabé international footballer who spent the majority of career with Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol as a right defender.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordicfootball.info/2009/07/18/|title=Nordic Football|website=Nordic Football|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-22}}

Career

=Club=

In June 2017, Balima left Sheriff Tiraspol after twelve years with the club.{{cite web|title=Спасибо, Бенжамин|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/spasibo-benzhamin/|website=fc-sheriff.com|publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol|access-date=28 June 2017|language=ru|date=16 June 2017}} Balima re-signed for Sheriff Tiraspol on 20 July 2017.{{cite web|title=Возвращение|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/vozvraschenie/|website=fc-sheriff.com|publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol|access-date=21 July 2017|language=ru|date=20 July 2017}}

On 24 January 2020, Balima announced that he had retired from football, and that he had joined the coaching staff of Sheriff Tiraspol.{{cite web |title=Легенда уходит. Легенда остается |url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/legenda-uhodit-legenda-ostaetsya/ |website=fc-sheriff.com/ |publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol |access-date=25 January 2020 |language=ru |date=24 January 2020}}

=International=

Balima played for the Burkina Faso under-21 team and the senior national team from Burkina Faso.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 20 November 2018}}{{cite web|title=Supercupa Moldovei ORANGE|url=http://www.fmf.md/ro/competitions/supercupa_moldovei|website=www.fmf.md/|publisher=Moldovan Football Federation|access-date=17 July 2015}}{{cite web|title=W.Balima|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/wilfred-benjamen-balima/38960/|work=Soccerway|access-date=17 July 2015}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|US Ouagadougou \|2002 \|rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Burkinabé Premier League \|7	2			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|7	2
2002–03 \|16	2			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|16	2
2003–04 \|20	4			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|20	4
2004–05 \|22	5			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|22	5
colspan="2"\|Total !65	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	13
rowspan="16" valign="center"\|Sheriff Tiraspol \|2005–06 \|rowspan="15" valign="center"\|Divizia Naţională \|14	5			0	0	colspan="2"
\|14	5
2006–07 \|24	3			1	0	colspan="2"
\|25	3
2007–08 \|27	4			4	1	1	0	32	5
2008–09 \|23	1			4	0	colspan="2"
\|27	1
2009–10 \|18	3			12	1	colspan="2"
\|30	4
2010–11 \|31	6			8	0	colspan="2"
\|39	6
2011–12 \|24	18			2	0	colspan="2"
\|26	18
2012–13 \|27	5	2	1	5	0	0	0	34	6
2013–14 \|21	1	3	0	9	0	1	1	34	2
2014–15 \|18	2	0	0	4	0	colspan="2"
\|22	2
2015–16 \|22	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	3
2016–17 \|23	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	1
2017 \|9	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	16	2
2018 \|15	0	4	3	4	0	0	0	23	0
2019 \|13	3	3	0	5	0	1	0	22	3
colspan="2"\|Total !309	57	14	4	66	2	4	1	393	64
colspan="3"\|Career total !374	70	14	4	66	2	4	1	458	77

=International=

colspan=3\|Burkina Faso
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	1	0
2005	1	0
2010	3	2
2011	4	0
2012	6	0
2013	5	0
2014	4	0
2015	1	0
Total\|\|25\|\|2

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 January 2015{{NFT player|id=31935|name=Wilfred Benjamin Balima |access-date=17 July 2015}}

=International goals=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	9 October 2010	Addis Ababa Stadium, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	{{fb\|GAM}}	3–1	Win	2012 ANC qualification
2.	17 November 2010	Stade Aimé Bergeal, Mantes-la-Ville, France	{{fb\|GUI}}	2–1	Win	Friendly
colspan="12"\|Correct as of 19 November 2010