Yassin Ben Balla

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yassin Ben Balla

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|2|24}}

| birth_place = Valenciennes, France

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Schalke 04 II

| clubnumber = 25

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| youthclubs1 = Lens

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = Amiens B

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = FC Zürich II{{Cite web|url=https://www.el-pl.ch/de/Erste-Liga/Erste-Liga-Promotion/Spielbetrieb-Erste-Liga-Promotion.aspx/oid-3/s-2016/ln-12005/ls-14053/sg-42212/a-msp/|title=Erste Liga – Spielbetrieb|website=el-pl.ch}}

| caps2 = 18

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

| caps3 = 72

| goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = MSV Duisburg

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = Eintracht Braunschweig

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = FC Ingolstadt

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Darmstadt 98

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = SV Sandhausen

| caps8 = 32

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Schalke 04 II

| caps9 = 17

| goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2025

| clubs10 = Schalke 04

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 1

| club-update = 20 May 2025

}}

Yassin Ben Balla (born 24 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga club Schalke 04 II.{{WorldFootball.net|yassin-ben-balla}}{{Soccerway|366589}}

Career

Ben Balla moved to MSV Duisburg on 19 June 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/fleissige-biene-ben-balla-wechselt-in-zebrastreifen/|title="Fleissige Biene" Ben Balla wechselt in Zebrastreifen|website=msv-duisburg.de|date=19 June 2019|access-date=19 June 2019}} He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/3-liga-2019-2020-msv-duisburg-sg-sonnenhof-grossaspach/ |title=MSV Duisburg – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 4:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=20 July 2019}}

He moved to Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2020–21 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/yassin-ben-balla-wird-ein-loewe/|title=Yassin Ben Balla wird ein Löwe|publisher=eintracht.com|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/merci-yassin/|title=Yassin Ben Balla sagt "mit größtem Respekt" Danke|publisher=msv-duisburg.de|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}

On 2 July 2022, Ben Balla signed a one-year contract with Darmstadt 98.{{cite web|publisher=Darmstadt 98|url=https://www.sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/details/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=9268&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=0173065ccbdb3a633a988f9ac11498ef|title=Lilien verpflichten Ben Balla|date=2 July 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|language=de}}

On 15 November 2024, Ben Balla joined Schalke 04 II.{{Cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/knappenschmiede/regionalliga-west/neuzugang-ben-balla-u23/|title=U23: Timothé Rupil wechselt in die Knappenschmiede|website=FC Schalke 04|date=15 November 2024|language=de}} He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 defeat against SV Elversberg on 18 May 2025, where he came on as a substitute in the 58th minute and scored the only goal for Schalke in the 85th minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesliga/news/schalke-elversberg-match-report-highlights-matchday-34-petkov-32285|title=Elversberg edge closer to Bundesliga dream as win at Schalke secures promotion play-off spot|website=Bundesliga.com|date=18 May 2025}}

Personal life

Born in France, Ben Balla is of Moroccan descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondedufoot.fr/fiche_du_joueur/yassin-ben-balla/|title=Yassin Ben Balla|website=mondedufoot.fr}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}{{Soccerway}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/yassin-ben-balla/2/|title=Yassin Ben Balla - Club matches|website=worldfootball.net}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens B \|2014–15 \|Championnat National 3 \|11	0	colspan="2"\|—	11	0
FC Zürich II \|2015–16 \|Swiss Promotion League \|18	1	colspan="2"\|—	18	1
rowspan="4"\|Rot-Weiß Oberhausen \|2016–17 \|Regionalliga West \|8	2	colspan="2"\|—	8	2
2017–18 \|Regionalliga West \|30	4	colspan="2"\|—	30	4
2018–19 \|Regionalliga West \|34	7	1	0	35	7
colspan="2"\|Total !72	13	1	0	73	13
MSV Duisburg \|2019–20 \|3. Liga \|33	2	1	0	34	2
Eintracht Braunschweig \|2020–21 \|2. Bundesliga \|28	2	2	0	30	2
FC Ingolstadt \|2021–22 \|2. Bundesliga \|0	0	0	0	0	0
Darmstadt 98 \|2022–23 \|2. Bundesliga \|13	0	2	0	15	0
SV Sandhausen \|2023–24 \|3. Liga \|32	3	2	1	34	4
Schalke 04 II \|2024–25 \|Regionalliga West \|17	5	colspan="2"\|—	17	5
Schalke 04 \|2024–25 \|2. Bundesliga \|1	1	colspan="2"\|—	1	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !225	27	8	1	233	28