| Fullname | Jordi Balk |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 26 April 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Cothen, Netherlands |
| Currentclub | SVL Langbroek |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Position | Centre back |
| Youthclubs 1 | SVF Cothen |
| Youthclubs 2 | SV Houten |
| Youthclubs 3 | FC Utrecht |
| Years 1 | 2014 |
| Clubs 1 | Ross County |
| Caps 1 | 4 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Years 2 | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs 2 | FC Oss |
| Caps 2 | 68 |
| Goals 2 | 1 |
| Years 3 | 2017 |
| Clubs 3 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Caps 3 | 12 |
| Goals 3 | 1 |
| Years 4 | 2018 |
| Clubs 4 | Lienden |
| Caps 4 | 28 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Years 5 | 2019 |
| Clubs 5 | DUNO |
| Caps 5 | 8 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Years 6 | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs 6 | DOVO |
| Caps 6 | 19 |
| Goals 6 | 0 |
| Years 7 | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs 7 | Sportlust '46 |
| Caps 7 | 16 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Club-update | 23:51, 30 January 2023 (UTC) |
Jordi Balk (born 26 April 1994) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as a centre back for Ross County, FC Oss, St Patrick's Athletic, FC Lienden, VV DUNO, DOVO and Sportlust '46.
Club career
Ross County
Balk, who had previously played in the youth academy of Dutch club Utrecht, signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County in July 2014.[1] He made his debut appearance on 16 August 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against Kilmarnock. Balk was released from his contract in November 2014.[2]
FC Oss
In January 2015, he signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Oss until the end of the season.[3] He stayed with FC Oss until 2017.
St Patrick's Athletic
After 3 seasons with FC Oss, Balk went on trial with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, from the capital city of Dublin. On 5 July 2017 he played the full 90 minutes as a trialist in a 1–0 friendly win over Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian at Richmond Park. After impressing fans and coaching staff with his passing, positional sense and tackling, Balk signed a contract with the Saints on 7 July 2017, becoming the first Dutch player to play for the club.[4] Balk made his full debut on 9 July in a narrow 1–0 defeat away to league leaders Cork City.[5] He scored his first goal in the clubs crucial 4-2 win against Cork which helped St Pats stay in League of Ireland Premier Division.[6]
Return to Holland
On 19 December, Balk announced to his fans via his Instagram account that despite St Patrick's Athletic offering him a multi-year contract, he would be leaving Dublin and returning home to sign for FC Lienden of the Tweede Divisie on a 1.5 year contract.[7]
Balk signed with Voetbalvereniging Duno Doorwerth, better known as VV DUNO, in the beginning of 2019.[8] However, already on 12 February 2019 it was confirmed, that Balk would join DOVO from the upcoming season.[9]
Balk played for Sportlust '46 from 2020 until he retired from football in July 2022.
On 9 September 2023, Balk returned to Dublin to play in a friendly for a St Patrick's Athletic legends team for Ian Bermingham's testimonial match.[10]
He started working as a personal fitness trainer but in 2025 he started playing again for amateur side SVL Langbroek.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ross County | 2014–15[12] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| FC Oss | 2014–15[12] | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015–16[12] | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[12] | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Club Total | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2017[12] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FC Lienden | 2017–18[12] | Tweede Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
References
- ^ "Ross County boss Derek Adams snaps up trio of new faces". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Ross County: Jim McIntyre targets signings as three exit, BBC Sport
- ^ Balk maakt seizoen af bij FC Oss Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine (Dutch). 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Jordi Balk Joins the Saints"
- ^ "League Report: Cork City 1 - 0 St Patrick's Athletic"
- ^ "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 4 - 2 Cork City"
- ^ "Jordi Balk sluit per direct aan bij tweede divisie selectie"
- ^ Duno start 2019 met makkelijke oefenzege, hoogenlaag.nl, 5 January 2019
- ^ Ex-prof Jordi Balk van Duno naar DOVO in Veenendaal, gelderlander.nl, 12 February 2019
- ^ "Testimonial Squads Confirmed". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ Kous, Bert (23 February 2025). "Het tweede voetballeven van Jordi Balk: 'Nog steeds bloedfanatiek'". RTV Utrecht. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Nederlands - J.Balk". Soccerway. soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/relegation-threatened-st-pats-were-11729219
- https://www.dublinlive.ie/sport/liam-buckley-praises-jordi-balk-14075897
- https://www.gelderlander.nl/voetbal-arnhem/jordi-balk-van-schotland-ierland-en-lienden-naar-duno-in-doorwerth~af821231/
- https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Avonturiers/270135/Zo-wil-Jordi-Balk-via-Ierland-zijn-Engelse-droom-waarmaken
- https://www.the42.ie/jordi-balk-league-of-ireland-st-patricks-athletic-3617685-Sep2017/
External links
- Jordi Balk at Voetbal International[dead link] (in Dutch)
- VV Duno profile