USACentre Forward
Folarin Balogun
Folarin Jerry Balogun
- Date of birth: (25 years)
- Place of birth: Brooklyn (NY), USA
- Height: 1.78 m
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Striker
- Left Winger
- Caps
- 31
- 24 starts · 7 as sub
- Goals
- 12
- 0.39 per game
- Assists
- 4
- 0.13 per game
- All-time · USA
- #21
- in goals
- Cards
- 5
- 4 yellow · 0 second yellow · 1 red
National Teams · USA
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 31 | 12 |
All international matches
- World Cup 2026 · Round of 16 · Lumen FieldHvs.
BelgiumOwn contribution: Startedoff 92'Match report: USA vs. Belgium 1–4Defeat - World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · Levi's StadiumHvs.
Bosnia & HerzegovinaOwn contribution: Started1 goalRed cardMatch report: USA vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2–0Win - World Cup 2026 · Group D · Lumen FieldHvs.
AustraliaOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardoff 96'Match report: USA vs. Australia 2–0Win - World Cup 2026 · Group D · SoFi StadiumHvs.
ParaguayOwn contribution: Started2 goalsoff 72'Match report: USA vs. Paraguay 4–1Win - Friendly · Soldier FieldHvs.
GermanyOwn contribution: Startedoff 72'Match report: USA vs. Germany 1–2Defeat - Friendly · Bank of America StadiumHvs.
SenegalOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Senegal 3–2Win - Friendly · Mercedes-Benz StadiumHvs.
PortugalMatch report: USA vs. Portugal 0–2Defeat - Friendly · Mercedes-Benz StadiumHvs.BelgiumMatch report: USA vs. Belgium 2–5Defeat
- Friendly · Raymond James StadiumHvs.
UruguayOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: USA vs. Uruguay 5–1Win - Friendly · Subaru ParkHvs.ParaguayOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Paraguay 2–1Win
- Friendly · Dick's Sporting Goods ParkHvs.AustraliaMatch report: USA vs. Australia 2–1Win
- Friendly · Q2 StadiumHvs.
EcuadorOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Ecuador 1–1Draw - Friendly · ScottsMiracle-Gro FieldHvs.
JapanOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Japan 2–0Win - Friendly · Sports Illustrated StadiumHvs.
South KoreaMatch report: USA vs. South Korea 0–2Defeat - Friendly · TQL StadiumHvs.
New ZealandMatch report: USA vs. New Zealand 1–1Draw - Friendly · Children's Mercy ParkHvs.
CanadaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: USA vs. Canada 1–2Defeat - Copa América 2024 · Group C · Arrowhead StadiumHvs.UruguayMatch report: USA vs. Uruguay 0–1Defeat
- Copa América 2024 · Group C · Mercedes-Benz StadiumHvs.
PanamaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Panama 1–2Defeat - Copa América 2024 · Group C · AT&T StadiumHvs.
BoliviaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Bolivia 2–0Win - Friendly · Camping World StadiumHvs.
BrazilMatch report: USA vs. Brazil 1–1Draw - Friendly · Northwest StadiumHvs.
ColombiaMatch report: USA vs. Colombia 1–5Defeat - CONCACAF Nations League 2024 · Final · AT&T StadiumHvs.
MexicoMatch report: USA vs. Mexico 2–0Win - CONCACAF Nations League 2024 · Semi-final · AT&T StadiumHvs.
JamaicaMatch report: USA vs. Jamaica 3–1a.e.t.Win - CONCACAF Nations League 2024 · Quarter-final · Hasely Crawford StadiumAvs.
Trinidad & TobagoOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Trinidad & Tobago vs. USA 2–1Defeat - CONCACAF Nations League 2024 · Quarter-final · Q2 StadiumHvs.Trinidad & TobagoMatch report: USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago 3–0Win
- Friendly · Geodis ParkHvs.
GhanaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Ghana 4–0Win - Friendly · Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldHvs.GermanyMatch report: USA vs. Germany 1–3Defeat
- Friendly · Allianz FieldHvs.
OmanOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Oman 4–0Win - Friendly · Energizer ParkHvs.
UzbekistanMatch report: USA vs. Uzbekistan 3–0Win - CONCACAF Nations League 2023 · Final · Allegiant StadiumHvs.CanadaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: USA vs. Canada 2–0Win
- CONCACAF Nations League 2023 · Semi-final · Allegiant StadiumHvs.MexicoMatch report: USA vs. Mexico 3–0Win
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Pulisic | 26 | 18 |
| 2 | Chris Richards | 24 | 19 |
| 3 | Ricardo Pepi | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | Weston McKennie | 23 | 17 |
| 5 | Giovanni Reyna | 23 | 11 |
| 6 | Tim Ream | 22 | 18 |
| 7 | Antonee Robinson | 20 | 16 |
| 8 | Timothy Weah | 20 | 12 |
| 9 | Malik Tillman | 19 | 11 |
| 10 | Brenden Aaronson | 19 | 5 |
| 11 | Sergiño Dest | 18 | 13 |
| 12 | Matt Turner | 17 | 14 |
| 13 | Joe Scally | 17 | 9 |
| 14 | Yunus Musah | 16 | 12 |
| 15 | Tyler Adams | 14 | 9 |
| 16 | Alex Freeman | 14 | 6 |
| 17 | Matt Freese | 12 | 8 |
| 18 | Johnny Cardoso | 12 | 4 |
| 19 | Max Arfsten | 11 | 3 |
| 20 | Luca de la Torre | 11 | 2 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 31 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Trinidad & Tobago | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.