About Denys Balan
Denys Balan's 2025/2026 Persha Liga season produced 2 goals and 1 assist across 26 appearances (2,221 minutes) — 0.12 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.88. Compared with the 86 Persha Liga defenders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he clears the median: 67th percentile by match rating, while ranking 5th of 86 for goals.
The database holds 11 league seasons for him, from 2013 to 2026 across 10 clubs. The 2025/2026 rating of 6.88 is the best of his recorded career; his lowest came in 2021/2022 (0). Compared with his earlier career average, the last two rated seasons are up by 3.4.
By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 4 domestic leagues: Premier League (Ukraine) (53 appearances, 3 goals), Persha Liga (53 appearances, 2 goals) and Second League (20 appearances, 1 goal) — the three with most games. In 1 of the 11 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2020/2021–2022/2023, 54 league games, 18 a year.