Ivan Balliu

Ivan Balliu Campeny (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Rayo Vallecano.

After starting out at Barcelona B, he went on to compete professionally in Spain, Portugal and France.

Balliu represented his native Spain at youth level before declaring for Albania, for which he qualified via his father. He was first included in an Albanian senior squad in 2017, making his debut in October of that year.

Club Career

Barcelona

Born in Caldes de Malavella, Girona, Catalonia, to an Albanian father and a Spanish mother, Balliu joined FC Barcelona's youth system in 2004, aged 12. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, playing two Segunda Division games with the reserves and starting against Girona FC for a 2–0 away win. In that year, he was also captain of the treble-winning Juvenil A team.

Arouca

On 30 May 2013, Balliu's contract expired and he was told by Barcelona that he would be released.

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