Peruvian footballerIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balbín and the second or maternal family name is Silva.*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 25, 2016

Adán Adolfo Balbín Silva (born 13 October 1986) is a Peruvian footballer. He currently plays for Sport Boys and the Peru national team, as a defensive midfielder or Centre back.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Honours
  • 3.1 Club
  • 3.2 Country
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Club career

Balbín started his professional career with his hometown club Unión Huaral in 2005. Then in 2007 he joined first division club Coronel Bolognesi. There the manager of Bolognesi at the time, Juan Reynoso, decided to use him as a centre back. With Bolognesi he won his first professional *le, which was the 2007 Torneo Clausura. Adan played in Tacna until the end of the 2008 season. In January 2009 Balbín joined Universidad San Martín. In December 2013, he moved to play for Sporting Cristal.

International career

His impressive performances for his club convinced the new national team coach Sergio Markarian to give him his chance to play for the national team. On November 17, 2010, Balbín made his national team debut in friendly against Colombia by subs*uting Josepmir Ballón late in the match. The friendly was played in bogota and finished in a 1–1 draw.

Honours

Club

Coronel Bolognesi FC

• Apertura: 2007

Universidad San Martín

• Torneo Descentralizado: 2010

Country

Peru national team

• Copa América: Bronze medal 2011

References

External links

• Adan Balbín at National-Football-Teams.com
• Adán Balbín at FootballDatabase.eu
• Adán Balbín at Soccerway