Samuel Balinsa

Samuel Gideon Balinsa (born 8 March 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Persis Solo.

Club career Born in Sorong, Southwest Papua, Indonesia, Balinsa started his early career by playing for Bola Mania Soccer School and Persipura Jayapura U18.

Persewar Waropen In 2019, he was signed for Persewar Waropen to play in Liga 2 in the 2019 season. Balinsa made his first-team debut on 22 June 2019 in a 0–1 win against Persatu Tuban. On 14 July 2019, Balinsa scored his first league goal for Persewar Waropen with scored a brace against Persik Kediri in a 0–2 win, the latter result saw Persewar move to 1st position in the league table of East Group. Balinsa finished the first season with 2 goals in 7 games.

Return to Persewar Waropen After last season without a club and playing for Papua in the 2021 Pekan Olahraga Nasional, the following season, he rejoined Persewar Waropen. He finished his season in 2022–23 with only 6 appearances. He successfully represented Papua to win the gold medal after winning the final match in a 2–0 victory over the team from Aceh. After impressively representing Papua at the 2021 Pekan Olahraga Nasional, in January 2022, he almost joined Thai League 2 club Lampang, but that fell through due to administrative issues.

Career statistics Club

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2019

2022–23

2023–24

2024–25

2025–26