Fabián Balbuena
Paraguay · Defender · Grêmio
Born 23 August 1991 (age 35). Height 189 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Defender. Nationality: Paraguay. Market value €900k.
Current club: Grêmio — 3 appearances, 1 goal and 0 assists this season.
Career totals: 21 goals and 8 assists in 342 appearances (23,732 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 7.13 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 263 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.08 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.03 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.11 |
| Shots | 146 |
| Shots on target | 50 |
| Shot conversion, % | 14 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.22 |
| Passes per 90 | 44.07 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 0.19 |
| Dribble success, % | 62 |
| Duels won, % | 60 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.14 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.9 |
| Yellow cards | 35 |
| Red cards | 3 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-20 | Rubin | 3–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2025-04-26 | Zenit | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2025-08-10 | Sport Recife | 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2025-08-17 | at Atlético Mineiro | 1–3 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2025-08-24 | Ceará | 0–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-02-05 | Botafogo | 5–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-02-12 | at São Paulo | 2–0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-03-16 | at Chapecoense | 1–1 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2026-03-19 | Vitória | 2–0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-03-22 | at Vasco da Gama | 2–1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2026-04-09 | at Atletico Torque | 1–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-04-14 | Deportivo Riestra | 1–0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2026-05-02 | at Athletico Paranaense | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-05-05 | at Deportivo Riestra | 0–3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-05-10 | Flamengo | 0–1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-06-13 | at USA | 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-07 | at Vitória | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | Palmeiras | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
| 2026-10-07 | at Remo | 1–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-11 | Internacional | 1–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 5 matches (1 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Paraguay 0–1 France · Round of 16 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Germany 1–1 Paraguay · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Paraguay 0–0 Australia · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Türkiye 0–1 Paraguay · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- USA 4–1 Paraguay · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
7 trophies won out of 15 finals and podium finishes.
- Copa do Brasil · 2022 · 2nd Place
- Cup · 2021/2022 · 2nd Place
- Paulista A1 · 2018 · Winner
- Paulista A1 · 2017 · Winner
- Serie A · 2017 · Winner
- Florida Cup · 2017 · 2nd Place
- Division Profesional · 2014 · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores · 2014 · 2nd Place
- Division Profesional · Winner
- Paulista A1 · Winner
- Serie A · Winner
- Cup · 2nd Place
- Copa do Brasil · 2nd Place
- CONMEBOL Libertadores · 2nd Place
- Florida Cup · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-26 | Dynamo | Grêmio | — |
| 2023-06-30 | Corinthians | Dynamo | — |
| 2022-07-18 | Dynamo | Corinthians | Loan |
| 2021-07-09 | West Ham United Football Club | Dynamo | Free |
| 2018-07-14 | Corinthians | West Ham United Football Club | €4M |
| 2016-02-08 | — | Corinthians | €1.4M |
| 2014-08-15 | — | — | N/A |
| 2013-07-05 | — | — | N/A |
| 2013-01-01 | — | — | N/A |