My Take
Folarin Balogun is one of those players whose career path you just have to respect — born in New York, raised in London, developed through Arsenal's Hale End academy, and then when the international tug-of-war came, he chose the U.S. Men's National Team over England and Nigeria. That's a bold call, and honestly it's paying off. He went on loan to Reims in Ligue 1 and absolutely tore it up, finishing as one of the top scorers in France in the 2022–23 season, which felt like a proper breakout moment. Now at Monaco, still only in his early twenties, this kid has the profile of a genuine top-level striker — pace, finishing, movement. I'm genuinely excited to watch where he ends up.
Overview
Folarin Jerry Balogun (; born July 3, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the United States national team. A Hale End academy prospect of Arsenal, Balogun was promoted to the first team in 2020 and featured sparingly for the club, later going on loan to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough in 2022.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Folarin Balogun
- Name (Japanese)
- フォラリン・バログン
- Reading
- ふぉらりん・ばろぐん
- Born
- July 3, 2001 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.