Folarin Balogun

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 mid-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.

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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 25)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/folarinbalogun67/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folarin%20Balogun
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101035007

Tags

• New York
• association football player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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