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 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.

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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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

• 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

2026-06-02

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