Anderson Balbino

Anderson Balbino
Personal information
Full name	Anderson Balbino Assis
Date of birth	19 January 1997
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions	Defensive midfielder; centre-back;
Team information
Current team	Comercial-SP
Youth career
2013–2015	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Grêmio
2021	Veranópolis
2021	Garibaldi
2022	Inter-SM
2022–2023	Al-Qasim
2023	Real Noroeste
2024	Cruzeiro-RS
2025	Real Noroeste
2026	Lemense
2026–	Comercial-SP
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026

Anderson Balbino Assis (born 19 January 1997), commonly known as Anderson Balbino, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Comercial-SP.

Career

Anderson Balbino was born in Porto Alegre, and progressed through the academy of Grêmio, joining in 2013 before making his professional debut in the 2015 season.^[1] Having left the club at the conclusion of the 2018 season, and after trialling with Vietnamese side Thanh Hóa in December 2019, Balbino would return to Brazil to join Veranópolis in July 2021.^[2]^[3] A spell with Garibaldi followed, before he joined Internacional of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in 2022.^[4] After a season in Iraq with Al-Qasim, he joined Real Noroeste in January 2023.^[5] He joined Comercial for the second half of the 2026 season.^[1]

Style of play

Predominantly a defensive midfielder, Balbino was utilised as a centre-back while at Real Noroeste.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 June 2026.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State League		Cup^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2015	Série A	0	0	1^[b]	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017		1	0	0	0	0	0	1^[c]	0	2	0
	2018		0	0	4^[b]	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		1	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Veranópolis	2021	–			1^[d]	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Garibaldi	2021				0	0	0	0	9^[e]	0	9	0
Inter-SM	2022				11^[d]	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
Real Noroeste	2023	Série D	7	0	12^[f]	1	1	0	3^[g]	0	23	1
Cruzeiro-RS	2024	–			9^[d]	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Real Noroeste	2025				11^[f]	0	0	0	14^[h]	0	25	0
Lemense	2026				14^[i]	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
Comercial-SP	2026				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			8	0	63	4	1	0	27	0	99	4

Notes

↑ Includes Copa do Brasil
1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
↑ Appearances in the Primeira Liga
1 2 3 Appearances in the Gaúcho Acesso
↑ Appearances in the Copa FGF
1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Capixaba
↑ One appearance in the Copa Verde, two appearances in the Copa ES
↑ Appearances in the Copa ES
↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista Série A4

References

1 2 "Volante revelado pelo Grêmio reforça Comercial na Copa Paulista" [Midfielder who came up through Grêmio's youth system strengthens Comercial in the Copa Paulista]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). 22 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
↑ "CLB Thanh Hóa chiêu mộ cựu tiền đạo của đội tuyển trẻ Mỹ" [Thanh Hoa club recruits former striker of the US youth team]. baothanhhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
↑ "VEC anuncia volante para a Divisão de Acesso" [VEC announces midfielder for the Access Division]. Tua Radio (in Portuguese). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
↑ "Volante Balbino é mais um reforço do Inter SM" [Midfielder Balbino is another addition to Inter SM's squad]. Inter-SM (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
↑ Magno Novo, Sidney (18 January 2023). "Matheus Nascimento, Luiz Felipe e Anderson Balbino reforçam o Real Noroeste" [Matheus Nascimento, Luiz Felipe, and Anderson Balbino reinforce Real Noroeste]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
↑ Magno Novo, Sidney (13 February 2023). "Zagueiro ou volante? Balbino ganha espaço e vira coringa no Real Noroeste" [Center-back or midfielder? Balbino gains space and becomes a versatile player at Real Noroeste]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
↑ Anderson Balbino at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[8] Includes Copa do Brasil

[CG-9] 1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho

[PL-10] Appearances in the Primeira Liga

[CG2-11] 1 2 3 Appearances in the Gaúcho Acesso

[FGF-12] Appearances in the Copa FGF

[CC-13] 1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Capixaba

[14] One appearance in the Copa Verde, two appearances in the Copa ES

[CES-15] Appearances in the Copa ES

[CP4-16] Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista Série A4

[ge-1] 1 2 "Volante revelado pelo Grêmio reforça Comercial na Copa Paulista" [Midfielder who came up through Grêmio's youth system strengthens Comercial in the Copa Paulista]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). 22 May 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.

[2] "CLB Thanh Hóa chiêu mộ cựu tiền đạo của đội tuyển trẻ Mỹ" [Thanh Hoa club recruits former striker of the US youth team]. baothanhhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "VEC anuncia volante para a Divisão de Acesso" [VEC announces midfielder for the Access Division]. Tua Radio (in Portuguese). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "Volante Balbino é mais um reforço do Inter SM" [Midfielder Balbino is another addition to Inter SM's squad]. Inter-SM (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2026.

[5] Magno Novo, Sidney (18 January 2023). "Matheus Nascimento, Luiz Felipe e Anderson Balbino reforçam o Real Noroeste" [Matheus Nascimento, Luiz Felipe, and Anderson Balbino reinforce Real Noroeste]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2026.

[6] Magno Novo, Sidney (13 February 2023). "Zagueiro ou volante? Balbino ganha espaço e vira coringa no Real Noroeste" [Center-back or midfielder? Balbino gains space and becomes a versatile player at Real Noroeste]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2026.

[7] Anderson Balbino at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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