Illinois Tech

High School/Club: Junior Year: Second Team All-Conference; Senior Year: First Team All-Conference, All-Sectional, All-Area, Team MVP, Captain; Club: 2022 Illinois State Cup Finalist; 3.95 GPA, 33 ACT, National Honor Society, Spanish Seal of Biliteracy; Soccer Referee, Church Altar Boy, Sneaker Reselling

Personal: Parents Oana and Bogdan Balea

2025-26
- Was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
- Appeared in all 20 matches, totaling 2 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 1,540 minutes, with 30 shots and 9 shots on goal.
- Recorded a season-high 1 assist in four matches: at Elmhurst University (Sept. 22), vs Benedictine University (Oct. 1; also tallied 1 goal), at Wisconsin Lutheran College (Oct. 11) and vs Rockford University (Oct. 29).
- Notched 1 goal against Concordia University Chicago (Sept. 24).
- Logged 108 minutes against Aurora University (Nov. 4).
- Played 34 minutes against Saint Mary's University (Minn.) (Aug. 29).