Iván Balliu

Iván Balliu Campeny (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.

Born in Caldes de Malavella, Girona, Catalonia to an Albanian father and a Spanish mother,[3] Balliu joined Barcelona's youth system in 2004, aged 12.

[6] One month later, he signed with Arouca in Portugal for two seasons,[7] making his Primeira Liga debut on 1 September in a 1–0 home victory over Rio Ave (90 minutes played).

[10] After contributing 24 appearances in his first season to help his team to return to Ligue 1 after a one-year absence, Balliu's first match in the competition occurred on 13 August 2016, in a 3–2 home win over Lille.

[20] He was handed his first call shortly after when newly appointed coach Christian Panucci selected him for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Macedonia on 2 and 5 September,[21] and earned his first cap also during that stage, playing the first half of the 3–0 loss against Spain in Alicante on 6 October.