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| image = Arsenal v Everton - 52222904853 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Balogun training with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in 2022
| fullname = Folarin JerryJolaoluwa Balogun<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/july-2018.ashx |title=List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018 |publisher=The Football Association |page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024160503/http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/july-2018.ashx |archive-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|7|3}}
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States<ref>{{Cite news |last=Di Stasio |first=Arnaud |date=December 11, 2022 |title=Folarin Balogun: 'I'm going to make a decision soon' |publisher=Ligue 1 |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2022/11/12/folarin-balogun-i-m-going-to-make-a-decision-soon |url-status=live |access-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207085951/https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2022/11/12/folarin-balogun-i-m-going-to-make-a-decision-soon |archive-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref>
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'''Folarin JerryJolaoluwa <ref>{{cite web |url=https://x.com/SoccerInsider/status/1804977330911379713 </ref> Balogun''' (born July 3, 2001) is an American professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].
 
A [[Arsenal F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Hale's End]] academy prospect of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], Balogun was promoted to the first team in 2020 and featured sparingly for the club, later going on loan to [[EFL Championship]] side [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in 2022. In the following season, Balogun made his breakthrough in a loan to [[Ligue 1]] side [[Reims FC|Reims]], where he scored 21 goals in 37 appearances to be the French league's fourth top scorer of the season.<ref name=":0" /> In August 2023 Balogun left Arsenal and signed with [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] for €40 million (£34m/€43m).<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Why did Arsenal agree to sell USMNT star Folarin Balogun? Mikel Arteta explains €40m transfer to Monaco {{!}} Goal.com US |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/why-arsenal-sell-usmnt-star-folarin-balogun-mikel-arteta-explains-40m-transfer-monaco/blt209df551351e8905 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>