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D. Ballard
73

5.26

M.€

5

25

years

CB

Profile of D. Ballard

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
14
Matches
played
872'
Minutes
played
2
0.21
Goals/90'
3/0
0.31
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

Championship, 3 days ago
Burnley
>Burnley
0 - 0
>Sunderland
Sunderland
83'
90'+6
13'
T. Amarilla
1
D. Ballard
Daniel George Ballard
25
years
IR1
Northern Ireland
85
kgs
Def
position
187
cms
5
shirt number
5.26
M.€
73
ELO

Born on 22 September 1999 in Stevenage

Personal data
Country of birth
England England
Nationality
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Other nationality
England England
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
British Isles
Career details
Status
Midfield
Current club
Sunderland Sunderland
Current competition
Championship Championship
Previous club
Sunderland U21 Sunderland U21
Previous competition
Premier League 2 Division One Premier League 2 Division One
Historic team
Sunderland Sunderland
Historical competition
Championship Championship
Most common shirt number
5
Other shirt numbers
4, 15, 26, 23, 16, 36, 22

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Championship
46%
Wins
6 W
5 D
2 L
FA Cup
0%
Wins
EFL Cup
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 28 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
2
Sheffield United
Sheffield United 55 27 17 6 4 38 17 +21
3
Burnley
Burnley 53 27 14 11 2 31 9 +22
4
Sunderland
Sunderland 51 27 14 9 4 39 22 +17
5
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers 42 27 12 6 9 31 24 +7
6
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion 41 27 9 14 4 33 22 +11

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 98%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 2%
CB
CM
Football pitch

Rating progression

73
60448 16
60352 18
9181 18
102915 18
263 20
508 20
1694 21
60347 22
60347 24
2438 22
Highest value in career
73 (2023)
Rankings
General
3263º
Age
266º
By country
15º 15º
By position
1281º D
By position
708º CB CB

Evolution of market value

5 M€ ▲ 0.2
60448 16
60352 18
9181 18
102915 18
263 20
508 20
1694 21
60347 22
60347 24
2438 22
Highest value in career
5.26M (2025)
Rankings
General
5095º
Age
491º
By country
16º 16º
By position
1923º D
By position
1005º CB CB
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
General Sports Worldwide
Start of contract
01/07/2022
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
21/01/2031
Last signing
01/07/2022
Total transfer window transactions
2M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
22/23 01/07/2022
Arsenal Sub 23
Arsenal Sub 23
Sunderland
Sunderland
Transfer
20/21 31/05/2021
Blackpool
Blackpool
Arsenal Sub 23
Arsenal Sub 23
End of loan
20/21 05/10/2020
Arsenal Sub 23
Arsenal Sub 23
Blackpool
Blackpool
Loan
19/20 22/01/2020
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
Arsenal Sub 23
Arsenal Sub 23
End of loan
19/20 03/07/2019
Arsenal Sub 23
Arsenal Sub 23
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Current season 14
3
0.21
73
Calendar year 1
1
1
73
Last 6 months 18
3
0.17
73
Last 365 days 37
8
0.22
73
Last 3 years 109
24
0.22
71
Last 5 years 174
34
0.2
69
Career 239
0.19
64

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Sunderland
Sunderland
2024/25
13 2 0 3 0 13 9 4 826' 25 6.2 73
Championship
Championship
13 2 0 3 0 13 9 4 826' 25 6.2 73
Sunderland U21
Sunderland U21
2024/25
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 46' 24 5.1 73
Sunderland
Sunderland
2023/24
44 3 0 14 0 44 44 0 3926' 24 6.8 72
Sunderland
Sunderland
2022/23
22 0 1 2 0 22 21 1 1885' 23 6.7 69
Sunderland U21
Sunderland U21
2022/23
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 63' 23 5.2 67

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Patterson
GK
A. Patterson
79
3
D. Neil
MF
D. Neil
78
3
Jobe Bellingham
MF
Jobe Bellingham
77
9
A. Browne
MF
A. Browne
74
-1
Chris Mepham
D
Chris Mepham
73
2
P. Roberts
F
P. Roberts
71
4
S. Abdul Samed
MF
S. Abdul Samed
68
-5
Enzo Le Fée
MF
Enzo Le Fée
68
-4
R. Mundle
F
R. Mundle
67
12
Eliezer Mayenda
F
Eliezer Mayenda
63
18
A. Alese
D
A. Alese
62
5
Milan Aleksic
MF
Milan Aleksic
59
4
A. Aouchiche
MF
A. Aouchiche
57
3
Jenson Seelt
D
Jenson Seelt
56
2
N. Rusyn
F
N. Rusyn
52
-9
Ian Poveda
F
Ian Poveda
50
-2
A. Abdullahi
F
A. Abdullahi
49
0
S. Moore
GK
S. Moore
47
5

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Sunderland
Sunderland
3 79 74 6637' 5 19
Arsenal U18
Arsenal U18
2 35 32 2911' 5 6
Millwall
Millwall
1 33 31 2744' 1 6
Blackpool
Blackpool
1 30 29 2637' 2 6
Arsenal U23
Arsenal U23
3 21 20 1745' 2 5
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1 3 2 182' 1 0
Arsenal U21
Arsenal U21
1 3 3 270' 0 0
Sunderland U21
Sunderland U21
2 2 2 109' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Championship
Championship
4 106 100 8916' 6 24
Premier League Academy U18
Premier League Academy U18
2 27 24 2204' 3 6
League One
League One
1 25 24 2231' 2 4
Premier League 2 Division One
Premier League 2 Division One
4 22 21 1791' 2 5
FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
1 8 8 707' 2 0

Teams played for

Sunderland
Sunderland
3 season
5
79
Arsenal U18
Arsenal U18
2 season
5
35
Millwall
Millwall
1 season
1
33
Blackpool
Blackpool
1 season
2
30
Arsenal U23
Arsenal U23
3 season
2
21
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1 season
1
3
Arsenal U21
Arsenal U21
1 season
0
3
Sunderland U21
Sunderland U21
2 season
0
2

For the national team

3729
28 times at International
4 times at U21
2 times at U19
5
Average number of goals
0.18
0
3
0
Other information
Times called up
35
Matches as a starter
28
Debut
4/9/2020
Age on debut
21.0 years old
Last match
18/11/2024
Age in last game
25.2 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2024
7 3 0 0 0 7 7 0 609' 25 7 73
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
4 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 339' 25 6.8 72
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 24 6.4 74
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2023
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 387' 24 5.4 70
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2022
4 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 352' 22 5.5 70
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2021
7 1 0 1 0 7 7 0 595' 22 6.1 67
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2020
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 399' 21 5.4 49

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Jonny Evans
D
Jonny Evans
85
0
Steven Davis
MF
Steven Davis
83
0
S. Dallas
D
S. Dallas
83
0
Trai Hume
D
Trai Hume
79
0
C. Cathcart
D
C. Cathcart
79
0
Paddy Mcnair
D
Paddy Mcnair
78
0
N. Mcginn
F
N. Mcginn
78
0
Isaac Price
MF
Isaac Price
75
0
Conor Bradley
D
Conor Bradley
75
0
George Saville
MF
George Saville
75
0
C. Brown
D
C. Brown
75
0
Shea Charles
MF
Shea Charles
73
0
Dion Charles
F
Dion Charles
73
0
A. McCann
MF
A. McCann
73
0
Jamal Lewis
D
Jamal Lewis
73
0
B. Peacock-Farrell
GK
B. Peacock-Farrell
72
0
J. Magennis
F
J. Magennis
70
0
P. Smyth
F
P. Smyth
69
0
J. Thompson
MF
J. Thompson
69
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 28 28 2342' 5 3
Northern Ireland U21
Northern Ireland U21
1 3 3 270' 1 1
Northern Ireland U19
Northern Ireland U19
1 2 2 150' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
3 12 12 1008' 3 1
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 6 6 521' 1 0
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
1 5 5 387' 0 1
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
1 5 5 426' 1 1
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
1 3 3 270' 1 1

Titles

  • English 4th tier champion
    English 4th tier champion

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances