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Hamstring injury (Mar 20)Expected return: Doubtful
Height
5
Shirt
26 years
Sep 22, 1999
Right
Preferred foot
Northern Ireland
Country
€13.7M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches24%Shot attempts97%Goals82%
Chances created89%Aerial duels won99%Defensive contributions99%
Transfer value: €13.7M
Highest: €13.7M(Mar 1, 2026)
€14M
€10M
€6.8M
€3.4M
€0

Premier League 2025/2026

2
Goals
0
Assists
22
Started
26
Matches
2,007
Minutes played
7.03
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 14

Brighton & Hove Albion
L0-1
64
0
0
0
0
6.8

Mar 8

Port Vale
L1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Mar 3

Leeds United
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Feb 28

AFC Bournemouth
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Feb 22

Fulham
L1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Feb 11

Liverpool
L0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Feb 7

Arsenal
L3-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.0

Feb 2

Burnley
W3-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.7

Jan 24

West Ham United
L3-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.4

Jan 17

Crystal Palace
W2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6
Sunderland

Mar 14

Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion
0-1
64‎’‎
6.8

Mar 8

FA Cup
Port Vale
1-0
90‎’‎
7.2

Mar 3

Premier League
Leeds United
0-1
90‎’‎
7.1

Feb 28

Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
1-1
90‎’‎
7.8

Feb 22

Premier League
Fulham
1-3
90‎’‎
7.3
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 36%
  • 25Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 2.36xG
2 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.09xG0.41xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,007

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
2.38
xG on target (xGOT)
2.25
Non-penalty xG
2.38
Shots
25
Shots on target
9
Headed shots
19

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.60
Successful passes
845
Successful passes %
82.1%
Accurate long balls
57
Accurate long balls %
37.7%
Chances created
15
Big chances created
3

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Successful dribbles %
50.0%
Duels won
159
Duels won %
60.0%
Aerial duels won
101
Aerial duels won %
58.7%
Touches
1,397
Touches in opposition box
65
Dispossessed
5
Fouls won
28
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Defensive contributions
252
Tackles
31
Interceptions
19
Blocked shots
22
Fouls committed
25
Recoveries
66
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
6
Clearances
180
Clean sheets
6
Goals conceded while on pitch
28
xG against while on pitch
31.21

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

News

About

Daniel Ballard is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Sunderland, born on September 22, 1999, who is right-footed. Follow Daniel Ballard on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Daniel Ballard has recorded 2 goals, 0 assists, 2,007 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.03, 3 yellow cards.

Daniel Ballard scores highly on Goals, Rating, and Matches compared to center backs in the Premier League.

Daniel Ballard's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Daniel Ballard's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Daniel Ballard's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Daniel Ballard currently plays for Sunderland alongside Dennis Cirkin, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Eliezer Mayenda, Luke O'Nien, Romaine Mundle, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Wilson Isidor, Habib Diarra, Nordi Mukiele, Simon Moore, Robin Roefs, Bertrand Traoré, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Ahmed Abdullahi, Milan Aleksic, Melker Ellborg, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Jocelin Ta Bi, and Abdoullah Ba. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Daniel Ballard's career has also included time at Millwall, Arsenal, Blackpool, and Swindon Town.

On the international stage, Daniel Ballard has represented Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland U21, and Northern Ireland U19.

Daniel Ballard is from Northern Ireland, and the national teams include Josh Clarke, Kieran Morrison, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Eoin Toal, Trai Hume, George Saville, Terry Devlin, Ethan Galbraith, Callum Marshall, Dion Charles, Jamie Donley, Paul Smyth, Conor Hazard, Ruairi McConville, Isaac Price, Justin Devenny, Alistair McCann, Brad Lyons, Paddy McNair, Jamie Reid, Patrick Kelly, Shea Charles, Brodie Spencer, Jamie McDonnell, Josh Magennis, Ciaron Brown, Pierce Charles, Jackie Burns, Rebecca McKenna, Nat Johnson, Brenna McPartlan, Sarah McFadden, Laura Rafferty, Ellie Mason, Megan Bell, Casey Howe, Keri Halliday, Danielle Maxwell, Lauren Perry, Leyla McFarland, Lauren Wade, Rebecca Holloway, Nadene Caldwell, Aimee Kerr, Louise McDaniel, Mia Moore, Caragh Hamilton Milligan, Kascie Weir, Abi Sweetlove, and Abbie Smith. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Daniel Ballard has won 2 titles: FA Cup (2019/2020) with Arsenal and Premier League 2 (2017/2018) with Arsenal U23.

Daniel Ballard has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Championship, UEFA Nations League C, EURO Qualification qualification, EFL Cup, League One, UEFA Nations League B, and League Two. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Daniel Ballard, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Daniel Ballard to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches24%Shot attempts97%Goals82%
Chances created89%Aerial duels won99%Defensive contributions99%

Career

Senior career

SunderlandJul 2022 - now
117
8
33
1
30
2
3
1

Youth career

2
0
3
0
3
0
20
2
35
5

National team

33
5
3
1
2
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Arsenal

England
1
FA Cup(19/20)

News

About

Daniel Ballard is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Sunderland, born on September 22, 1999, who is right-footed. Follow Daniel Ballard on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Daniel Ballard has recorded 2 goals, 0 assists, 2,007 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.03, 3 yellow cards.

Daniel Ballard scores highly on Goals, Rating, and Matches compared to center backs in the Premier League.

Daniel Ballard's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Daniel Ballard's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Daniel Ballard's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Daniel Ballard currently plays for Sunderland alongside Dennis Cirkin, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Eliezer Mayenda, Luke O'Nien, Romaine Mundle, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Wilson Isidor, Habib Diarra, Nordi Mukiele, Simon Moore, Robin Roefs, Bertrand Traoré, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Ahmed Abdullahi, Milan Aleksic, Melker Ellborg, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Jocelin Ta Bi, and Abdoullah Ba. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Daniel Ballard's career has also included time at Millwall, Arsenal, Blackpool, and Swindon Town.

On the international stage, Daniel Ballard has represented Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland U21, and Northern Ireland U19.

Daniel Ballard is from Northern Ireland, and the national teams include Josh Clarke, Kieran Morrison, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Eoin Toal, Trai Hume, George Saville, Terry Devlin, Ethan Galbraith, Callum Marshall, Dion Charles, Jamie Donley, Paul Smyth, Conor Hazard, Ruairi McConville, Isaac Price, Justin Devenny, Alistair McCann, Brad Lyons, Paddy McNair, Jamie Reid, Patrick Kelly, Shea Charles, Brodie Spencer, Jamie McDonnell, Josh Magennis, Ciaron Brown, Pierce Charles, Jackie Burns, Rebecca McKenna, Nat Johnson, Brenna McPartlan, Sarah McFadden, Laura Rafferty, Ellie Mason, Megan Bell, Casey Howe, Keri Halliday, Danielle Maxwell, Lauren Perry, Leyla McFarland, Lauren Wade, Rebecca Holloway, Nadene Caldwell, Aimee Kerr, Louise McDaniel, Mia Moore, Caragh Hamilton Milligan, Kascie Weir, Abi Sweetlove, and Abbie Smith. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Daniel Ballard has won 2 titles: FA Cup (2019/2020) with Arsenal and Premier League 2 (2017/2018) with Arsenal U23.

Daniel Ballard has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Championship, UEFA Nations League C, EURO Qualification qualification, EFL Cup, League One, UEFA Nations League B, and League Two. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Daniel Ballard, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Daniel Ballard to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.