Market value
€100k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.19
goals / match
Huddersfield Town
top club · 284 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2354
goals rank
#2281
assists rank
94
season goals
52
season assists
Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.75m
peak value · 2017
€1.80m
top transfer fee · 17/18
15
best season · 09/10
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1990-12-09 · 3 players total
502Appearances
94Goals
52Assists
19Yellow cards
2Red cards
78Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Danny Ward |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Daniel Carl Ward |
| Date of birth | 1990-12-09 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bradford, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Without Club |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | World in Motion |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Huddersfield → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
24 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Huddersfield Town, Huddersfield Town B
21 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Huddersfield Town
21 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Huddersfield Town
36 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Huddersfield Town
47 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Cardiff → Huddersfield
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Huddersfield Town
20 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Cardiff City
33 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Cardiff City
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Cardiff City
20 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Rotherham → Cardiff
17/18 · Transfer · €1.80m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rotherham United
43 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Rotherham United
36 matches · 4 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Huddersfield → Rotherham
14/15 · Transfer · €480k
Jan 2015
Transfer: Rotherham → Huddersfield
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Huddersfield → Rotherham
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Rotherham United, Huddersfield Town
30 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Huddersfield Town
40 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Huddersfield Town
29 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Bolton → Huddersfield
11/12 · Transfer · €1.13m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Huddersfield Town
47 matches · 5 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
May 2011
Transfer: Huddersfield → Bolton
10/11 · Return from loan
Mar 2011
Transfer: Bolton → Huddersfield
10/11 · Loan
Oct 2010
Transfer: Coventry → Bolton
10/11 · Return from loan
Sep 2010
Transfer: Bolton → Coventry
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Coventry City, Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers U21
23 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Swindon Town → Bolton
09/10 · Return from loan
Nov 2009
Transfer: Bolton → Swindon Town
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers U21
40 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Bolton U18 → Bolton
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 1.25/90
Assists1 total · 0.42/90
G+A4 total · 1.67/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Huddersfield Town
61.7%
Huddersfield Town B
0.0%
Cardiff City
13.7%
Rotherham United
17.3%
Coventry City
0.0%
Bolton Wanderers U21
1.0%
Swindon Town
6.3%
Bolton Wanderers
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 10 | 10/11 | 24/25 | 284 | 47 | 32 | 4,341 |
| Huddersfield Town B | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff City | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 963 |
| Rotherham United | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 95 | 19 | 15 | 1,218 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers U21 | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 70 |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 444 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League Cup | Huddersfield Town B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 510 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 206 |
| 21/22 | Championship Play-Offs | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 717 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Cardiff City | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 |
| 19/20 | Championship Play-Offs | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League | Cardiff City | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 439 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Cardiff City | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Rotherham United | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 315 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Rotherham United | 34 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 503 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Rotherham United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 310 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 245 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 849 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | EFL Trophy | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 11/12 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 649 |
| 11/12 | League One Play-Offs | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 152 |
| 10/11 | League One Play-Offs | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| 10/11 | Reserve League | Bolton Wanderers U21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League One | Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 294 |
| 09/10 | League One Play-Offs | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Reserve League North | Bolton Wanderers U21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Bolton U18 | Bolton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-11-26 | Bolton | Swindon Town | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-01 | Swindon Town | Bolton | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-10 | Bolton | Coventry | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-10-15 | Coventry | Bolton | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-03-15 | Bolton | Huddersfield | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-31 | Huddersfield | Bolton | Return from loan | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-11 | Bolton | Huddersfield | Transfer | 50000 | €1.13m |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-09 | Huddersfield | Rotherham | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-11 | Rotherham | Huddersfield | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-12 | Huddersfield | Rotherham | Transfer | 700000 | €480k |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Rotherham | Cardiff | Transfer | 1750000 | €1.80m |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-17 | Cardiff | Huddersfield | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Huddersfield | Without Club | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Knee surgery | 2017-12-02 | 2018-06-02 | 183 | 29 |
| 18/19 | Knee injury | 2018-12-03 | 2019-01-18 | 47 | 9 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2020-09-06 | 2020-11-16 | 72 | 11 |
| 24/25 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2025-01-03 | 253 | 24 |
Current€100k
Peak€1.75m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Clayton | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Vaulks | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Norwood | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Newell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Toffolo | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Adam Hammill | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Michal Helik | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Turton | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Lees | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Koroma | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard Smallwood | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Duane Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matty Pearson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sorba Thomas | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lee Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 40 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Rotherham United | 11 | 41 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 38 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 39 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Rotherham United | 9 | 34 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 38 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2015-01-11 | Rotherham | Huddersfield | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-09 | Huddersfield | Rotherham | Loan | — | €700k |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-31 | Huddersfield | Bolton | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2011-03-15 | Bolton | Huddersfield | Loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2010-10-15 | Coventry | Bolton | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-10 | Bolton | Coventry | Loan | — | €50k |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-01 | Swindon Town | Bolton | Return from loan | — | €50k |
| 09/10 | 2009-11-26 | Bolton | Swindon Town | Loan | — | €50k |
Teams faced most often by Danny Ward's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 45 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 29% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 30% |
| Brentford FC | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 48% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 41 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 29% |
| Leeds United | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 50% |
| Ipswich Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 45% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 28% |
| Nottingham Forest | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 44% |
| Birmingham City | 39 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 31% |
| Derby County | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 29% |
| Reading FC | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 29% |
| Bristol City | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 56% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 09/10 | First senior goal | |
| 16/17 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 21 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 22/23 | 36 | 510 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 21/22 | 47 | 206 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 19/20 | 33 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 16/17 | 43 | 405 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 503 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 14/15 | 30 | 310 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 13/14 | 40 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 12/13 | 29 | 849 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 11/12 | 47 | 783 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 10/11 | 23 | 435 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 09/10 | 40 | 514 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
336 apps
64 G
35 A
League One
87 apps
14 G
15 A
Reserve League North
6 apps
6 G
0 A
League One Play-Offs
9 apps
3 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
6 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
14 apps
2 G
0 A
League Cup
14 apps
2 G
0 A
Premier League
16 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserve League
8 apps
0 G
1 A
Championship Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Danny Ward?
Danny Ward is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Without Club.
How old is Danny Ward?
Danny Ward is 35 years old. He was born on December 9, 1990 in Bradford.
What position does Danny Ward play?
Danny Ward plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Danny Ward play for?
Danny Ward currently plays for Without Club.
How many career goals has Danny Ward scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Danny Ward has scored 94 goals in 502 appearances.
What is Danny Ward's market value?
Danny Ward's most recent reported market value is €100k.