Dan Ballard
Defender - Centre-Back
at Sunderland AFC
at Sunderland AFC
1,423 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€8.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Sunderland AFC
top club · 91 apps
Career highs
€8.00m
peak value · 2025
€2.30m
top transfer fee · 22/23
5
best season · 17/18
32 / 4
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-09-22 · 6 players total
217Appearances
18Goals
5Assists
41Yellow cards
2Red cards
97Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Dan Ballard |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Daniel George Ballard |
| Date of birth | 1999-09-22 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Stevenage, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship | Northern Ireland England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Sunderland AFC |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | General Sports ... |
| Outfitter | Puma |
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sunderland AFC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
24 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sunderland AFC
44 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sunderland AFC
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Arsenal U21 → Sunderland
22/23 · Transfer · €2.30m
May 2022
Transfer: Millwall → Arsenal U23
21/22 · Return from loan
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Millwall FC
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Arsenal U23 → Millwall
21/22 · Loan
May 2021
Transfer: Blackpool → Arsenal U23
20/21 · Return from loan
Oct 2020
Transfer: Arsenal U23 → Blackpool
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Blackpool FC, Arsenal FC U23
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Swindon Town → Arsenal U23
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
34 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Arsenal U23 → Swindon Town
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Swindon Town
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Arsenal FC U23
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Arsenal U18 → Arsenal U23
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Arsenal FC U18, Arsenal FC U23
21 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Arsenal FC U18
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Arsenal Youth → Arsenal U18
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.91/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.91/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Sunderland AFC
25.7%
Sunderland AFC U21
0.0%
Millwall FC
30.3%
Blackpool FC
12.8%
Arsenal FC U23
18.0%
Swindon Town
1.0%
Arsenal FC U18
12.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland AFC | 4 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 2,240 |
| Sunderland AFC U21 | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millwall FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2,638 |
| Blackpool FC | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1,116 |
| Arsenal FC U23 | 3 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1,564 |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Arsenal FC U18 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1,059 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 562 |
| 24/25 | Championship Play-Offs | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 24/25 | Premier League 2 | Sunderland AFC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 43 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1,279 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Millwall FC | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,638 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Millwall FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | Blackpool FC | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1,116 |
| 20/21 | League One Play-Offs | Blackpool FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Arsenal FC U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Arsenal FC U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Arsenal FC U23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1,474 |
| 17/18 | FA Youth Cup | Arsenal FC U18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Arsenal FC U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 518 |
| 16/17 | U18 PL - Final Stage | Arsenal FC U18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 16/17 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Arsenal Youth | Arsenal U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Arsenal U18 | Arsenal U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-03 | Arsenal U23 | Swindon Town | Loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-22 | Swindon Town | Arsenal U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Arsenal U23 | Blackpool | Loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Blackpool | Arsenal U23 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Arsenal U23 | Millwall | Loan | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Millwall | Arsenal U23 | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Arsenal U21 | Sunderland | Transfer | 2000000 | €2.30m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Knee surgery | 2019-08-13 | 2020-08-01 | 355 | 34 |
| 21/22 | Knee surgery | 2021-12-03 | 2022-03-01 | 89 | 14 |
| 22/23 | Broken foot | 2022-08-13 | 2022-12-22 | 132 | 23 |
| 22/23 | Hamstring injury | 2023-03-26 | 2023-07-03 | 100 | 12 |
| 24/25 | Knee injury | 2024-07-16 | 2024-08-31 | 47 | 5 |
| 24/25 | Ankle injury | 2024-09-25 | 2024-11-03 | 40 | 9 |
| 24/25 | Muscle injury | 2024-12-24 | 2025-01-10 | 18 | 4 |
| 24/25 | Hamstring injury | 2025-02-24 | 2025-05-03 | 69 | 12 |
| 25/26 | Knee injury | 2025-08-23 | 2025-09-13 | 22 | 4 |
Current€8.00m
Peak€8.00m
Low€2.00m
Δ since start+€6.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #28031 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #17621 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5674 | #4 | 26 | 3 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobe Bellingham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Saville | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Ekwah | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pritchard | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bukayo Saka | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zech Medley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Yates | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Coyle | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 43 |
| 17/18 | FA Youth Cup | Arsenal FC U18 | 2 | 8 |
| 17/18 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 2 | 12 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 1 | 13 |
| 20/21 | League One Play-Offs | Blackpool FC | 1 | 3 |
| 17/18 | U18 Premier League | Arsenal FC U18 | 1 | 12 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Millwall | Arsenal U23 | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Arsenal U23 | Millwall | Loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Blackpool | Arsenal U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Arsenal U23 | Blackpool | Loan | — | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-22 | Swindon Town | Arsenal U23 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-03 | Arsenal U23 | Swindon Town | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Sunderland AFC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-05-17 | GB1 |
Everton FC | – | Sunderland AFC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–0 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–0 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-04-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–5 | Nottingham Forest FC | Available |
| 2026-04-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–5 | Nottingham Forest FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | GB1 |
Aston Villa FC | 4–3 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | GB1 |
Aston Villa FC | 4–3 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | GB1 |
Newcastle United FC | 1–2 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-03-14 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Available |
| 2026-03-03 | GB1 |
Leeds United FC | 0–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-02-28 | GB1 |
AFC Bournemouth | 1–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–3 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2026-02-11 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 3–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-02-02 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 3–0 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB1 |
West Ham United FC | 3–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Crystal Palace FC | Available |
| 2026-01-07 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB1 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC | 1–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–0 | Manchester City FC | Available |
| 2025-12-28 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Leeds United FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 0–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-12-14 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–0 | Newcastle United FC | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 3–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-12-03 | GB1 |
Liverpool FC | 1–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 3–2 | AFC Bournemouth | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB1 |
Fulham FC | 1–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-11-03 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Everton FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–2 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB1 |
Manchester United FC | 2–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 0–1 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Aston Villa FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace FC | 0–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Brentford FC | INJURED Knee injury |
| 2025-08-23 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–0 | Sunderland AFC | INJURED Knee injury |
| 2025-08-16 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 3–0 | West Ham United FC | Available |
| 2025-05-24 | GB2 |
Sheffield United FC | 1–2 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-05-13 | GB2 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Coventry City FC | Available |
| 2025-05-09 | GB2 |
Coventry City FC | 1–2 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | GB2 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB2 |
Oxford United FC | 2–0 | Sunderland AFC | INJURED Hamstring injury |
| 2025-04-21 | GB2 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers FC | INJURED Hamstring injury |
| 2025-04-18 | GB2 |
Bristol City FC | 2–1 | Sunderland AFC | INJURED Hamstring injury |
| 2025-04-12 | GB2 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Swansea City AFC | INJURED Hamstring injury |
Teams faced most often by Dan Ballard'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth FC | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 57% |
| AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 41% |
| Bristol Rovers | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 56% |
| Fleetwood Town | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 44% |
| Gillingham FC | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 41% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 31% |
| Oxford United | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 35% |
| Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 36% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 44% |
| Accrington Stanley | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 32% |
| Burton Albion | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 42% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
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 | 24 | 862 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 23/24 | 44 | 1,279 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 22/23 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 33 | 2,638 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 20/21 | 32 | 1,116 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.48 |
| 18/19 | 21 | 1,474 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 17/18 | 21 | 969 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 16/17 | 15 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
113 apps
6 G
2 A
U18 Premier League
25 apps
2 G
2 A
Premier League 2
22 apps
2 G
0 A
League One
25 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Youth Cup
8 apps
2 G
0 A
Premier League
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship Play-Offs
3 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
4 apps
1 G
0 A
U18 PL - Final Stage
2 apps
1 G
0 A
League One Play-Offs
3 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Dan Ballard?
Dan Ballard is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sunderland AFC.
How old is Dan Ballard?
Dan Ballard is 26 years old. He was born on September 22, 1999 in Stevenage.
What position does Dan Ballard play?
Dan Ballard plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Dan Ballard play for?
Dan Ballard currently plays for Sunderland AFC.
How many career goals has Dan Ballard scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dan Ballard has scored 18 goals in 217 appearances.
What is Dan Ballard's market value?
Dan Ballard's most recent reported market value is €8.00m.