Daniel Ballard

Sunderland

27 years

Market value€19.6m

Centre back

Player rating6.9

Overview

10/30/2026

Latest season · Leagues

2026/2027

Full career

Sunderland · Premier League

Appearances: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: 6.8

Career records · independent of recent-match filters

Career 7 clubs · 10 seasons2017/2018 — 2026/2027 Latest absence record Muscle injury09/26/2026 — End date not recorded

APP	MIN	G	A	xG/90	xA/90	DUEL%	INT/90	CLR/90	BLK/90	ERR→S	ERR→G
27	2,009	1	1	0.10	0.02	58.05	0.86	8.40	1.52	1	0	10	2

Statistics

Sample period: Feb 17, 2025 — Sep 25, 2026

27 Appearances2,009′ Minutes played

Rating

6.7

Average rating · 23/27

Goals

Matches with a goal: 1/27

Assists

Matches with an assist: 1/27

Duel success

58%119 of 205

Duels won out of all recorded duels.

Tackle success

47.1%8 of 17

Successful tackles out of recorded attempts.

Interceptions: 13
Clearances: 127
Errors leading to shot: 1

Chart

27 · Appearances

Metric

Rating5.8

Sep 25, 2026Georgia · 89′

Sep 25, 2026 · Georgia · Rating: 5.8

Feb 17, 2025 · Leeds: 7.2
Feb 22, 2025 · Hull: 7.1
May 9, 2025 · Coventry: 8.2
May 13, 2025 · Coventry: 9.0
May 24, 2025 · Sheffield Utd: 8.0
Oct 10, 2025 · Slovakia: 6.5
Oct 13, 2025 · Germany: 7.5
Nov 14, 2025 · Slovakia: 4.9
Jan 10, 2026 · Everton: 6.6
Mar 3, 2026 · Leeds: 7.6
Mar 8, 2026 · Port Vale: 6.2
Mar 14, 2026 · Brighton: 6.8
Apr 19, 2026 · Aston Villa: 6.1
Apr 24, 2026 · Nottingham: 5.9
May 2, 2026 · Wolves: 4.3
Jul 26, 2026 · Liverpool: 6.4
Jul 31, 2026 · Leeds:
Aug 2, 2026 · Wrexham:
Aug 8, 2026 · Lens:
Aug 15, 2026 · Rennes:
Aug 22, 2026 · Ipswich: 6.3
Aug 30, 2026 · Fulham: 7.0
Sep 5, 2026 · Brentford: 6.7
Sep 12, 2026 · Arsenal: 6.8
Sep 16, 2026 · AZ Alkmaar: 6.5
Sep 20, 2026 · Manchester City: 7.1
Sep 25, 2026 · Georgia: 5.8

Move across the chart, tap a point or use ← → to explore each appearance. Dashed line: missing data.

Match history

The latest 10 club appearances at the selected venue and in the selected competitions; the figures above use the same matches. Injuries, bench and other absences are shown below but excluded from all statistics.

Date	Comp.	Opponent	Result	Min	Rating	Goals	A	xG	xA	DUEL%	INT	CLR	BLK	ERR→S	ERR→G
10/25/26	PL	Leeds	0:0D	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
10/22/26	EL	Lech Poznan	1:1D	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
10/18/26	PL	Bournemouth	2:0L	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
10/15/26	EL	Torreense	1:2W	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
10/10/26	PL	Brighton	0:2L	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
09/25/26	UNL		0:1W	89′	5.8	0	0									1	0
09/20/26	PL	Manchester City	5:3L	90′	7.1	0	0	0.14	0.00	66.67	2	6	2	0	0	0	0
09/16/26	EL	AZ Alkmaar	1:0W	38′	6.5	0	0	0.00	0.00	66.67	0	2	3	0	0	0	0
09/12/26	PL	Arsenal	0:2L	90′	6.8	0	0	0.08	0.01	52.94	1	4	0	0	0	1	0
09/08/26	EFL	Hull	1:0W	Unused substitute · Did not play · excluded from statistics
09/05/26	PL	Brentford	1:1D	90′	6.7	0	0	0.06	0.14	61.11	0	7	1	0	0	0	0
08/30/26	PL	Fulham	1:0W	90′	7.0	0	0	0.03	0.00	53.85	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
08/22/26	PL	Ipswich	2:1L	90′	6.3	0	0	0.00	0.01	40.00	0	7	0	0	0	1	0
08/15/26	CF		2:1W	90′		0	0									0	0
08/08/26	CF		0:2W	64′		0	0									0	0
08/02/26	PLS		0:1W	45′		0	0									0	0
07/31/26	PLS		0:1L	45′		0	0									0	0
07/26/26	PLS		4:2L	45′	6.4	0	0									1	0
05/24/26	PL	Chelsea	2:1W	Red Card · Did not play · excluded from statistics
05/17/26	PL	Everton	1:3W	Red Card · Did not play · excluded from statistics
05/09/26	PL	Manchester Utd	0:0D	Red Card · Did not play · excluded from statistics
05/02/26	PL	Wolves	1:1D	24′	4.3	0	0	0.00	0.00	25.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
04/24/26	PL	Nottingham	0:5L	90′	5.9	0	0	0.04	0.05	60.00	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
04/19/26	PL	Aston Villa	4:3L	27′	6.1	0	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
04/12/26	PL	Tottenham	1:0W	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
03/22/26	PL	Newcastle	1:2W	Muscle Injury · Did not play · excluded from statistics
03/14/26	PL	Brighton	0:1L	64′	6.8	0	0	0.05	0.00	42.86	3	6	2	1	0	0	0
03/08/26	FA Cup		1:0L	90′	6.2	0	0	0.39	0.05	66.67	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
03/03/26	PL		0:1W	90′	7.6	0	0	0.01	0.00	43.75	1	10	3	0	0	0	0
02/15/26	FA Cup		0:1W	not in the squad · Did not play · excluded from statistics
01/10/26	FA Cup		1:2W	49′	6.6	0	0	0.04	0.00	45.45	0	3	1	0	0	1	0
11/14/25	WC		1:0L	90′	4.9	0	0									2	1
10/13/25	WC		0:1L	90′	7.5	0	0									0	0
10/10/25	WC		2:0W	90′	6.5	0	0									1	0
05/24/25	CH		1:2W	90′	8.0	0	0	0.00	0.01	78.57	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
05/13/25	CH		1:1D	120′	9.0		0	0.21	0.01	50.00	1	19	2	0	0	1	0
05/09/25	CH		1:2W	90′	8.2	0	0	0.33	0.00	100.00	0	20	2	0	0	0	0
02/22/25	CH		0:1L	49′	7.1	0	0	0.17	0.00	85.71	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
02/17/25	CH		2:1L	90′	7.2	0	1	0.00	0.01	50.00	0	8	2	0	0	0	0
02/03/25	CH		2:3W	Unused substitute · Did not play · excluded from statistics

CareerPerformance by season

10/30/2026

Leagues 12

Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026/2027	SunderlandPremier League	5	0	0	6.8
Yellow cards 2 Red cards 0
2025/2026	SunderlandPremier League	29	2	0	6.7
Yellow cards 4 Red cards 1
2024/2025	Sunderland U21Premier League 2	1	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2024/2025	SunderlandChampionship	23	3	1	7.3
Yellow cards 4 Red cards 0
2023/2024	SunderlandChampionship	43	3	0	7
Yellow cards 13 Red cards 0

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Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating
2022/2023	SunderlandChampionship	19	0	1	7
Yellow cards 4 Red cards 0
2021/2022	MillwallChampionship	31	1	0	7.2
Yellow cards 6 Red cards 0
2020/2021	BlackpoolLeague One	28	2	1	—
Yellow cards 4 Red cards 1
2020/2021	Arsenal U23Premier League 2	2	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2019/2020	SwindonLeague Two	1	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2018/2019	Arsenal U23Premier League 2	18	1	0	—
Yellow cards 3 Red cards 1
2017/2018	Arsenal U23Premier League 2	1	1	—	—
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0

Domestic cups 8

Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025/2026	SunderlandFA Cup	2	0	0	6.4
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2023/2024	SunderlandFA Cup	1	0	0	5.7
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2022/2023	SunderlandFA Cup	3	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2021/2022	MillwallEFL Cup	2	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2020/2021	BlackpoolFA Cup	2	0	0	—
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0

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Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating
2019/2020	SwindonEFL Cup	1	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2019/2020	SwindonEFL Trophy	1	1	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2018/2019	Arsenal U21EFL Trophy	3	0	—	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

International club competitions 1

Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating	Details
2026/2027	SunderlandEuropa League	1	0	0	6.5
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

National team 13

Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026/2027	Northern IrelandUEFA Nations League	1	0	0	5.8
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2026	Northern IrelandWorld Championship - Qualification	3	0	0	6.3
Yellow cards 3 Red cards 1
2025	Northern IrelandFriendly International	2	0	0	6.6
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2024/2025	Northern IrelandUEFA Nations League	4	2	0	7.6
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2024	Northern IrelandFriendly International	3	1	0	6.9
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Season	Team	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Rating
2024	Northern IrelandEuro - Qualification	5	0	0	7
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2022/2023	Northern IrelandUEFA Nations League	3	1	0	7.2
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2022	Northern IrelandFriendly International	1	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2022	Northern IrelandWorld Cup - Qualification	5	1	0	6.8
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2021	Northern IrelandFriendly International	2	0	0	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2020/2021	Northern IrelandUEFA Nations League	5	0	0	6.7
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2019	Northern Ireland U21Euro U21 - Qualification	3	1	0	—
Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2018	Northern Ireland U19Euro U19 - Qualification	2	0	—	—
Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

Club career 7

Sunderland2022/2023 — 2026/2027119League appearances
Sunderland U212024/20251League appearances
Millwall2021/202231League appearances
Blackpool2020/202128League appearances
Arsenal U232017/2018 — 2020/202121League appearances
Swindon2019/20201League appearances
Arsenal U212018/2019—League appearances

Season totals come from career records. Recent appearances use their own sample and coverage.

Injury historyPeriod

10/30/2026

Reason	Period
Muscle injury	09/26/2026End date not recorded
Muscle injury	03/15/202604/18/2026
Ankle injury	12/21/202501/03/2026
Hamstring injury	02/23/202505/02/2025
Muscle injury	12/22/202401/17/2025

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Reason	Period
Ankle injury	11/01/202411/05/2024
Knee injury	06/12/202408/23/2024
Muscle injury	11/26/202311/28/2023
Muscle injury	11/18/202311/24/2023
Knock	09/11/202309/15/2023

Historical absence records; they do not establish current availability or a return date.

About the data

Ballard D. — football player profile. Explore confirmed player information and recent match records. Current club: Sunderland.

Statistics cover the selected recent appearances across clubs and competitions, not a full season. Unplayed matches are excluded. Missing values are unknown, not zero. Each metric uses its own recorded sample.

Based on saved football lineups and recorded player appearances.

Source updatedOct 30, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC