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Defender

Daniel Ballard

  • Sunderland
  • Northern Ireland
  • 27 yrs
  • 187 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
Injured — Hamstring Injury · Back: 10 Nov 2026
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Appearances
7
577 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
6.90
Age27
Date of birth22 Sep 1999
Height187 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€27M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Out Since 25 Sep 2026 · Back: 10 Nov 2026
  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Missing Ended: 28 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Premier League Sunderland
Appearances / Starts5 / 5
Minutes450
Rating6.88
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (0)
Passes · accuracy207 · 83%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions10 / 4
Duels won45 / 81
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.31 / 0.17
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls11
Accurate crosses0
Touches288
Possession lost42
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won26
Ground duels won19
Clearances31
Ball recoveries12
Fouls won8
Fouls committed10
Offsides0
Penalties won1
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)51.32
Top speed (km/h)33.47
UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes89
Rating6.60
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy46 · 89%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won3 / 5
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.01
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses0
Touches53
Possession lost5
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won1
Clearances3
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won2
Fouls committed2
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)8.98
Top speed (km/h)32.73
UEFA Europa League Sunderland
Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes38
Rating7.30
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy16 · 81%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won2 / 3
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches22
Possession lost3
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won0
Clearances2
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)4.21
Top speed (km/h)28.09

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 2.3M €
  1. Arsenal U21 To: Sunderland
    Transfer 2.3M €
  2. Arsenal U21 To: Millwall
    Loan
  3. Arsenal U21 To: Blackpool
    Loan
  4. Arsenal U21 To: Swindon
    Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 17 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)33
Average rating6.71
Last match rating6.625 Sep 2026
Matches missed71 injury record
4 5 6 7 8 9 6.71 Nov 2025 Feb 2026 Sep 2026 6.6

Last 10 matches

6.6 7.2 7.3 6.5 7.4 7.2 6.1 6.4 4.3 5.7

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Sunderland 5 (5) 450 0 0 6.88
2026 UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland 1 (1) 89 0 0 6.60
2026 UEFA Europa League Sunderland 1 (0) 38 0 0 7.30

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2026 · percentile among defenders (70 players)

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50 Tackles 81 Interceptions 34 Clearances 74 Aerials won 98 Duels won 45 Pass accuracy 36 Progressive carries 40 Rating 60

5 matches · 450 min

Daniel Ballard: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 2.00
81
Interceptions / 90 min 0.80
34
Clearances / 90 min 6.20
74
Aerials won / 90 min 5.20
98
Duels won 55.6%
45
Pass accuracy 83.1%
36
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.60
40
Rating 6.88
60

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