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Daniel Ballard

Daniel Ballard

D Sunderland Northern Ireland 29 games · 2025-26
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Height187 cm
Shirt5
Age26
Preferred footRight
CountryNorthern Ireland
Market value€17.3m
Contract end{'utcTime': '2029-06-30T00:00:00.000Z', 'timezone': 'UTC'}
By Competition — Sunderland
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 29 2 0 6.85
FA Cup 2 0 0 6.80
Shooting
Stat Value Percentile
Goals 2
80th
xG 2.46
86th
xGOT 2.25
83th
xG excl. penalty 2.46
86th
Shots 26
91th
Shots on target 9
91th
Headed shots 20
94th
Passing
Stat Value Percentile
Assists 0
0th
xA 0.66
64th
Accurate passes 906
58th
Pass accuracy 82.1%
16th
Accurate long balls 58
71th
Long ball accuracy 37.2%
25th
Chances created 15
95th
Big chances created 3
86th
Possession
Stat Value Percentile
Dribbles 3
52th
Dribbles success rate 60.0%
41th
Duels won 168
85th
Duels won % 58.9%
46th
Aerials won 106
86th
Aerials won % 57.9%
50th
Touches 1493
63th
Touches in opposition box 72
95th
Dispossessed 6
15th
Fouls won 30
87th
Penalties awarded 1
100th
Defending
Stat Value Percentile
Defensive actions 262
75th
Tackles 33
64th
Interceptions 20
53th
Blocked scoring attempt 24
78th
Fouls committed 29
13th
Recoveries 69
55th
Possession won final 3rd 1
35th
Dribbled past 6
47th
Clearances 185
80th
Clean sheets 6
66th
Goals conceded while on pitch 34
33th
xG against while on pitch 33.48
33th
Discipline
Stat Value Percentile
Yellow cards 4
27th
Red cards 1
2th

2025–26 season

Radar Chart
Career History
2025/2026 Sunderland 31 apps · 2 G · 0 A · 6.84 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 29 2 0 6.85
FA Cup 2 0 0 6.80
2024/2025 Sunderland 23 apps · 3 G · 1 A · 7.16 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Championship 23 3 1 7.16
2023/2024 Sunderland 44 apps · 3 G · 0 A · 7.04 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Championship 43 3 0 7.09
FA Cup 1 0 0 5.15
2022/2023 Sunderland 22 apps · 0 G · 1 A · 6.99 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Championship 19 0 1 7.05
FA Cup 3 0 0 6.66
2021/2022 Millwall 33 apps · 1 G · 0 A · 7.22 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Championship 31 1 0 7.25
EFL Cup 2 0 0 6.84
2020/2021 Blackpool 30 apps · 2 G · 1 A · 7.18 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
League One 28 2 1 7.19
FA Cup 2 0 0 7.08
2019/2020 Swindon Town 3 apps · 1 G · 0 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
League Two 1 0 0 —
EFL Trophy 1 1 0 —
EFL Cup 1 0 0 —
Trophies
Arsenal
Competition Won Runner-up
FA Cup 2019/2020 —
Arsenal U23
Competition Won Runner-up
Premier League 2 2017/2018 2018/2019