Dan Ballard #5
Defender
Centre-back
Northern Ireland
Premier League 2026/27 · 5 apps
Club
- Age
- 27 years
- born 22 September 1999
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2029
- At the club since
- Jul 2022
- from Arsenal U21
- Matches this season
- 6
- 488 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 0.38 | 1.00 |
| Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 0.38 | 1.00 |
Friendlies apart: 1 match, 90 min. Not counted above.
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.65 across 7 rated matches · all competitions
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Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating20 Sep · vs Manchester City (A) 3–5 · 6.48
20 SepPremier League
Manchester City away
L 3–5
90′
6.48
16 SepEuropa League
AZ Alkmaar home
W 1–0
38′
6.99
12 SepPremier League
Arsenal home
L 0–2
90′
6.76
5 SepPremier League
Brentford away
D 1–1
90′
7.17
30 AugPremier League
Fulham home
W 1–0
90′
7.05
All 61 matches
22 AugPremier League
Ipswich Town away
L 1–2
90′
6.38
26 JulClub friendlies
Liverpool away
L 2–4
90′
5.74
2025/26
2 MayPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers away
D 1–1
24′
4.37
24 AprPremier League
Nottingham Forest home
L 0–5
90′
6.12
19 AprPremier League
Aston Villa away
L 3–4
27′
6.43
14 MarPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion home
L 0–1
64′
6.95
8 MarFA Cup
Port Vale away
L 0–1
90′
6.79
3 MarPremier League
Leeds United away
W 1–0
90′
7.14
28 FebPremier League
AFC Bournemouth away
D 1–1
90′
7.28
22 FebPremier League
Fulham home
L 1–3
90′
7.10
11 FebPremier League
Liverpool home
L 0–1
90′
6.93
7 FebPremier League
Arsenal away
L 0–3
90′
6.45
2 FebPremier League
Burnley home
W 3–0
90′
7.46
24 JanPremier League
West Ham United away
L 1–3
90′
6.62
17 JanPremier League
Crystal Palace home
W 2–1
90′
6.92
10 JanFA Cup
Everton away
W 1–1
49′
6.44
7 JanPremier League
Brentford away
L 0–3
79′
6.61
4 JanPremier League
Tottenham Hotspur away
D 1–1
24′
6.60
20 DecPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
D 0–0
90′
7.65
14 DecPremier League
Newcastle United home
W 1–0
90′
7.18
6 DecPremier League
Manchester City away
L 0–3
90′
6.15
3 DecPremier League
Liverpool away
D 1–1
90′
6.60
29 NovPremier League
AFC Bournemouth home
W 3–2
90′
7.12
22 NovPremier League
Fulham away
L 0–1
90′
6.51
8 NovPremier League
Arsenal home
D 2–2
90′
1G
7.70
3 NovPremier League
Everton home
D 1–1
90′
7.23
25 OctPremier League
Chelsea away
W 2–1
90′
6.72
18 OctPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers home
W 2–0
90′
7.30
4 OctPremier League
Manchester United away
L 0–2
53′
7.23
27 SepPremier League
Nottingham Forest away
W 1–0
15′
6.55
21 SepPremier League
Aston Villa home
D 1–1
53′
6.68
23 AugPremier League
Burnley away
L 0–2
9′
6.76
16 AugPremier League
West Ham United home
W 3–0
90′
1G
9.12
2024/25
24 MayChampionship
Sheffield United away
W 2–1
90′
7.63
13 MayChampionship
Coventry City home
D 1–1
120′
1G
7.83
9 MayChampionship
Coventry City away
W 2–1
90′
7.73
3 MayChampionship
Queens Park Rangers home
L 0–1
30′
7.29
22 FebChampionship
Hull City home
L 0–1
49′
7.20
17 FebChampionship
Leeds United away
L 1–2
90′
1A
7.17
12 FebChampionship
Luton Town home
W 2–0
90′
7.83
8 FebChampionship
Watford home
D 2–2
6′
6.77
25 JanChampionship
Plymouth Argyle home
D 2–2
14′
6.32
21 JanChampionship
Derby County away
W 1–0
16′
6.41
17 JanChampionship
Burnley away
D 0–0
17′
6.35
21 DecChampionship
Norwich City home
W 2–1
88′
1G
7.29
14 DecChampionship
Swansea City away
W 3–2
90′
1G
7.51
10 DecChampionship
Bristol City home
D 1–1
90′
6.78
7 DecChampionship
Stoke City home
W 2–1
90′
7.08
29 NovChampionship
Sheffield United away
L 0–1
90′
7.49
26 NovChampionship
West Bromwich Albion home
D 0–0
90′
7.60
23 NovChampionship
Millwall away
D 1–1
90′
6.70
9 NovChampionship
Coventry City home
D 2–2
11′
6.99
21 SepChampionship
Middlesbrough home
W 1–0
1′
14 SepChampionship
Plymouth Argyle away
L 2–3
90′
6.20
31 AugChampionship
Portsmouth away
W 3–1
90′
6.90
24 AugChampionship
Burnley home
W 1–0
1′
Transfers
- 1 Jul 2022transfer Arsenal U21 Sunderland €2.3m
- 31 May 2022end of loan Millwall Arsenal U21 —
- 1 Jul 2021loan Arsenal U21 Millwall —
- 31 May 2021end of loan Blackpool Arsenal U21 —
- 5 Oct 2020loan Arsenal U21 Blackpool —
- 22 Jan 2020end of loan Swindon Town Arsenal U21 —
- 3 Jul 2019loan Arsenal U21 Swindon Town —
- 1 Jul 2018transfer Arsenal U18 Arsenal U21 —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Sunderland Premier League · Europa League · Carabao Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Sunderland Premier League · FA Cup | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Sunderland Championship | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Sunderland Championship · FA Cup | 44 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Sunderland Championship · FA Cup | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Millwall Championship · Carabao Cup | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | |||
| Blackpool FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |