PLAYER PROFILE

Daniel Ballard.

Sunderland AFC · Northern Ireland

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At a glance

Full name
Daniel George Ballard
Born
22 Sep 1999
Age today
27
Nationality
Northern Ireland

Career by season

225 recorded appearances
Daniel Ballard appearances by season, competition and team
SeasonCompetitionTeamAppsStartsGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
26/27UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland 1100901
26/27UEFA Europa League Sunderland AFC 1000380
26/27Premier League Sunderland AFC 55004502
25/26Premier League Sunderland AFC 2924222,1484 / 1 red
25/26FA Cup Sunderland AFC 21001391
2025World Cup Qual. UEFA Northern Ireland 33002701 / 1 red
24/25UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland 44203390
24/25International Friendly Games Northern Ireland 22001800
24/25Championship Sunderland AFC 2315311,4234
23/24International Friendly Games Northern Ireland 33102700
23/24FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1100901
23/24Championship Sunderland AFC 4343303,85613
22/23UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland 33102700
22/23FA Cup Sunderland AFC 33002700
22/23EURO, Qualification Northern Ireland 55003871
22/23Championship Sunderland AFC 1918011,6962
21/22International Friendly Games Northern Ireland 1100830
21/22EFL Cup Millwall FC 21001050
21/22Championship Millwall FC 3130102,6396
2021World Cup Qual. UEFA Northern Ireland 55104261
20/21UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland 55003981
20/21League One Blackpool FC 2827212,4714 / 1 red
20/21International Friendly Games Northern Ireland 22001690
20/21FA Cup Blackpool FC 22001801
19/20League Two Swindon Town 100020
19/20EFL Cup Swindon Town 1100900

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first
Daniel Ballard match log
DateCompetitionMatchScoreMinutesGoals
10 Jan 2026FA Cup Everton FC v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 71′ 1 – 149
07 Jan 2026Premier League Brentford FC v Sunderland AFC 3 – 079
04 Jan 2026Premier League Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 66′ 1 – 124
20 Dec 2025Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland AFC 0 – 090
14 Dec 2025Premier League Sunderland AFC v Newcastle United 1 – 090
06 Dec 2025Premier League Manchester City v Sunderland AFC 3 – 090
03 Dec 2025Premier League Liverpool FC v Sunderland AFC 1 – 190
29 Nov 2025Premier League Sunderland AFC v AFC Bournemouth 3 – 290
22 Nov 2025Premier League Fulham FC v Sunderland AFC 1 – 090
14 Nov 2025World Cup Qual. UEFA Slovakia v Northern Ireland 1 – 090
08 Nov 2025Premier League Sunderland AFC v Arsenal FC 2 – 2901
03 Nov 2025Premier League Sunderland AFC v Everton FC 1 – 190
25 Oct 2025Premier League Chelsea FC v Sunderland AFC 1 – 290
18 Oct 2025Premier League Sunderland AFC v Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 090
13 Oct 2025World Cup Qual. UEFA Northern Ireland v Germany 0 – 190
10 Oct 2025World Cup Qual. UEFA Northern Ireland v Slovakia 2 – 090
04 Oct 2025Premier League Manchester United v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 37′ 2 – 053
27 Sep 2025Premier League Nottingham Forest v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 75′ 0 – 115
21 Sep 2025Premier League Sunderland AFC v Aston VillaSubstitute, on 37′ 1 – 153
23 Aug 2025Premier League Burnley FC v Sunderland AFC 2 – 09

Career transfers

9 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Daniel Ballard career transfers
Date FromToMoveFee
01 Jul 2022 Arsenal U21 Sunderland AFC Transfer €2.3m
31 May 2022 Millwall FC Arsenal U21 Loan return
01 Jul 2021 Arsenal U21 Millwall FC Loan —
31 May 2021 Blackpool FC Arsenal U21 Loan return
05 Oct 2020 Arsenal U21 Blackpool FC Loan —
22 Jan 2020 Swindon Town Arsenal U21 Loan return
03 Jul 2019 Arsenal U21 Swindon Town Loan —
01 Jul 2018 Arsenal FC U18 Arsenal U21 Internal move —
01 Jul 2016 Arsenal FC Youth Arsenal FC U18 Internal move —

Contracts and market values are not available yet.