D. Ballard

Defender 7.40 RATING

Sunderland Northern Ireland 22 Sep 1999 (26) 187 85 #5

270 Appearances

22 Goals

3 Assists

22,073 Minutes

49 Yellows

2 Reds

10 seasons 12 teams 21 competitions

All-Time Career Breakdown

246 Starts

128 Total Shots

38% Shot Accuracy

9,657 Total Passes

63 Key Passes

70% Dribble Succ.

237 Tackles

226 Interceptions

63% Duels Won

232 Fouls Drawn

2025/2026 Season

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Premier League - 26 appearances, 2007 minutes

6.96 Rating

26 Apps

2 Goals

0 Assists

43% Shot Acc.

82% Pass Acc.

50% Dribble Succ.

31 Tackles

19 Interceptions

Season-by-Season Stats

Season	Team	League	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating	YC	RC
2025/2026	Sunderland	FA Cup	2	0	0	6.30	1	0
2025/2026	Sunderland	Premier League	26	2	0	6.96	3	0
2024/2025	Sunderland	Championship	23	3	1	7.04	4	0
2024/2025	Sunderland	FA Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Northern Ireland	Friendlies	3	1	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Sunderland	League Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Sunderland U21	Premier League 2 Division One	1	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Sunderland U21	Premier League Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Sunderland U21	Premier League International Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2024/2025	Northern Ireland	UEFA Nations League	4	2	0	7.40	0	0
2024/2025	Northern Ireland	World Cup - Qualification Europe	3	0	0	7.27	2	0
2023/2024	Sunderland	Championship	43	3	0	7.10	13	0
2023/2024	Northern Ireland	Euro Championship - Qualification	5	0	0	6.98	1	0
2023/2024	Sunderland	FA Cup	1	0	0	6.30	1	0
2023/2024	Sunderland	League Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Sunderland	Championship	19	0	1	6.96	4	0
2022/2023	Sunderland	FA Cup	3	0	0	7.20	0	0
2022/2023	Northern Ireland	Friendlies	1	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Sunderland	Friendlies Clubs	0	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Millwall	Friendlies Clubs	0	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Sunderland	League Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Sunderland U21	Premier League Cup	1	0	0	-	0	0
2022/2023	Northern Ireland	UEFA Nations League	3	1	0	7.23	0	0
2021/2022	Millwall	Championship	31	1	0	6.96	7	0
2021/2022	Millwall	FA Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2021/2022	Northern Ireland	Friendlies	2	0	0	-	0	0
2021/2022	Arsenal	Friendlies Clubs	0	0	0	-	0	0
2021/2022	Millwall	League Cup	2	0	0	6.85	0	0
2021/2022	Northern Ireland U21	UEFA U21 Championship	0	0	0	-	0	0
2020/2021	Northern Ireland	Euro Championship	0	0	0	-	0	0
2020/2021	Blackpool	FA Cup	2	0	0	7.30	1	0
2020/2021	Arsenal	Friendlies Clubs	1	0	0	-	0	0
2020/2021	Blackpool	League One	28	2	1	7.08	4	1
2020/2021	Arsenal U23	Premier League 2 Division One	2	0	0	-	0	0
2020/2021	Northern Ireland	UEFA Nations League	5	0	0	6.90	1	0
2020/2021	Northern Ireland	World Cup - Qualification Europe	5	1	0	6.88	1	0
2019/2020	Swindon Town	EFL Trophy	1	1	0	-	0	0
2019/2020	Swindon Town	FA Cup	0	0	0	-	0	0
2019/2020	Swindon Town	League Cup	1	0	0	6.70	0	0
2019/2020	Swindon Town	League Two	1	0	0	-	0	0
2019/2020	Arsenal U23	Premier League International Cup	1	0	0	-	0	0
2019/2020	Northern Ireland U21	UEFA U21 Championship	3	1	0	-	1	0
2018/2019	Arsenal U21	EFL Trophy	3	0	0	-	0	0
2018/2019	Arsenal U23	Premier League 2	18	1	0	-	3	1
2018/2019	Northern Ireland U19	UEFA U19 Championship	2	0	0	-	0	0
2017/2018	Arsenal U18	FA Youth Cup	8	2	0	-	0	0
2017/2018	Arsenal U23	Premier League International Cup	1	0	0	-	0	0
2016/2017	Arsenal U18	U18 Premier League	15	1	0	-	2	0
Totals			270	22	3		49	2

Goals by Team

Sunderland

Northern Ireland

Arsenal U18

Blackpool

Millwall

Northern Ireland U21

Arsenal U23

Swindon Town

Career Timeline

Sunderland 2022/2023 - 2025/2026

Northern Ireland 2020/2021 - 2024/2025

Sunderland U21 2022/2023 - 2024/2025

Millwall 2021/2022 - 2022/2023

Arsenal 2020/2021 - 2021/2022

Northern Ireland U21 2019/2020 - 2021/2022

Blackpool 2020/2021

Arsenal U23 2017/2018 - 2020/2021

Swindon Town 2019/2020

Arsenal U21 2018/2019

Northern Ireland U19 2018/2019

Arsenal U18 2016/2017 - 2017/2018