Dan Ballard

Defender Sunderland Northern Ireland 27 yrs #5
Details Stats Matches Career

2026-2027 snapshot

1Apps
0Starts
0Goals
0Assists
0Minutes
1Yellow
Form W W L L

Profile

PositionDefender
Shirt number#5
Age27 years · 22 Sep 1999
NationalityNorthern Ireland
Place of birthStevenage, England
Height187 cm
Weight85 kg

Teams

Club & national team

Previous clubs

Full career
  • N.Ireland Club · 2026–2026
  • Millwall Loan · 2021–2022
  • Blackpool Loan · 2020–2021

About

Daniel George Ballard (born 22 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender. Born in England, he represents Northern Ireland at international level.

4Apps
0Goals
0Assists
38Minutes
3Yellow
0Red

Appearances

  • Appearances4
  • Starts0
  • Sub appearances1
  • Minutes played38

Attacking

  • Goals0
  • Assists0

Discipline

  • Yellow cards3
  • Red cards0
Starter Bench Came on Goal Assist

Friday, Sep 25, 2026

UEFA Nations League
W FT
Georgia
0 - 1
FT
N.Ireland
Played64′

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026

UEFA Europa League
W FT
Sunderland
1 - 0
FT
AZ Alkmaar
Bench52′38′ played

Saturday, Sep 12, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Sunderland
0 - 2
FT
Arsenal
Played66′

Saturday, Aug 22, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Ipswich Town
2 - 1
FT
Sunderland
Played36′
4Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
6Clubs
3Seasons
0Honours

Career path 6

  1. Sunderland 2022 – Present · Contract 2023–2027 3 apps 0 goals 0 assists
    Current
  2. N.Ireland 2026 – 2026 1 apps 0 goals 0 assists
    Club
  3. Millwall 2021 – 2022
    Loan
  4. Blackpool 2020 – 2021
    Loan
  5. Arsenal 2019 – 2022
    Permanent
  6. Swindon 2019 – 2019
    Loan

Season by season 3

SeasonTeamCompetitionAppsStMinGA
2026-2027 N.Ireland UEFA Nations League 100 0010
2026-2027 Sunderland UEFA Europa League 1038 0000
2026-2027 Sunderland English Premier League 200 0020
Total40380030