Daniel Ballard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel George Ballard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stevenage, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | |||
| 2018– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:52, 4 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Daniel George Ballard (born 22 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Arsenal, as a defender.
Club career
Born in Stevenage,[3] Ballard moved on loan from Arsenal to Swindon Town in July 2019.[4] At Swindon he scored his first career goal in an EFL Trophy tie against Chelsea U21s on 6 August 2019.[5]
International career
Born in England, Ballard qualifies to represent Northern Ireland as his mother was born there.[3]
He has represented Northern Ireland at under-18 and under-21 levels.[3][6] He was called up to the senior team for the first time in March 2019.[3][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b Daniel Ballard at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gareth Hanna (12 March 2019). "Who is Daniel Ballard? Everything you need to know about the Arsenal defender called up to Northern Ireland's senior squad". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Ballard: Arsenal loan defender to Swindon Town for the season". BBC Sport. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Flashes of excellence, but Swindon Town lose to Chelsea U21s in EFL Trophy opener at the County Ground". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Arsenal's Daniel Ballard delivers last gasp win to keep Northern Ireland U21s' Euro hopes alive". Belfast Telegraph. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Northern Ireland squad in full: Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard earns first senior call-up". Belfast Telegraph. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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