Daniel Ballard
Full name: Daniel Ballard
Current team: Sunderland
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Northern Ireland
Date of birth: 22 September, 1999 (26 years)
Place of birth: Stevenage, Northern Ireland
Weight: 187.4 lb
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €22M
Current team: Sunderland
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Northern Ireland
Date of birth: 22 September, 1999 (26 years)
Place of birth: Stevenage, Northern Ireland
Weight: 187.4 lb
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €22M
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Transfers
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TV and streaming coverage by competition
Daniel Ballard plays as a defender for Sunderland and represents Northern Ireland internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.
Fox Sports
Available on: FOX Network, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, Tubi
NBC Sports
Available on: NBC, USA Network, NBC Sports App, NBCSN, nbcsports.com, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, TeleXitos
TelevisaUnivision
Available on: TUDN USA, Galavision, Univision, UniMás, TUDN App, TUDN.com, TUDNxtra, Univision NOW, ViX
ESPN, SiriusXM FC
CBS Sports
Fox Sports, FuboTV, TelevisaUnivision
Statistics
Daniel Ballard Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sunderland | Premier League | 2148 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024/25 | Sunderland U21 | Premier League 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024/25 | Sunderland | Championship | 1440 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | Championship | 3746 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | Championship | 1615 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Millwall | Championship | 2638 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020/21 | Blackpool | League One | 2456 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2020/21 | Arsenal U23 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019/20 | Swindon | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U23 | Premier League 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Arsenal U23 | Premier League 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 139 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Millwall | League Cup | 105 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | Blackpool | FA Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019/20 | Swindon | League Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019/20 | Swindon | EFL Trophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U21 | EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Ireland | World Cup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2025 | Northern Ireland | Friendly | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Northern Ireland | UEFA Nations League | 339 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | Friendly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | UEFA Euro Qualifying | 387 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | Northern Ireland | UEFA Nations League | 270 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | World Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020/21 | Northern Ireland | UEFA Nations League | 397 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Northern Ireland U19 | Euro U19 - Qualification | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Daniel Ballard Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| England - U18 Premier League | 2nd Place | 1 | 2016/2017 |
| England - Premier League 2 | Winner | 1 | 2017/2018 |
| England - Premier League 2 | 2nd Place | 2 | 2023/2024, 2018/2019 |
| England - FA Youth Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2017/2018 |
| England - FA Cup | Winner | 1 | 2019/2020 |
| Europe - Premier League International Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2017/2018 |
Transfers
Daniel Ballard Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.07.2022 | Arsenal | Sunderland | Transfer |
| 31.05.2022 | Millwall | Arsenal | Return from loan |
| 01.07.2021 | Arsenal | Millwall | Loan |
| 31.05.2021 | Blackpool | Arsenal | Return from loan |
| 05.10.2020 | Arsenal | Blackpool | Loan |
| 31.05.2020 | Swindon | Arsenal | Return from loan |
| 03.07.2019 | Arsenal | Swindon | Loan |
Sidelined
Daniel Ballard Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Groin Injury | 24.08.2025 | 19.09.2025 |
| Hamstring | 23.02.2025 | 02.05.2025 |
| Muscle Injury | 22.12.2024 | 16.01.2025 |
| Ankle Injury | 22.09.2024 | 04.11.2024 |
| Ankle Injury | 15.09.2024 | 19.09.2024 |
| Knee Injury | 14.07.2024 | 23.08.2024 |
| Hamstring | 10.03.2024 | 15.03.2024 |
| Hamstring | 26.11.2023 | 28.11.2023 |
| Hamstring | 05.11.2023 | 24.11.2023 |
