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Daniel Ballard

Daniel Ballard

Defender · Sunderland · 27 · Northern Ireland

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Season score
62.9
Premier League 26/27, 5 matches
Last 5 weeks
64.2
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€25.0M
+€5.0M (+25%) since 3 Jun 2026
Transfermarkt, 7 Oct 2026

Photo: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
22 Sep 1999
Height
187 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
3,737 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

29 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 57.1 (minutes-weighted); 3 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
22–28 Sep 202618951.655.851.6
15–21 Sep 2026212874.554.575.8
8–14 Sep 202619056.954.357.0
1–7 Sep 202619076.152.977.1
25–31 Aug 202619057.352.857.4
18–24 Aug 202619548.253.248.2
28 Apr – 4 May 20261240.054.20.0
21–27 Apr 202619054.454.354.7
14–20 Apr 202612749.154.649.0
10–16 Mar 202616460.754.461.2
3–9 Mar 2026218054.154.656.3
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202619063.754.464.8
17–23 Feb 202619052.854.652.7
10–16 Feb 202619057.654.658.0
3–9 Feb 202619063.354.163.3
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202619053.054.353.8
20–26 Jan 202619055.554.455.6
13–19 Jan 202619057.654.362.0
6–12 Jan 2026212866.153.766.5
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202612478.753.178.8
16–22 Dec 202519074.251.975.8
9–15 Dec 202519053.151.854.1
2–8 Dec 2025218042.852.842.7
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519049.853.650.4
18–24 Nov 202519048.854.048.7
11–17 Nov 202519038.955.239.0
4–10 Nov 202519058.855.251.5
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519063.454.865.8
21–27 Oct 202519049.855.350.1
14–20 Oct 202519053.555.653.9
7–13 Oct 2025218059.154.858.7
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025153100.053.5100.0
23–29 Sep 202511565.553.572.0
16–22 Sep 202515347.953.948.0
19–25 Aug 20251982.853.882.9
12–18 Aug 202519064.353.257.8

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +5.6 a week above expectation.

30.040.050.060.070.080.012 Aug28 Oct25 Nov6 Jan3 Feb3 Mar25 Aug22 SepExpected 55.8Score 51.6

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €25.0M +€5.0M (+25%) since 3 Jun 2026 7 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €27.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €15.7M–€28.4M −21% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −10% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Marco Asensio at 27 (€25.0M, scoring 60.1) −20%; Fabián Ruiz at 27 (€30.0M, scoring 58.2) +17%; Giovani Lo Celso at 27 (€18.0M, scoring 58.6) −11%.
0€10M€20M€30M20222023202420252026€25.0M€27.0M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€27.0M
7 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€25.0M
3 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€20.0M
9 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€20.0M
9 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€16.0M
17 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€10.0M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€8.0M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
24 May 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
21 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€3.8M
1 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
27 Oct 2022Transfermarkt€2.5M
14 Sep 2022Transfermarkt€2.5M
13 May 2022Transfermarkt€2.0M
24 Nov 2021Transfermarkt€2.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
1 Jul 2022Arsenal U21 Sunderland€2.3M
31 May 2022Millwall Arsenal U23Free or loan
1 Jul 2021Arsenal U23 MillwallFree or loan

What the score is made of

Premier League 26/27, 455 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 547 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting91Creating57Progressing30Keeping the ball61Defending100Aerial99Finishing4
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting91+0.45
Creating57−0.07
Progressing30−0.29
Keeping the ball61+0.26
Defending100+0.46
Aerial99+1.89
Finishing4−0.35

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05001.0K1.5K2.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Daniel Ballard.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Premier League 26/27Premier LeagueSunderland545562.963.5
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueNorthern Ireland18951.651.6
UEFA Europa League 26/27Europa LeagueSunderland13868.868.8
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFANorthern Ireland327052.452.1
Premier League 25/26Premier LeagueSunderland292,14856.957.0
FA Cup 25/26FA CupSunderland213958.961.9
Int. Friendly Games 2025International FriendliesNorthern Ireland218048.948.9
Championship 24/25ChampionshipSunderland231,44055.354.7
UEFA Nations League 24/25UEFA Nations LeagueNorthern Ireland433953.653.4
Int. Friendly Games 2024International FriendliesNorthern Ireland327043.643.9
FA Cup 23/24FA CupSunderland19055.355.0

Latest matches

41 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
25 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat GeorgiaW 1–08900–0.0151.6
20 Sep 2026Premier Leagueat Manchester CityL 3–590000.230.0076.9
16 Sep 2026Europa LeagueAZ AlkmaarW 1–03800–0.0068.8
12 Sep 2026Premier LeagueArsenalL 0–290000.010.0156.9
5 Sep 2026Premier Leagueat BrentfordD 1–190000.120.1576.1
30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueFulhamW 1–090000.010.0057.3
22 Aug 2026Premier Leagueat Ipswich TownL 1–29500–0.0148.2
2 May 2026Premier Leagueat WolverhamptonD 1–12400–0.000.0
24 Apr 2026Premier LeagueNottingham ForestL 0–590000.040.0554.4
19 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat Aston VillaL 3–42700–0.0049.1
All 41 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
25 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat GeorgiaW 1–08900–0.0151.6
20 Sep 2026Premier Leagueat Manchester CityL 3–590000.230.0076.9
16 Sep 2026Europa LeagueAZ AlkmaarW 1–03800–0.0068.8
12 Sep 2026Premier LeagueArsenalL 0–290000.010.0156.9
5 Sep 2026Premier Leagueat BrentfordD 1–190000.120.1576.1
30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueFulhamW 1–090000.010.0057.3
22 Aug 2026Premier Leagueat Ipswich TownL 1–29500–0.0148.2
2 May 2026Premier Leagueat WolverhamptonD 1–12400–0.000.0
24 Apr 2026Premier LeagueNottingham ForestL 0–590000.040.0554.4
19 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat Aston VillaL 3–42700–0.0049.1
14 Mar 2026Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove AlbionL 0–164000.050.0060.7
8 Mar 2026FA Cupat Port ValeL 0–190000.53–55.6
3 Mar 2026Premier Leagueat Leeds UnitedW 1–090000.010.0052.7
28 Feb 2026Premier Leagueat BournemouthD 1–190000.130.0163.7
22 Feb 2026Premier LeagueFulhamL 1–39000–0.0452.8
11 Feb 2026Premier LeagueLiverpool FCL 0–190000.060.0057.6
7 Feb 2026Premier Leagueat ArsenalL 0–39000–0.0163.3
2 Feb 2026Premier LeagueBurnleyW 3–090000.100.0153.0
24 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat West Ham UnitedL 1–390000.020.0155.5
17 Jan 2026Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceW 2–190000.570.0257.6
10 Jan 2026FA Cupat EvertonD 1–149000.05–65.0
7 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat BrentfordL 0–379000.030.0066.7
4 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat Tottenham HotspurD 1–12400–0.0078.7
20 Dec 2025Premier Leagueat Brighton & Hove AlbionD 0–090000.190.0174.2
14 Dec 2025Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedW 1–090000.130.0153.1
6 Dec 2025Premier Leagueat Manchester CityL 0–39000–0.0043.4
3 Dec 2025Premier Leagueat Liverpool FCD 1–19000–0.0042.3
29 Nov 2025Premier LeagueBournemouthW 3–290000.070.0049.8
22 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat FulhamL 0–19000–0.0248.8
14 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat SlovakiaL 0–19000––38.9
8 Nov 2025Premier LeagueArsenalD 2–290100.090.0058.8
3 Nov 2025Premier LeagueEvertonD 1–190000.300.0363.4
25 Oct 2025Premier Leagueat ChelseaW 2–190000.050.0149.8
18 Oct 2025Premier LeagueWolverhamptonW 2–090000.060.1353.5
13 Oct 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAGermanyL 0–19000––77.6
10 Oct 2025World Cup Qualification UEFASlovakiaW 2–09000––40.6
4 Oct 2025Premier Leagueat Manchester UnitedL 0–253000.170.00100.0
27 Sep 2025Premier Leagueat Nottingham ForestW 1–015000.130.0065.5
21 Sep 2025Premier LeagueAston VillaD 1–153000.010.0047.9
23 Aug 2025Premier Leagueat BurnleyL 0–2900–0.1782.8
16 Aug 2025Premier LeagueWest Ham UnitedW 3–090100.180.0164.3