Daniel Ballard

Daniel George Ballard (born 22 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Arsenal, as a defender.

Daniel Ballard
Personal information
Full name Daniel George Ballard[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Arsenal
Youth career
0000–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Arsenal 0 (0)
2019Swindon Town (loan) 1 (0)
National team
Northern Ireland U18
2018– Northern Ireland U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:52, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2019–20 Premier League 0000000000
Swindon Town (loan) 2019–20 League Two 10101[lower-alpha 1]131
Career total 100010001131
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. Daniel Ballard at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "Daniel Ballard: Arsenal loan defender to Swindon Town for the season". BBC Sport. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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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