Daniel Ballard

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

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
Club information
Current team	Blackpool (on loan from Arsenal)
Number	26
Youth career
0000–2019	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Arsenal	0	(0)
2019	→ Swindon Town (loan)	1	(0)
2020–	→ Blackpool (loan)	8	(0)
National team^‡
	Northern Ireland U18
2018–	Northern Ireland U21	4	(1)
2020–	Northern Ireland	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:46, 21 November 2020 (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]

In October 2020 he moved on loan to Blackpool.[6] On 5 January 2021, it was announced that the loan had been extended to the end of the season.[7]

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][8] He was called up to the senior team for the first time in March 2019.[3][9] He made his senior debut in 2020.[10]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of match played 16 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2019–20[11]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2019–20[11]	League Two	1	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	3	1
Blackpool (loan)	2020–21[12]	League One	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			9	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	13	1

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International statistics

As of 21 November 2020[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	2020	5	0
Total		5	0

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 Ballard joins Blackpool on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
7. "Dan Ballard: Blackpool extend loan for Arsenal's Northern Ireland defender". BBC Sport. 5 January 2021.
8. "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.
9. "Northern Ireland squad in full: Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard earns first senior call-up". Belfast Telegraph. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
10. "Daniel Ballard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
11. "Games played by Daniel Ballard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
12. "Games played by Daniel Ballard in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2020.