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Dan Ballard 5

Sunderland Centre Back Age 26 Height 187 cm Right foot Northern Ireland

Deployed as Centre Back in 10 of last 10 starts

68% of team minutes · 2586 minutes, 27 starts in 42 team matches 69th percentile
1 + 0 goals and assists · 0.03 per 90 · 2% of team goals 24th percentile
6.80 average rating over 34 rated matches 42nd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Aerial presenceClears his linesBusy defender Few recoveriesLoses aerials

DNA strand · vs Premier League defenders (n = 120) · 2586 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.80 42 Goals + assists /90 0.03 24 Share of team minutes 68% 69 Cards /90 0.28 18 Fouls /90 1.29 19

Defence

Defensive actions /90 10.27 92 Tackles /90 1.36 42 Tackle success 51% 18 Interceptions /90 0.80 25 Clearances /90 7.17 95 Blocked shots /90 0.94 76 Recoveries /90 2.75 8 Duel success 57% 59 Aerials won /90 4.56 98 Aerial success 60% 11 Dribbled past /90 0.31 71 Errors /90 0.07 50 Possession lost /90 9.50 54

On the ball

Passes /90 47.26 52 Pass accuracy 82% 26 Final-third passes /90 5.78 52 Accurate crosses /90 0.03 30 Long balls won /90 2.33 68

Threat

Goals /90 0.03 60 xG /90 0.11 82 Chances created /90 0.70 63 Key passes /90 0.59 62

Each rung is a percentile among Premier League defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Sunderland results by his involvement

27 matches · 8–7–12 · 1.15 ppg · 0.93 scored, 1.44 conceded per game · 2327 minutes

Team 1.15 ppg when he starts (27) v 1.8 when he does not (15)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.8 6.66.46.96.67.56.56.97.17.37.16.87.06.46.14.46.47.07.26.87.0
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-16 W 1–0 v AZ Alkmaar · Europa League Defender sub 38 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2026-09-12 L 0–2 v Arsenal · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.05 1.0 1.0 6.8
2026-09-05 D 1–1 at Brentford · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.11 1.0 1.0 7.2
2026-08-30 W 1–0 v Fulham · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.01 1.0 0.0 7.0
2026-08-22 L 1–2 at Ipswich Town · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-05-02 D 1–1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers · Premier League Centre Back 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4
2026-04-24 L 0–5 v Nottingham Forest · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.07 1.0 0.0 6.1
2026-04-19 L 3–4 at Aston Villa · Premier League Defender sub 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-03-14 L 0–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League Centre Back 64 0.04 1.0 2.0 7.0
2026-03-08 L 0–1 at Port Vale · FA Cup Centre Back 90 0.41 4.0 0.0 6.8
2026-03-03 W 1–0 at Leeds United · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.02 1.0 0.0 7.1
2026-02-28 D 1–1 at AFC Bournemouth · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.09 1.0 1.0 7.3
2026-02-22 L 1–3 v Fulham · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.1
2026-02-11 L 0–1 v Liverpool · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.06 1.0 1.0 6.9
2026-02-07 L 0–3 at Arsenal · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-02-02 W 3–0 v Burnley · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.12 1.0 0.0 7.5
2026-01-24 L 1–3 at West Ham United · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.6
2026-01-17 W 2–1 v Crystal Palace · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.29 2.0 2.0 6.9
2026-01-10 D 1–1 at Everton · FA Cup Defender sub 49 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.4
2026-01-07 L 0–3 at Brentford · Premier League Centre Back 79 0.03 1.0 0.0 6.6

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Sunderland

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 1 0 38 42% 0 0 0.0 6.99 – –
2026/2027 · Premier League current 4 4 360 100% 0 0 0.2 6.84 46th – –
2025/2026 · Premier League 29 24 2148 63% 2 0 2.6 6.88 67th #178 (2) –
2025/2026 · FA Cup 2 1 139 46% 0 0 0.5 6.62 – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 7 moves · €2.3m in fees

  1. 1 Jul 2022 Transfer Arsenal U21 → Sunderland €2.3m Centre Back
  2. 31 May 2022 End of loan Millwall → Arsenal U21 Defender
  3. 1 Jul 2021 Loan Arsenal U21 → Millwall Defender
  4. 31 May 2021 End of loan Blackpool → Arsenal U21 Defender
  5. 5 Oct 2020 Loan Arsenal U21 → Blackpool Defender
  6. 22 Jan 2020 End of loan Swindon Town → Arsenal U21 Defender
  7. 3 Jul 2019 Loan Arsenal U21 → Swindon Town Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 6 spells · 6 injuries · 72 games missed

  • injury Hamstring Injury at Sunderland 24 Feb 2025 → 3 May 2025 11 missed · 68 days
  • injury Ankle Injury at Sunderland 25 Sep 2024 → 3 Nov 2024 6 missed · 39 days
  • injury Knee Injury at Sunderland 16 Jul 2024 → 31 Aug 2024 9 missed · 46 days
  • injury Hamstring Injury at Sunderland 26 Mar 2023 → 3 Jul 2023 10 missed · 99 days
  • injury Fractured Foot at Sunderland 13 Aug 2022 → 22 Dec 2022 22 missed · 131 days
  • injury Knee Surgery at Millwall 3 Dec 2021 → 1 Mar 2022 14 missed · 88 days

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