Sunderland

Danny Ballard

Defender#5

Key facts

Age: 27
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 83 kg
Number: #5
Born: 22/9/1999
Position: Defender
Nationality: Northern Ireland

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗

Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 English Premier League SUN	5	10	8	2	0	0	0	5	0	0
2025-26 English Premier League SUN	24	29	30	4	1	2	0	26	9	3

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueNorthern Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0
2026-27 Premier LeagueSunderland	5	0	0	5	0	450	2	0	0	5	0	10	8	0	10	0
2026-27 UEFA Europa LeagueSunderland	1	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-26 Premier LeagueSunderland	29	2	0	26	9	2,148	4	1	3	29	5	29	30	0	34	0
2025 International FriendlyNorthern Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	180	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0
2024-25 EFL ChampionshipSunderland	23	3	1	17	7	1,421	4	0	1	23	8	15	22	1	19	0
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueNorthern Ireland	4	2	0	5	2	339	0	0	0	4	0	5	8	0	3	0
2024 International FriendlyNorthern Ireland	3	1	–	–	–	270	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 EFL ChampionshipSunderland	43	3	0	37	10	3,836	13	0	3	43	0	40	52	1	46	0
2022-23 EFL ChampionshipSunderland	17	0	1	6	1	1,435	4	0	0	17	1	22	17	0	23	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueNorthern Ireland	3	1	0	8	2	270	0	0	0	3	0	4	2	0	6	0
2021-22 EFL ChampionshipMillwall	31	1	0	22	8	2,638	7	0	5	31	1	36	44	0	30	0
2022 International FriendlyNorthern Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	83	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	1	0
2021 International FriendlyNorthern Ireland	2	0	0	0	0	169	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	3	0
2020 UEFA Nations LeagueNorthern Ireland	5	0	0	5	1	398	1	0	0	5	0	5	6	0	7	0
Career15 seasons	170	13	2	131	40	13,765	36	1	14	166	16	175	195	2	184	0

Recent games

Sept '2620
@ Manchester City
2 SHOT · 4 FC · 2 FA
L 5-3
Sept '2613
v Arsenal
1 SHOT · 3 FC · 2 FA · 1 YC
L 2-0
Sept '266
@ Brentford
1 SHOT · 2 FA
D 1-1
Aug '2630
v Fulham
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 1 FA
W 1-0
Aug '2623
@ Ipswich Town
2 FC · 1 FA · 1 YC
L 2-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Game
26 Sept @ GeorgiaW 1-0 26 Sept	0	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0

Splits, UEFA Nations League

Split
AwayHome or away, 1W	7	0.1	1.6	0.4	89.0	0.1	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.3
HomeHome or away, 2W	6	0.3	1.2	0.3	79.0	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.5	1.2
LossesResult, 0W	6	0.2	1.5	0.3	81.3	0.2	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.7
DrawsResult, 0W	4	0.0	1.5	0.3	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.3	1.5
WinsResult, 3W	3	0.7	1.0	0.7	83.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	2.3	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 3W	13	0.2	1.4	0.4	84.4	0.2	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.2
LuxembourgOpponent, 1W	2	0.5	1.0	0.5	86.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0
NorwayOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.0
RomaniaOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	2.0	0.5	90.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	0.5	1.0
AustriaOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
BelarusOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	76.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.0
BulgariaOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.0
CyprusOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
GeorgiaOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
GreeceOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
KosovoOpponent, 0W	1	1.0	5.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	3.0
Windsor Park, BelfastGround, 2W	6	0.3	1.2	0.3	79.0	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.5	1.2
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, TbilisiGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, WienGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	83.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Hristo Botev Stadium, PlovdivGround, 0W	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.0
National Arena, BucurestiGround, 0W	1	0.0	3.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg CityGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, PrishtinaGround, 0W	1	1.0	5.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	3.0
Ullevaal Stadion, OsloGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0

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Danny Ballard

Key facts

Official profile

Career stats

offensive

Every game we hold

Recent games

Game log, 2026 UEFA Nations League

Splits, UEFA Nations League