PLAYER PROFILE · SUNDERLAND · DEFENDER
Ballard Sunderland
In and out lately. Started 2 of the last 5, unused in 3. Risky pick.
DefenderNorthern Ireland · #5 · Age 26FRINGE
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
▼ behind last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.20
▼ down on last yr
APPS
1
1 start
MINUTES
90
90 / game
SHOTS
0
0 / game
2025/2631 APPS · 2 G · 0 A · 6.8 RATING · 2,287 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.20 |
| 2025/26 | Sunderland | 31 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2,287 | 6.80 |
| 2024/25 | Sunderland | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1,421 | 7.04 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | 44 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3,926 | 7.08 |
Injury-prone · 2024/25
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Picked up several different injuries last season. A hint from reported availability, so it can be incomplete. Treat it as a flag to check, not a verdict.
RECENT FORM · LAST 104 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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AstS
NotS
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CheS
IpsS
FulStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
today
Started vs Fulham
NEXT MATCH · IN 6 DAYS
@ Brentford
Sat 15:00 · EPL
OVERVIEW
Ballard plays as a defender for Sunderland. Ballard wears the number 5 shirt for Sunderland.
Last season Ballard played 31 times for Sunderland, starting 25 of them, with 6 substitute appearances, averaging 74 minutes a match across all competitions. They scored 2 goals in that time. Recently they have started 2 of the last 5 Sunderland matches. Sunderland's next match is against Brentford in the EPL on Sat 5 Sept, 15:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Premier League
50% 1/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS