Ballard Sunderland
A nailed-on starter, with 5 starts in 6 games this season.
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 6.71 |
| 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 |
Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
Reported availability: a hint, not confirmation, and may lag the latest team news.
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.
Ballard plays as a defender for Sunderland. Ballard wears the number 5 shirt for Sunderland and number 4 for Northern Ireland.
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 3 of the last 5 Sunderland matches. Ballard is currently out injured. Sunderland's next match is against Brighton in the EPL on Sat 10 Oct, 15:00.
Will Ballard start against Brighton?
Sunderland vs Brighton, Sat 15:00.