Daniel Ballard is a defender who plays for Sunderland in the Premier League. He was born in Stevenage, United Kingdom on 22 September 1999.
His senior career started at Arsenal in 2019, and he went on to play for Swindon Town, Blackpool and Millwall. Sunderland signed him in 2022.
At international level, Ballard has played for Northern Ireland at senior level, having previously represented them at youth level.
Since his first senior season in 2019/20, Ballard has made 191 club appearances and scored 12 goals in all competitions for 5 clubs. The 2023/24 season, with 3 goals from 43 matches for Sunderland, remains his highest tally. So far in 2026/27 he has made 6 appearances for Sunderland. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.