Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dominic Ballard [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Guildford, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool (on loan from Southampton) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2022 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Reading (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2024– | → Blackpool (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | England U18 | 3 | (3) |
2023– | England U19 | 8 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Dominic Ballard (born 1 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Blackpool, on loan from Premier League club Southampton.
Ballard spent the formative years of his childhood living in Greece, before his family moved back to England in 2010 and settled in Berkshire. [3] When he was first invited to train at Southampton, Ballard and his parents would commute to the south coast a couple of times a week. [3]
Ballard signed his first professional contract with Southampton in April 2022. [4]
On 23 August 2022, in the Carabao Cup, he made his senior debut and scored his first goal for Southampton's first team in a 3–0 win at Cambridge United in the EFL Cup. [5] On 21 May 2023, Ballard made his Premier League debut in a 3–1 defeat to Brighton, replacing Joe Aribo in the 70th minute. [6]
On 27 June 2023, Ballard signed a two-year contract extension until 2026. [7]
On 1 September 2023, Ballard joined League One side Reading on a season-long loan. [8] He made his debut for the club on 16 September 2023 in a 2–1 victory against Bolton Wanderers. [9] On 19 September 2023, Ballard scored a brace during a 0–9 victory against Exeter City in the EFL Trophy. [10] [11] He scored his first league goal for the club on 3 October 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Northampton Town. [12] During a 1–2 victory against Wycombe Wanderers on 25 November 2023, Ballard was forced off in the first half after suffering a leg injury from a fall. [13] Three days later, Head Coach Rubén Sellés confirmed that Ballard would be out for the season after snapping his patellar tendon. [14]
On 13 August 2024, Ballard joined League One side Blackpool on a season-long loan. [15] [16]
Having previously represented England U17s, Ballard made his U18 debut during a 1–0 win over the Netherlands in Pinatar on 21 September 2022. [17]
On 6 September 2023, Ballard made his England U19 debut during a 1–0 defeat to Germany in Oliva. [18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Southampton | 2022–23 [19] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |
2023–24 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2024–25 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Reading (loan) | 2023–24 [20] | League One | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 12 | 5 |
Blackpool (loan) | 2024–25 [21] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
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