Samuel Ballet

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Samuel Ballet
Personal information
Full name Samuel Leo Beat Ballet
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Como
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Young Boys II 22 (9)
2020–2022 Young Boys 1 (1)
2020FC Wil (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022FC Winterthur (loan) 45 (8)
2022–2024 FC Winterthur 37 (6)
2024– Como 3 (0)
2024–2025Zürich (loan) 26 (3)
International career
2019 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2019 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2020 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020

Samuel Leo Beat Ballet (born 12 March 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Como. [1]

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Club career

Ballet made his professional debut on 16 February 2020 against Lugano, replacing Saidy Janko. He scored an 89th minute game-winner in the eventual 2–1 victory. [2]

On 28 January 2024, Ballet signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Como in Italy. [3] On 31 August 2024, he was loaned by Zürich, with an option to buy. [4]

International career

Ballet was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys II 2017–18 Swiss 1. Liga 3333
2018–19 Swiss 1. Liga9090
2019–20 Swiss 1. Liga106106
Total229229
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League 110011
Wil (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 12110121
Winterthur (loan)Swiss Challenge League13320153
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League32522347
Total458424910
Winterthur 2022–23 Swiss Super League20111212
2023–24 Swiss Super League17522197
Total37633409
Winterthur II 2023–24 Swiss 1. Liga4242
Como 2023–24 Serie B 3030
Career total1242785000013232

References

  1. Samuel Ballet at Soccerway
  2. "Der Meister strauchelt in Lugano" (in German). SRF Sport. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "COMO 1907 SIGNS YOUNG SUPER LEAGUE AND INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR SAMUEL BALLET". Como. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Samuel Ballet" [FC Zurich signs Samuel Ballet] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. "Umbruch in der YB-Offensive – Neue und alte Hoffnungsträger" via www.bernerzeitung.ch.