Dominic Ball

Dominic Ball
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995[1]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen (on loan from Rotherham United))
Number 21
Youth career
Watford
2011–2013 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Rangers (loan) 21 (0)
2016– Rotherham United 13 (0)
2017 → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 → Aberdeen (loan) 16 (0)
2018– → Aberdeen (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2010 Northern Ireland U15 1 (0)
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U16 9 (1)
2011–2012 Northern Ireland U17 8 (2)
2012 Northern Ireland U19 4 (4)
2013 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2014 England U19 1 (0)
2014–2015 England U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Dominic Ball (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen on loan from Rotherham United. He plays primarily as a centre back but can also play as a defensive midfielder or at full-back.

Club career

Tottenham and loan moves

A Tottenham Hotspur youth graduate, he joined the club's youth setup in 2011 from Watford[2] and appeared in 17 matches during his first campaign, scoring one goal.[3]

Ball appeared with the under-18s and with the under-21s in 2013–14, being also named on the bench in a 2–2 UEFA Europa League away draw against Benfica on 20 March 2014.[4] He was also an unused substitute in two further matches for Spurs in 2014–15, a 1–0 home win against Partizan and a 2–1 away win against Hull City.

On 22 January 2015, Ball was loaned to League Two side Cambridge United until the end of the season.[5] He made his professional debut five days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.[6] He was used mainly as a right-back, making two assists in his time at the club.[7][8]

On 14 August 2015, Ball signed a season-long loan deal with Scottish Championship club Rangers, reuniting with his Watford academy manager Mark Warburton.[2] At Rangers he helped them return to the Scottish Premiership when they won the Championship and also picked up honours when they won the Scottish Challenge Cup.[9]

Rotherham United

On 12 August 2016, Ball signed for Championship side Rotherham United on a three-year deal.[10]

Peterborough United loan

On 3 January 2017, Ball joined Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Peterborough against Shrewsbury on the 14th of February.[11] The loan ended early on 2 March 2017, after Ball had a disagreement with staff at Peterborough United.[12]

Aberdeen loan

On 31 August 2017, Ball moved on loan to Aberdeen until the end of the season.[13][14] He joined again for a second season-long loan spell on 18 July 2018.[15]

International career

After being capped by Northern Ireland in the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Ball switched his allegiance to England in 2013.[3] He has represented England up to U-20 level, making six appearances at that level.

Personal life

Ball was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Ball has an older brother, Matt, who is also a footballer, while his father Tim was academy business manager at Watford.[2][16]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 August 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2014–15[17] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[18] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Cambridge United (loan) 2014–15[17] League Two 110000000110
Rangers (loan) 2015–16[18] Scottish Championship 210501030300
Rotherham United 2016–17[19] Championship 130000000130
2017–18[20] League One 0000101020
2018–19[21] Championship 0000000000
Total 130001010150
Peterborough United (loan) 2016–17[19] League One 6100000061
Aberdeen (loan) 2017–18[20] Scottish Premiership 160201000190
Aberdeen (loan) 2018–19[21] Scottish Premiership 0000002020
Career Total 671703060831

Honours

Club

Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 "Dominic Ball". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rangers boss Mark Warburton set to seal third loan signing as Ibrox men miss out on Scott Allan". Daily Record. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Dominic Ball". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Benfica squeeze past valiant Spurs". UEFA.com. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Spurs youngster joins U's". Cambridge United FC. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cambridge 1–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cambridge United".
  8. ↑ "Cheltenham Town".
  9. 1 2 English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4–0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ball rolls into Rotherham". Rotherham United Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ball makes Peterborough Switch". Rotherham United F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dominic Ball: Rotherham United defender leaves Peterborough loan after 'disagreement'". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Dominic Ball joins The Dons on loan". Aberdeen F.C. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Aberdeen new boy Dominic Ball insists Scottish top flight is a step up from the English Championship". Daily Record. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ball Rejoins On Season Long Loan". Aberdeen F.C. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Green, Chris (2009). Every Boy's Dream. Bloomsbury. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4081-1216-8.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Ball in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Ball in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Ball in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Ball in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Ball in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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