Domestic-league season · Leyton Orient.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 40 | 23 | 4 | 3478 | 6.94 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 6.1 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.6 |
Following his move to Leyton Orient, Ballard's current-season form is up 427% on last season (Season 11→58), while his Rating climbed 44→53. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leyton Orient · 20th | 40 | 23 | 4 | 6.94 | 53 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | Cambridge United · 23rd | 35 | 3 | 0 | 6.53 | 44 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Reading · 17th | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 | 44 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | Southampton · 20th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 68 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Ballard is a 21-year-old centre-forward at Leyton Orient, rated 52.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 6th of 482 in the League One and 1025th of 2918 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (84% of available minutes). He brings 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.6 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ballard.
Judged on this season alone, Ballard graded 58 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 23 goals and 4 assists in 40 appearances (0.699 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 58). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, top 2% of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 21 Ballard is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 17.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ballard is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
23 goals in 40 appearances (0.57 per game) is a 20-goal season — and for a lower-table side (20th of 24), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 27 goal contributions (0.68 per appearance).
With a Rating of 52.7, Ballard carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One (top 2%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.7 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 21, Ballard sits on 17.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Ballard's projected Rating — 52.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
