Center Forward · Leyton Orient · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
A career still climbing — Ballard is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
The record covers 4 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 87 appearances, 29 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Leyton Orient — Season rating 58, 23 goals and 4 assists in 40 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 48 points at Leyton Orient. Form is on a climb — up 51 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±23 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leyton Orient | 40 | 23 | 4 | 53 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | Cambridge United | 35 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Reading | 10 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 40 | 3478 | 23 | 4 | 6.9 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Welling United | 10-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ebbsfleet United | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barnet | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Watford | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Wigan | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Stockport County | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Northampton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Peterborough | 3-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Port Vale | 3-2 | Played | 79 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Sep 13 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Reading | 1-2 | Played | 80 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Stevenage | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Oct 4 | League One | A Cardiff | 3-4 | Played | 79 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Crawley Town | 2-1 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 11 | League One | H Doncaster | 4-0 | Played | 79 | 3 | 10.0 | |
| Oct 18 | League One | A Rotherham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Lincoln | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 28 | EFL Trophy | H Aston Villa U21 | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 3 | FA Cup | A Tamworth | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.0 | ||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 15 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-1 | Played | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Blackpool | 1-1 | Played | 75 | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Nov 29 | League One | A Burton Albion | 4-0 | Played | 77 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Plymouth | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 5 | FA Cup | A Salford City | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | H Luton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 13 | League One | A Barnsley | 2-3 | Played | 75 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Dec 20 | League One | H Bradford | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 2 | 8.9 | |
| Dec 26 | League One | A Peterborough | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Luton | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Jan 10 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Jan 17 | League One | H Reading | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 3 | 10.0 | |
| Jan 24 | League One | A Bolton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-3 | Played | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Port Vale | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Stockport County | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Plymouth | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Northampton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Feb 28 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Bradford | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | A Stevenage | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 2 | 8.5 | |
| Mar 14 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 5.5 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 4-2 | Played | 83 | 3 | 9.6 | |
| Mar 21 | League One | H Wycombe | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Mar 28 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 2 | League One | A Wigan | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Apr 14 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Rotherham | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League One | H Burton Albion | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 |