Domestic-league season · Cambridge United.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2756 | 6.93 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.77 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 7 |
Following his move to Cambridge United, Ball's current-season form is up 127% on last season (Season 11→25), while his Rating eased 31→20. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cambridge United · 3rd | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6.93 | 20 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | Leyton Orient · 6th | 33 | 0 | 2 | 6.71 | 31 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Ipswich · 2nd | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 44 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | Ipswich · 2nd | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6.79 | 37 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | QPR · 11th | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 57 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | QPR · 9th | 39 | 1 | 0 | 6.65 | 64 | 18 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Ball is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Cambridge United, rated 19.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 325th of 478 in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ball.
Judged on this season alone, Ball graded 25 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.004 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 25). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 51st of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Ball is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ball is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 19.7, Ball carries the 51st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 30, Ball sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ball's projected Rating — 19.7 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.
