Dominic Ball

Ball's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→25), while his Rating held around 17. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cambridge United · 4th	2	0	0	7.05	17	25
2025/26	Cambridge United · 3rd	35	2	2	6.93	17	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

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

D. Ball is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Cambridge United, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 25. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (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.

On the season, Ball graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.004 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 31 Ball is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Ball is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2023/244 clubs

17.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

66.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cambridge United finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 66.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.065

Assists / 900.065

Goal contribution / 900.131

Defensive actions / 903.004

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.261

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 31, Ball sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ball's projected Rating — 17.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles56

Interceptions27

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cambridge UnitedJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Leyton Orientuntil Jul 2025

IpswichJul 2022 – Jul 2025Free

QPRJul 2019 – Jul 2022Free

Aberdeen(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2019

Rotherham(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

Peterboroughuntil Jul 2017

TottenhamJul 2016 – Jul 2017

Rangersuntil Jul 2016

Peterborough(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2016

RotherhamAug 2016 – Jan 2017

Cambridge United(on loan)Jan 2015 – Aug 2016

Tottenhamuntil Jan 2015

About D. Ball

Dominic Martin Ball is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Cambridge United, born on August 2, 1995 in Welwyn Garden City, standing 184 cm tall. He is from England. Cambridge United currently sit 4th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, D. Ball has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Ball's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cambridge United face Huddersfield at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ball at 17.3 with a Season form score of 25. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Challenge Cup and the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Ball has totalled 287 club appearances with 6 goals and 9 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 39 appearances for QPR.

D. Ball's career has also included time at Leyton Orient, Ipswich, QPR, Aberdeen, Rotherham, Peterborough, Tottenham and Rangers.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.