Domestic-league season · NAC Breda.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2736 | 6.86 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.6 |
Balard's current-season form is down 21% on last season (Season 42→33), while his Rating eased 69→65. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 42).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NAC Breda · 17th | 32 | 0 | 1 | 6.86 | 65 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | NAC Breda · 15th | 33 | 1 | 1 | 6.93 | 69 | 42 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 5 | 1 |
Caps & goals this season.
M. Balard is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at NAC Breda, rated 65 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 299 in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (92.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balard.
Judged on this season alone, Balard graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.158 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 33).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, 22nd of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 25 Balard is in his prime years, and a market index of 83.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 65, Balard carries the 22nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 42, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (NAC Breda finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
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 (~83), then tapers with age. At 25, Balard sits on 83.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Balard's projected Rating — 65 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.
