Dominic Ball

Dominic Ball
Personal information
Full name Dominic Ball
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 6
Youth career
Watford
2011– Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 11 (0)
2015– → Rangers (loan) 20 (0)
National team‡
2010 Northern Ireland U15 1 (0)
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U16 9 (1)
2011–2012 Northern Ireland U17 8 (2)
2012 Northern Ireland U19 4 (4)
2013 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2014 England U19 1 (0)
2014– England U20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:35, 28 July 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Dominic Ball (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Rangers on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Mainly a centre back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder or full-back.

Club career

Ball was born in Welwyn Garden City. A Tottenham Hotspur youth graduate, he joined the club's youth setup in 2011 from Watford[1] and appeared in 17 matches during his first campaign, scoring one goal.[2]

Ball appeared with the under-18s and with the under-21s in 2013–14, being also named on the bench in a 2–2 UEFA Europa League away draw against Benfica on 20 March 2014.[3] He was also an unused substitute in two further matches for Spurs in 2014–15, a 1–0 home win against Partizan and a 2–1 away win against Hull City.

On 22 January 2015, Ball was loaned to League Two side Cambridge United until the end of the season.[4] He made his professional debut five days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.[5] He was used mainly as a right-back, making two assists[6][7] in his time at the club.

On 14 August 2015, Ball signed a season-long loan deal to Scottish Championship team Rangers from Tottenham Hotspur, reuniting with his Watford academy manager Mark Warburton.[1]

International career

After being capped by Northern Ireland in the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Ball switched his allegiance to England in 2013.[2] He has represented England up to U-20 level, making six appearances at that level.

Personal life

Ball has an older brother, Matt, who is also a footballer, while his father Tim was academy business manager at Watford.[1][8]

Honours

Club

Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rangers boss Mark Warburton set to seal third loan signing as Ibrox men miss out on Scott Allan". Daily Record. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dominic Ball". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Benfica squeeze past valiant Spurs". UEFA.com. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spurs youngster joins U's". Cambridge United FC. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cambridge 1–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cambridge United".
  7. ↑ "Cheltenham Town".
  8. ↑ Green, Chris (2009). Every Boy's Dream. Bloomsbury. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4081-1216-8.

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