| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Ballard | ||
| Date of birth | May 17, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Abbotsford Mariners | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Trinity Western Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | ||
| 2008 | Aziz Kara | ||
| 2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 15 | (0) |
| 2010– | Abbotsford Mariners | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paul Ballard (born May 17, 1983 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Abbotsford Mariners in the USL Premier Development League.
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Ballard played college soccer at Trinity Western University, where he was a four-time Canada West Conference First Team All-Star, a two-time All-Canadian in 2005 and 2006, and the Trinity Western University Athlete of the Year in both 2005 and 2006.
Ballard began his professional career playing in Vancouver Whitecaps developmental program, with Vancouver Whitecaps Residency in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.
After spending the 2008 season playing in South Africa with F.C. AK in the National First Division, Ballard joined the Cleveland City Stars of the USL First Division on April 20, 2009.[1] He played 15 games for Cleveland before being released at the end of the season when the club folded.
Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Ballard signed to play for Abbotsford Mariners in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.[2]
Paul Ballard signed with H&W Welders Football Club of the Northern Ireland Ladbrokes.com Championship 1. He has since ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Ballard is a member of Athletes in Action (AIA), an organization whose mission is to build spiritual movements through sports. Founded in 1966, AIA is a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ and hopes to widen the reach of sports ministry.[3]