Dominic Ball

Dominic Ball
Personal information
Full nameDominic Ball
Date of birth2 August 1995
Place of birthWelwyn Garden City, England
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cambridge United
Number19
Youth career
2011–Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–Tottenham Hotspur0(0)
2015–Cambridge United (loan)2(0)
National team
2010Northern Ireland U151(0)
2010–2011Northern Ireland U169(1)
2011–2012Northern Ireland U178(2)
2012Northern Ireland U194(4)
2013Northern Ireland U212(0)
2014England U191(0)
2014–England U206(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014

Dominic Ball (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre back.

Club career

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

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.[2] 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.[3] He made his professional debut five days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.[4]

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 allegance to England in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dominic Ball". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Benfica squeeze past valiant Spurs". UEFA.com. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. "Spurs youngster joins U's". Cambridge United FC. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. "Cambridge 1–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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