Dominic Ball

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Dominic Ball
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Personal information
Full name Dominic Martin Ball[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 4
Youth career
Watford
2011–2013 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Rangers (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2019 Rotherham United 13 (0)
2017 → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2019 → Aberdeen (loan) 47 (0)
2019–2022 Queens Park Rangers 90 (3)
2022–2024 Ipswich Town 26 (0)
2024–2025 Leyton Orient 31 (0)
2025– Cambridge United 12 (0)
International career
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)
2014–2015 England U20 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Dominic Martin Ball (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Cambridge United. He plays primarily as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back or at full-back.

Club career

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Tottenham and loan moves

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A Tottenham Hotspur youth graduate, he joined the club's youth setup in 2011 from Watford[3] and appeared in 17 matches during his first campaign, scoring one goal.[4]

Ball appeared with the under-18s and with the under-21s in 2013–14, and was also named on the bench in a 2–2 UEFA Europa League away draw against Benfica on 20 March 2014.[5] 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.[6] He made his professional debut five days later, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.[7] He was used mainly as a right-back, making two assists in his time at the club.[8][9]

On 14 August 2015, Ball signed a season-long loan deal with Scottish Championship club Rangers, reuniting with his Watford academy manager Mark Warburton.[3] At Rangers, he helped them return to the Scottish Premiership as they won the Championship and also picked up honours when they won the Scottish Challenge Cup.[10]

Rotherham United

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On 12 August 2016, Ball signed for Championship side Rotherham United on a three-year deal.[11] He was released from his contract at the end of the 2018–19 season, having spent all but five months of his three-year deal out on loan.[12]

Peterborough United loan

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On 3 January 2017, Ball joined Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Peterborough against Shrewsbury on 14 February.[13] The loan ended early on 2 March 2017, after Ball had a disagreement with staff at Peterborough United.[14]

Aberdeen loan

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On 31 August 2017, Ball moved on loan to Aberdeen until the end of the season.[15][16] He joined again for a second season-long loan spell on 18 July 2018.[17]

Queens Park Rangers

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Ball signed a two-year deal with Queens Park Rangers on 2 July 2019 upon expiry of his Rotherham United contract.[18]

Ipswich Town

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Ball joined Ipswich Town on 1 June 2022 on a two-year deal after the expiration of his contract with Queens Park Rangers.[19] In November 2022, a ruptured meniscus ruled Ball out for a large part of the 2022–23 season.[20] On 3 June 2024, Ipswich announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired.[21]

Leyton Orient

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On 10 September 2024, Ball joined League One club Leyton Orient on a deal until the end of the season.[22]

On 23 June 2025, Ball returned to League Two side Cambridge United, ten years after his first spell at the club, to sign a two-year deal after rejecting a new contract with Leyton Orient.[23]

International career

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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.[4] He has represented England up to U-20 level, making six appearances at that level.

Personal life

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Ball was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Ball has an older brother, Matt, who is also a footballer, while his father Tim was academy business manager at Watford.[24] Ball graduated from the Open University in 2021 with a degree in business studies, having studied part-time for six years.[25]

In April 2022, Ball released a book called From Winning Teams to Broken Dreams about the football academy system in England. All proceeds from the book go the charity Sarcoma UK.[26]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2014–15[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2014–15[27] League Two 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Rangers (loan) 2015–16[28] Scottish Championship 21 0 5 0 1 0 3[a] 0 30 0
Rotherham United 2016–17[29] Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
2017–18[30] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2018–19[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
Peterborough United (loan) 2016–17[29] League One 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Aberdeen (loan) 2017–18[30] Scottish Premiership 16 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Aberdeen (loan) 2018–19[31] Scottish Premiership 31 0 3 0 4 0 2[c] 0 40 0
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20[32] Championship 31 1 2 0 2 0 — 35 1
2020–21[33] Championship 39 1 1 0 1 0 — 41 1
2021–22[34] Championship 20 1 1 0 2 0 — 23 1
Total 90 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 99 3
Ipswich Town 2022–23[35] League One 16 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 1 19 1
2023–24[36] Championship 10 0 2 0 4 0 — 16 0
Total 26 0 3 0 4 0 2 1 35 1
Leyton Orient 2024–25[37] League One 31 0 3 0 1 0 3[d] 0 38 0
Cambridge United 2025–26[38] League Two 12 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 248 4 20 0 19 0 11 1 309 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance and in the EFL Trophy and two appearances in the EFL League One play-offs

Honours

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Rangers

Aberdeen

Ipswich Town

References

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  • Tottenham Hotspur official profile
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