Thierno Ballo
![]() Ballo playing for Austria U19 in 2019. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thierno Mamadou Lamarana Ballo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast[2] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | SV Chemie Linz | ||
2012 | LASK | ||
2013–2016 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
2016–2018 | Viktoria Köln | ||
2018–2021 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Rapid Wien (loan) | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | 2 | (1) | |
2016–2017 | Austria U16 | 5 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Austria U17 | 25 | (6) |
2018 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Austria U19 | 12 | (6) |
2021– | Austria U21 | 6 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC) |
Thierno Mamadou Lamarana Ballo (born 2 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea. Born in the Ivory Coast, he is a youth international for Austria.
Career[]
Chelsea[]
Born in Ivory Coast, Ballo moved to Guinea at the age of three before leaving for Austria four years later. Ballo joined Chelsea in January 2018, following stints with SV Chemie Linz, LASK, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and eventually, Viktoria Köln.[3][4] During his debut under-18 campaign with the Blues, Ballo finished as top goalscorer for that respective age group and subsequently made his quick progression into the under-23 side over the next two years.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Ballo returned to Austria to join Rapid Wien on loan for the 2021–22 campaign.[6] Just under a month later, he made his debut for the club featuring as second-half substitute during their Austrian Cup 2–1 victory over Admira Wacker.[7] After only featuring thirteen times in all competitions come January 2022, Ballo's loan was terminated and the forward subsequently returned to Chelsea.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played 12 October 2021[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U23 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Chelsea | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rapid Wien (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b Thierno Ballo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kinsella, Nizaar (5 January 2018). "Who is Thierno Ballo? Meet Chelsea's new 16-year-old Austrian wonderkid". Goal. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Teenage Kicks: Thierno Ballo". Chelsea F.C. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b Thierno Ballo at Soccerway
- ^ "Ballo heads on loan to Austria". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Admira vs. Rapid Vienna". Soccerway. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Emms, Nick (5 January 2022). "Report: Chelsea Recall Thierno Ballo From Rapid Vienna Loan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- Austrian footballers
- Austria youth international footballers
- Ivorian footballers
- Ivorian emigrants to Austria
- Association football midfielders
- LASK players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- FC Viktoria Köln players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- Austrian expatriate footballers
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England