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Samuel Ballet

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Samuel Ballet
Personal information
Full name Samuel Leo Beat Ballet
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Zürich
(on loan from Como)
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Young Boys II 22 (9)
2020–2022 Young Boys 1 (1)
2020FC Wil (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022FC Winterthur (loan) 45 (8)
2022–2024 FC Winterthur 37 (6)
2024– Como 3 (0)
2024–Zürich (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2019 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2020 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020

Samuel Leo Beat Ballet (born 12 March 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Zürich, on loan from Serie A club Como.[1]

Club career

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Ballet made his professional debut on 16 February 2020 against Lugano, replacing Saidy Janko. He scored an 89th minute game-winner in the eventual 2–1 victory.[2]

On 28 January 2024, Ballet signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Como in Italy.[3] On 31 August 2024, he was loaned by Zürich, with an option to buy.[4]

International career

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Ballet was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Boys II 2017–18 Swiss 1. Liga 3 3 3 3
2018–19 Swiss 1. Liga 9 0 9 0
2019–20 Swiss 1. Liga 10 6 10 6
Total 22 9 22 9
Young Boys 2019–20 Swiss Super League 1 1 0 0 1 1
Wil (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 12 1 1 0 12 1
Winterthur (loan) Swiss Challenge League 13 3 2 0 15 3
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League 32 5 2 2 34 7
Total 45 8 4 2 49 10
Winterthur 2022–23 Swiss Super League 20 1 1 1 21 2
2023–24 Swiss Super League 17 5 2 2 19 7
Total 37 6 3 3 40 9
Winterthur II 2023–24 Swiss 1. Liga 4 2 4 2
Como 2023–24 Serie B 3 0 3 0
Career total 124 27 8 5 0 0 0 0 132 32

References

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  1. ^ Samuel Ballet at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Der Meister strauchelt in Lugano" (in German). SRF Sport. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "COMO 1907 SIGNS YOUNG SUPER LEAGUE AND INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR SAMUEL BALLET". Como. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Samuel Ballet" [FC Zurich signs Samuel Ballet] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Umbruch in der YB-Offensive – Neue und alte Hoffnungsträger" – via www.bernerzeitung.ch.
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