Samuel Ballet

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)
2020	→ FC Wil (loan)	12	(1)
2021–2022	→ FC 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

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

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

Career statistics

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

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.

External links

• Samuel Ballet at WorldFootball.net