Matt Ball (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ball | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Stevenage | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Farnborough (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Farnborough (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2014 | Farnborough | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Wealdstone | 24 | (6) |
| 2015 | Albuquerque Sol | ||
| 2015–2016 | Wealdstone | 24 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Farnborough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | St Albans | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Hendon | 47 | (9) |
| 2018 | → Kings Langley (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Biggleswade Town | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hendon | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Welwyn Garden City | 8 | (1) |
| 2023 | Cockfosters | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Stotfold | 37 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Northern Ireland U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Northern Ireland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:26, 16 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Matthew Ball (born 26 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a holding midfielder or attacking midfielder.
Ball joined the Norwich City academy in 2005 and progressed through the youth system to sign his first professional contract in May 2011. He moved to Stevenage in July 2012, making his Football League debut and spending loan spells at Farnborough and Boreham Wood. He subsequently joined Farnborough permanently before signing for Conference South club Wealdstone in October 2014 for an undisclosed fee, making 62 appearances and scoring 11 goals. During this period, he also had a brief spell in the United States with Albuquerque Sol.
He spent the first half of the 2016–17 season with St Albans before joining Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon in January 2017. In May 2018, he signed for Biggleswade Town, scoring 18 goals across two seasons in a holding midfield role. He later played for Welwyn Garden City, Cockfosters, and Stotfold in non-League football. Internationally, Ball represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.