Samuel Ballet
Swiss footballer (born 2001)
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Samuel Leo Beat Ballet (born 12 March 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.[1]
Full name
Samuel Leo Beat Ballet
Date of birth
12 March 2001
Place of birth
Bern, Switzerland
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Leo Beat Ballet | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antalyaspor | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Como | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Zürich (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2025– | Antalyaspor | 24 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020 | |||
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
| 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 | ||
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