Samuel Ballet
| 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 | Amedspor | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025–2026 | Antalyaspor | 24 | (5) |
| 2026– | Amedspor | 10 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:52, 4 November 2026 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Leo Beat Ballet (born 12 March 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Amedspor.
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.
On 28 January 2024, Ballet signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Como in Italy. On 31 August 2024, he was loaned by Zürich, with an option to buy.
International career
Ballet was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland.
Ballet was one of the 24 players who were called up with the Switzerland national team by head coach Murat Yakin for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B matches against Slovenia on 13 November and Scotland on 16 November 2026.
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 November 2026
| Club | Season | League | National 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) | 2020–21 | 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 | |||
| Zürich (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Antalyaspor | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Amedspor | 2026–27 | Süper Lig | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 45 | ||
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Turkish Cup
References
- ↑ Samuel Ballet at Soccerway
- ↑ "Der Meister strauchelt in Lugano" (in German). SRF Sport. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "COMO 1907 SIGNS YOUNG SUPER LEAGUE AND INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR SAMUEL BALLET". Como. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Samuel Ballet" [FC Zurich signs Samuel Ballet] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Umbruch in der YB-Offensive – Neue und alte Hoffnungsträger" – via www.bernerzeitung.ch.
- ↑ "Männer-Nationalteam: 28 Spieler für den letzten Zusammenzug des Jahres aufgeboten" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. 5 November 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
External links
- Samuel Ballet at WorldFootball.net
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