David Michael Ball is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer who plays for Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

 as a striker.

Playing career

Ball rose through the youth ranks

Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy

Manchester City is represented at Reserve level by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy...

 at Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

, battling back from a foot injury at the end of his teenager years. A star of the youth and reserve sides he scored in the 2008 final of the FA Youth Cup

FA Youth Cup

The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...

, which City won, and being joint fifth top scorer in the 2008–09 Premier Reserve League and joint second top scorer in the 2009–10 Premier Reserve League

2009–10 Premier Reserve League

The 2009–10 Premier Reserve League was the eleventh season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League...

.

He was loaned out to League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 club Swindon Town

Swindon Town F.C.

Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

 in July 2010 for six months, in order to gain first team experience and join the team in their pre-season tour of Austria

Austria

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. This came despite interest from other clubs. He made his league

The Football League

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 debut on 7 August 2010 in a 2–1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

, but was replaced by Alan O'Brien

Alan O'Brien

Alan O'Brien is an Irish association football player who plays for Yeovil Town.O'Brien, who plays as a winger, has represented the Republic of Ireland at full international level five times, all while he was on the books of Newcastle United.- Newcastle United :O'Brien played for Cabinteely and St...

 after sixty minutes for tactical reasons.
He is now at Peterborough United signing on 31 January 2011.

On 31 August Ball joined Rochdale on loan until 1st January 2012.
Peterborough recalled Ball after a month of his loan spell at Rochdale.

Honours

with Manchester City

• FA Youth Cup
  FA Youth Cup
  The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
  
   winner:2008

with Peterborough United

• League One
  Football League One
  Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
  
   Play Off Winner (promotion to The Championship
  Football League Championship
  The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
  
  ) – Peterborough United
  Peterborough United F.C.
  Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
  
  : 2010–11
  2010–11 in English football
  The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
  
  

External links

• Profile at the Official Peterborough United site