Thierno Ballo

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Thierno Ballo
0Full Name	Thierno Mamadou Ballo
0Date of Birth	2 January 2002
0Place of Birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
0Position	Forward
0Chelsea career	2018 -
0Debut	n/a
0Games (goals)	n/a
0Other clubs	Viktoria Köln

Thierno Ballo is a forward currently playing in Chelsea's Academy team.

Contents 1 Pre-Chelsea career 2 Chelsea career 3 International 4 Career statistics 5 Career honours 6 Contract

Pre-Chelsea career

Thierno agreed to join Chelsea from Viktoria Köln in Germany upon turning 16.

Chelsea career

Ballo finished his first season at the club as the Under-18s' top goalscorer, playing both as a central striker and as a wide forward, and finishing the season as a central midfielder. He moved up to the Development Squad more often in 2019-20 and continued to put in mature, competent performances.

International

Thierno has represented Austria up to Under-19 level. He is also eligible to play for Germany, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast.

Career statistics

Youth and Development Football

Season	Under-18		European		Dev Squad		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2018-19	24	10	2	0	0	0	26	10
2019-20	7	2	6	1	15	1	28	4
2020-21	-	-	-	-	24	7	24	7
2021-22	-	-	-	-	8	4	8	4
Total	31	12	8	1	47	12	86	25

Career honours

Contract

Thierno signed a new deal in December 2020 to expire at the end of the 2021-22 season.