Samuel Ballet

Samuel Leo Beat Ballet (born 12 March 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Como.^[1]

Samuel Ballet

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Leo Beat Ballet
Date of birth	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bern, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Como
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–	Como	3	(0)
2024–2025	→ Zürich (loan)	26	(3)
International career‡
2019	Switzerland U18	3	(0)
2019	Switzerland U19	2	(0)
2020	Switzerland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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