| Samuel Ballet | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Leo Beat Ballet |
| Birth Date: | 2001 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bern, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Zürich (on loan from Como) |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → FC Wil (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → FC Winterthur (loan) |
| Caps4: | 45 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | FC Winterthur |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Como |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → Zürich (loan) |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 October 2020 |
Samuel Leo Beat Ballet (born 12 March 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Zürich, on loan from Serie A club Como.
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.[1]
On 28 January 2024, Ballet signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Como in Italy.[2] On 31 August 2024, he was loaned by Zürich, with an option to buy.[3]
Ballet was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Cameroonian mother. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[4]
| 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 | |||