Paul Ballard (born May 17, 1983 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer coach.
Since retiring from his professional/semi-professional career, Paul has developed a passion for coaching and mentoring athletes through transformational servant leadership.
Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Ballard signed to play for Abbotsford Mariners in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.
[3] From 2010 to 2012, Paul played in the NIFL Championship 1 in Northern Ireland with H&W Welders and Dundela FC.
Due to multiple serious knee injuries, Paul retired from professional soccer at the end of the 2012 season.