Ethan Laird - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameEthan Benjamin Laird

PositionFull-back

NationalityEngland

Age25

Date of birth5 Aug 2001

BirthplaceBasingstoke

Height177 cm

Shirt number#2

ClubBirmingham

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Season stats

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7

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

108

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Birmingham.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	24	6.3

Career

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League One×2

Laird's current-season form is down 57% on last season (Season 7→3), while his Rating eased 56→53. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Birmingham · 4th	7	0	0	5.63	56	3
2025/26	Birmingham · 10th	20	0	1	6.85	56	7
2024/25	Birmingham · 1st	36	4	4	7.13	52	34
2023/24	Birmingham · 22nd	25	0	1	7.15	63	28
2022/23	QPRLoan · 20th	32	1	2	6.68	67	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U19	3	1
England U17	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

E. Laird is a 25-year-old full-back at Birmingham, rated 53.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Laird.

On the season, Laird graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 6.667 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 3). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53. At 25 Laird is in his prime years, and a market index of 24.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

53.1

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

2.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

5.2%

Minutes

limited game time

6.67

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

7

Apps

6.67

Def. / 90

4

Tackles

4

Interceptions

0

Clean sheets

6.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 7 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 6.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 5.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 53.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %5.2%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 906.667

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %100

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %20

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 904.167

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~25), then tapers with age. At 25, Laird sits on 24.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Laird's projected Rating — 53.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

€0.9M total transfer fees · 7 moves

BirminghamJul 2023 – now€ 875K

QPR(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Manchester United(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Bournemouth(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Manchester United(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

Swansea(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jan 2022

Manchester UnitedJun 2021 – Aug 2021

Milton Keynes Donsuntil Jun 2021

Transfer history

About E. Laird

Ethan Benjamin Laird is a 25-year-old full-back who plays for Birmingham, born on August 5, 2001 in Basingstoke, standing 177 cm tall. He is from England. Birmingham currently sit 4th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, E. Laird has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 108 minutes.

E. Laird's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Birmingham face Lincoln away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Laird at 53.1 with a Season form score of 2.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, E. Laird has totalled 223 club appearances with 9 goals and 11 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for Birmingham.