Joshua Laurent

Laurent's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Burnley · 22nd	3	1	0	6.8	36	26
2025/26	Burnley · 19th	33	1	0	6.45	36	26
2024/25	Burnley · 2nd	45	2	4	6.76	48	45
2024/25	Stoke City	3	0	2	6.76	—	—
2023/24	Stoke City · 17th	37	1	2	6.82	47	28
2022/23	Stoke City · 16th	32	4	3	6.95	54	39

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

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Attacking midfielder

J. Laurent is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Burnley, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (52.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Laurent.

On the season, Laurent graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 33 appearances (0.05 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 31 Laurent is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 19.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26

36.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

7.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.05

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Burnley finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.03

Goals / app

1 goal in 33 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.05 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36.2 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.05 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.05

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.05

Defensive actions / 904.19

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.404

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 age 31 (~20), then tapers with age. At 31, Laurent sits on 19.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Laurent's projected Rating — 36.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles48

Interceptions27

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards1

Transfer history

€1.2M total transfer fees · 11 moves

BurnleyAug 2024 – now€ 1.2M

Stoke CityJun 2022 – Aug 2024Free

ReadingJul 2020 – Jun 2022Free

ShrewsburyJul 2018 – Jul 2020

Wigan(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2018

BBury(on loan)Sept 2017 – Jul 2018

WiganJan 2017 – Sept 2017

HHartlepoolFeb 2016 – Jan 2017

Newport County(on loan)Aug 2015 – Feb 2016

BrentfordJan 2015 – Aug 2015

BBraintree(on loan)Feb 2014 – Jan 2015

QPRuntil Feb 2014

About J. Laurent

Joshua Ishaele Jacob-Heron Hunt-Laurent is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Burnley, born on May 6, 1995 in London, standing 188 cm tall. He is from England. Burnley currently sit 22nd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Laurent has made 3 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 167 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

J. Laurent's next match is on September 2, 2026, when Burnley face Middlesbrough at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Laurent at 36.2 with a Season form score of 7.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, J. Laurent has totalled 383 club appearances with 21 goals and 20 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 45 appearances for Reading.

J. Laurent's career has also included time at Stoke City, Reading, Shrewsbury, Wigan, BBury, HHartlepool, Newport County, Brentford, BBraintree and QPR.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.