Liam Walsh

Walsh's current-season form is level with last season (Season 34→34), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Luton · 3rd	2	0	0	7.2	36	34
2025/26	Luton · 7th	33	1	8	7.17	36	34
2024/25	Luton · 22nd	26	0	1	6.63	50	13
2023/24	Swansea · 14th	20	2	0	6.67	55	9
2022/23	Swansea · 10th	7	0	1	6.75	57	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCreative Defensive midfielder

L. Walsh is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Luton, rated 35.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walsh.

On the season, Walsh graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 8 assists and 3.073 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 28 Walsh is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Walsh is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

35.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

33.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

62.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Luton finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %62.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.035

Assists / 900.279

Goal contribution / 900.314

Defensive actions / 903.073

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.21

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 28, Walsh sits on 7.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Walsh's projected Rating — 35.8 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 defensive midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists8

Defending

Tackles58

Interceptions21

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

LutonAug 2024 – nowFree

Swansea(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2024

Hull City(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

SwanseaJul 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Bristol City(back from loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Coventry(on loan)Sept 2019 – Sept 2020

Bristol CityJan 2018 – Sept 2019

EvertonOct 2017 – Jan 2018

Birminghamuntil Oct 2017

About L. Walsh

Liam Walsh is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Luton, born on September 15, 1997 in Huyton, standing 168 cm tall. He is from England. Luton currently sit 3rd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Walsh has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

L. Walsh's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Luton face Mansfield Town away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Walsh at 35.8 with a Season form score of 33.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, L. Walsh has totalled 183 club appearances with 13 goals and 15 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Luton.

L. Walsh's career has also included time at Swansea, Hull City, Bristol City, Coventry, Everton and Birmingham.

Transfer news

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