Liam Walsh - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameLiam Walsh

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityEngland

Age29

Date of birth15 Sept 1997

BirthplaceHuyton

Height168 cm

Shirt number#8

ClubLuton

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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9

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

781

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Luton.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	69	7.6

Career

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Premier League 2×2

Walsh's current-season form is down 74% on last season (Season 34→9), while his Rating eased 32→26. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Luton · 13th	9	0	0	7.01	36	9
2025/26	Luton · 7th	33	1	8	7.17	32	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.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Walsh is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Luton, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 118th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walsh.

Judged on this season alone, Walsh graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.996 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 24th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the League One. At 29 Walsh is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential24th of 42 central midfielders · League One · 9 apps Current season34th of 42 central midfielders · League One · 9 apps 34th-best central midfielder in the League One 118th in the League One · potential 24th-highest potential central midfielder in the League One

26.3

Ratingi

24th of 42 central midfielders

8.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Luton finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

9

Apps

3

Def. / 90

15

Tackles

6

Interceptions

1

Clean sheets

3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.3, Walsh carries the 24th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 42 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.7%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.996

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.461

Foul involvement / 903.111

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 29, Walsh sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Walsh's projected Rating — 26.3 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 central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots2

Passing

Assists0

Chances created10

Passes548

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success50%

Duels won41

Duels won %56.9%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions6

Blocks5

Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

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

Transfer history

About L. Walsh

Liam Walsh is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Luton, born on September 15, 1997 in Huyton, standing 168 cm tall. He is from England. Luton currently sit 13th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Walsh has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 781 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 27, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Chelsea (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

L. Walsh's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Luton face Peterborough away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Walsh at 26.3 with a Season form score of 8.8, ranking 118th of 213 central midfielders in the League One. 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 190 club appearances with 13 goals and 15 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Luton.