L. Ayling · career
Luke David Ayling
Full Back · Middlesbrough · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 2 clubs — 209 appearances with 20 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Leeds — Season rating 65, 0 goals and 0 assists in 38 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Middlesbrough. Form has slipped 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 55 Season points.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±16 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9 |
| 2025/26 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | MiddlesbroughLoan | 33 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Leeds | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Leeds | 29 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | Leeds | 26 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Leeds United U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Leeds | 38 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 65 |
| 2019/20 | Leeds | 37 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Leeds | 40 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Leeds | 27 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Leeds | 42 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Bristol City | 33 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Bristol City | 46 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Yeovil Town | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Yeovil Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Championship×2EFL Trophy×2Emirates Cup×2League One×2Queensland Champions Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played16 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Celtic | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Huddersfield | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Espanyol | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | League Cup | H Wrexham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | H Lincoln | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Doncaster | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Championship | H West Brom | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | Championship | A Burnley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Championship | A QPR | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Championship | H Norwich | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 15 | Championship | H Millwall | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | Championship | A Birmingham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 10 | Championship | H Wolves | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 13 | Championship | A Stoke City | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | Championship | H Cardiff | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |