W. Burns · career
Wesley James Burns
Central · Leicester · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 193 appearances, 33 goals and 25 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Ipswich — Season rating 40, 12 goals and 6 assists in 37 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Ipswich. Form has slipped 19 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 31 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 23 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 35 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Leicester | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| 2025/26 | Ipswich | 18 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Ipswich | 21 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | Ipswich | 35 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Ipswich | 42 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 39 |
| 2021/22 | Ipswich | 37 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | Fleetwood Town | 33 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | AberdeenLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Fleetwood TownLoan | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Bristol City | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Oxford UnitedLoan | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | CheltenhamLoan | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Bristol City | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Forest GreenLoan | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2024/25 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 0 | |
| Wales U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 8 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 9 | 2 |
Honours
League One×2Championship×2League Cup×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
1 played16 not in squad· 16 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | H Northampton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 14 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cadiz | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Malaga | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Genoa | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Northampton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | A Notts County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Ipswich | 1-3 | Played | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 29 | League One | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 1 | League One | H Plymouth | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League One | H Oxford United | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League One | A Stockport County | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 22 | EFL Trophy | H Fulham U21 | 6-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 6 | EFL Trophy | A Stevenage | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |