Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Birmingham.
Injury-affected season
Missed 23 of Birmingham's ~46 games this season through 23 injury absences (hamstring, inactive). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 877 | 6.85 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6.95 |
Scout report
E. Laird is a 25-year-old full-back at Birmingham, rated 60.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 212th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (42.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Laird.
Judged on this season alone, Laird graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 2.976 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 33rd of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 25 Laird is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Laird missed 23 games through injury (hamstring, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side
2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 60.1, Laird carries the 33rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
