W. Burns · career
Wesley James Burns
Attacking · Ipswich · 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 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 186 appearances, 32 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 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Ipswich | 18 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 17 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 18 | 798 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
19 played23 injured10 not in squad· 871 min, 2g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC BW Linz | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Aberdeen | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Auxerre | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Knee Surgery | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Bromley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Knee Surgery | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A Preston | 0-1 | Knee Surgery | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Derby | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Bristol City | 1-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Championship | H Norwich | 3-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 17 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Charlton | 0-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A QPR | 4-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Watford | 1-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Swansea | 4-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 28 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 10 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-0 | Played | 3 | — | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Coventry | 2-0 | Played | 12 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-1 | Played | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Played | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-0 | Played | 22 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Bristol City | 2-0 | Played | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 1-3 | Played | 33 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H Preston | 1-1 | Played | 65 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Derby | 2-1 | Played | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 13 | FA Cup | A Wrexham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Wrexham | 3-5 | Played | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Watford | 2-0 | Played | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Swansea | 3-0 | Played | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 3 | Championship | H Hull City | 1-0 | Played | 33 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-1 | Played | 69 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Stoke City | 3-3 | Played | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Birmingham | 2-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Norwich | 2-0 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Apr 14 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 0-2 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Apr 19 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Apr 22 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Calf Injury | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-0 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 28 | Championship | A Southampton | 2-2 | Played | 67 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| May 2 | Championship | H QPR | 3-0 | Played | 63 | 6.9 |