Ethan Laird

Ethan Benjamin Laird (born 5 August 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Milton Keynes Dons,[3] on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.

Ethan Laird
Laird playing for Manchester United U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Ethan Benjamin Laird[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number 12
Youth career
2010– Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester United 0 (0)
2021– → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U17 7 (0)
2018–2019 England U18 7 (2)
2019– England U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:07, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester United

Laird joined Manchester United aged 9.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2018,[5] but less than two months later he suffered a long-term injury in a UEFA Youth League match at home to Young Boys,[6] and made just two more appearances in 2018–19.

Laird graduated to the reserve team for the 2019–20 season, and scored in the team's opening match of their EFL Trophy campaign away to Rotherham United on 6 August 2019;[7] however, he suffered another injury in a game against Reading on 16 August and was ruled out for two months.[8] After returning to action, he was included in the 20-man travelling party for the first team's UEFA Europa League match away to Partizan on 24 October,[9] but was not named in the 18-man squad for the match. After United qualified for the Europa League knockout phase, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær took a squad mostly made up of youth team players to Kazakhstan for their away game against Astana on 28 November, and named Laird as one of three players to make their senior debuts in the match, along with Di'Shon Bernard and Dylan Levitt;[10] the match finished as a 2–1 defeat.[11]

On 8 January 2021, Laird joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the 2020–2021 season.[12] He made his professional league debut for the club on 16 January 2021 in a 3–0 defeat away to Peterborough United.[13]

International career

Laird was born in England.[14] Laird was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[15]

Career statistics
As of 30 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2019–20[16] ————3[lower-alpha 1]131
2020–21[17] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ————4141
Manchester United 2019–20[16] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 2]0—20
2020–21[17] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 00000020—20
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2020–21[17] League One 4010—000050
Career total 4010002041111
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Ethan Laird Profile, News & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. https://www.mkdons.com/news/2021/january/dons-land-laird-loan/
  4. https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/ethan-laird-signs-professional-contract-with-man-united
  5. Marshall, Adam (8 October 2018). "Laird thrilled with pro contract". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. O'Toole, Dan; Marshall, Tyrone (27 November 2018). "Manchester United U19s 6-2 Young Boys U19s highlights and reaction". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. Marshall, Adam (7 August 2019). "Laird's first step on his 'major comeback'". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. Butler, Cliff (16 August 2019). "United Under-23s maintain a perfect start". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  9. Thompson, Gemma (23 October 2019). "Revealed: Ole's United squad for Belgrade trip". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. Marshall, Adam (28 November 2019). "Confirmed: United team to play Astana". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  11. Thompson, Gemma (28 November 2019). "FC Astana 2 Manchester United 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. "Ethan Laird: Milton Keynes Dons sign Manchester United full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 8 January 2021.
  13. "Peterborough United 3-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. "England-born Players Could Represent Reggae Boyz Despite English FA Interest". radiojamaicanewsonline.com.
  15. "England start U17 European Championship with victory over Israel". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  16. "Games played by Ethan Laird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  17. "Games played by Ethan Laird in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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