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Luke Ayling

Luke Ayling

Defender - Right-Back  at Middlesbrough FC
Age34
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornAugust 25, 1991
at Middlesbrough FC 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕500+ Apps
Market value €450k
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Leeds United
top club · 268 apps

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2021
€870k
top transfer fee · 16/17
4
best season · 14/15
int'l / penalties
609Appearances
18Goals
48Assists
97Yellow cards
2Red cards
94Full matches (90′)
Full nameLuke Ayling
Name in home countryLuke David Ayling
Date of birth1991-08-25 (34 yrs)
Place of birthLondon, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubMiddlesbrough FC
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentCAA Stellar
Jul 2025
25/26 — Middlesbrough FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Middlesbrough FC
28 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Leeds → Middlesbrough
24/25 · Transfer
May 2024
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Leeds
23/24 · Return from loan
Jan 2024
Transfer: Leeds → Middlesbrough
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Middlesbrough FC, Leeds United
35 matches · 1 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Leeds United, Leeds United U21
33 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Leeds United, Leeds United U23
29 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Leeds United
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Leeds United
38 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Leeds United
42 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Leeds United
31 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: Bristol City → Leeds
16/17 · Transfer · €870k
Jul 2016
16/17 — Leeds United, Bristol City
44 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Bristol City
36 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Bristol City
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Bristol City
58 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Yeovil Town
46 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Yeovil Town
47 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Yeovil Town
48 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Yeovil Town
40 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Yeovil Town
10/11 · Transfer
May 2010
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Arsenal Res.
09/10 · Return from loan
Mar 2010
Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Yeovil Town
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Arsenal FC, Yeovil Town, Arsenal FC Reserves
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Arsenal U18 → Arsenal Res.
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Arsenal FC U18
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,432 min
Minutes played by club
Middlesbrough FC 0.0%
Leeds United 63.2%
Leeds United U21 0.0%
Leeds United U23 0.0%
Bristol City 12.1%
Yeovil Town 24.7%
Arsenal FC 0.0%
Arsenal FC Reserves 0.0%
Arsenal FC U18 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Middlesbrough FC 3 23/24 25/26 52 0 10 0
Leeds United 8 16/17 23/24 268 11 21 5,331
Leeds United U21 1 22/23 22/23 1 0 0 0
Leeds United U23 1 21/22 21/22 1 0 0 0
Bristol City 3 14/15 16/17 95 4 5 1,020
Yeovil Town 5 09/10 13/14 185 3 12 2,081
Arsenal FC 1 09/10 09/10 0 0 0 0
Arsenal FC Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 3 0 0 0
Arsenal FC U18 1 08/09 08/09 4 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€1.3M5€2.5M8€3.8M10€5M10/11 — 1 assists110/1111/12 — 5 assists511/1212/13 — 3 assists312/1313/14 — 3 goals (Yeovil Town)13/14 — 3 assists613/1414/15 — 4 goals (Bristol City)14/15 — 3 assists714/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 2 assists217/1818/19 — 2 goals (Leeds United)18/19 — 6 assists818/1919/20 — 4 goals (Leeds United)19/20 — 5 assists919/2020/2121/22 — 2 goals (Leeds United)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 2 goals (Leeds United)22/23 — 2 assists422/2323/24 — 1 goals (Leeds United)23/24 — 9 assists1023/2424/25 — 2 assists224/2525/2610/11 — €300K13/14 — €400K14/15 — €450K15/16 — €500K16/17 — €750K17/18 — €1M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €3.5M21/22 — €5M22/23 — €4M23/24 — €1.8M24/25 — €1M25/26 — €450KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 9923/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Championship Middlesbrough FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 EFL Cup Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Championship Middlesbrough FC 26 0 2 4 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Championship Middlesbrough FC 19 0 8 7 0 0
23/24 Championship Leeds United 14 1 1 2 0 750
23/24 EFL Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Leeds United 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League Leeds United 29 2 1 3 0 1,025
22/23 Premier League 2 Leeds United U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Leeds United 26 2 2 4 1 1,138
21/22 Premier League 2 Leeds United U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Leeds United 38 0 0 7 0 0
19/20 Championship Leeds United 37 4 5 9 0 794
19/20 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Leeds United 38 2 6 4 0 1,624
18/19 Championship Play-Offs Leeds United 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Leeds United 27 0 1 4 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Leeds United 4 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Leeds United 42 0 3 10 0 0
16/17 Championship Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Bristol City 33 0 2 3 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 EFL Trophy Bristol City 6 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Bristol City 5 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Bristol City 46 4 2 3 0 1,020
13/14 Championship Yeovil Town 42 2 3 7 0 1,871
13/14 FA Cup Yeovil Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Yeovil Town 2 1 0 1 0 210
12/13 EFL Trophy Yeovil Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Yeovil Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League One Yeovil Town 39 0 3 4 0 0
12/13 League One Play-Offs Yeovil Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Yeovil Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Yeovil Town 44 0 5 9 1 0
10/11 EFL Trophy Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Yeovil Town 37 0 1 11 0 0
09/10 Champions League Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League One Yeovil Town 4 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 Reserve League South Arsenal FC Reserves 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Youth Cup Arsenal FC U18 4 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Arsenal U18 Arsenal Res. Transfer 0
09/10 2010-03-17 Arsenal Res. Yeovil Town Loan 0
09/10 2010-05-31 Yeovil Town Arsenal Res. Return from loan 300000
10/11 2010-07-01 Arsenal Res. Yeovil Town Transfer 300000
14/15 2014-07-08 Yeovil Town Bristol City Transfer 450000
16/17 2016-08-11 Bristol City Leeds Transfer 500000 €870k
23/24 2024-01-10 Leeds Middlesbrough Loan 1000000
23/24 2024-05-31 Middlesbrough Leeds Return from loan 1000000
24/25 2024-07-01 Leeds Middlesbrough Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Ankle surgery 2018-01-01 2018-05-05 125 21
18/19 Knee medial ligament tear 2018-10-27 2018-12-23 58 9
21/22 Knee injury 2021-09-17 2021-11-28 73 11
Current€450k
Peak€5.00m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€150k
€300k€1.48m€2.65m€3.83m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Aden Flint 2 1 0
Frank Fielding 2 0 0
Joe Bryan 2 1 0
Derrick Williams 2 0 0
Marlon Pack 2 0 0
Joe Edwards 1 1 0
Pascal Struijk 1 0 0
Byron Webster 1 0 0
Tyler Roberts 2 0 0
Jack Harrison 1 2 0
Pontus Jansson 2 0 0
Korey Smith 2 0 0
Illan Meslier 1 0 0
Ed Upson 1 0 0
Ezgjan Alioski 2 2 0
Mateusz Klich 2 3 0
Kalvin Phillips 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 League One Bristol City 4 46
19/20 Championship Leeds United 4 37
13/14 Championship Yeovil Town 2 42

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Championship Middlesbrough FC 9 33
18/19 Championship Leeds United 6 38
19/20 Championship Leeds United 5 37

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
23/24 2024-05-31 Middlesbrough Leeds Return from loan €1.00m
23/24 2024-01-10 Leeds Middlesbrough Loan €1.00m
09/10 2010-05-31 Yeovil Town Arsenal Res. Return from loan €300k
09/10 2010-03-17 Arsenal Res. Yeovil Town Loan

Last 50 matches for Middlesbrough FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-02-07 GB2 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2026-01-31 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Norwich City FC Available
2026-01-24 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC Available
2026-01-21 GB2 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2026-01-17 GB2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC Available
2026-01-04 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC Available
2026-01-01 GB2 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-12-29 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Hull City AFC Available
2025-12-26 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC Available
2025-12-20 GB2 Bristol City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-12-13 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC Available
2025-12-09 GB2 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-12-05 GB2 Hull City AFC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-11-29 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC Available
2025-11-25 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Coventry City FC Available
2025-11-22 GB2 Oxford United FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-11-08 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC Available
2025-11-04 GB2 Leicester City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-11-01 GB2 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-10-25 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC Available
2025-10-22 GB2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-10-17 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC Available
2025-10-04 GB2 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-09-30 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC Available
2025-09-27 GB2 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-09-19 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC Available
2025-09-13 GB2 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-08-30 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC Available
2025-08-23 GB2 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-08-16 GB2 Millwall FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-08-09 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC Available
2025-05-03 GB2 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-04-26 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC Available
2025-04-21 GB2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-04-18 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC Available
2025-04-12 GB2 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-04-08 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Leeds United FC Available
2025-04-04 GB2 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-03-29 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Oxford United FC Available
2025-03-15 GB2 Luton Town FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-03-11 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC Available
2025-03-08 GB2 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-03-01 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC Available
2025-02-25 GB2 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-02-21 GB2 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-02-15 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC Available
2025-02-12 GB2 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-02-03 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC Available
2025-01-25 GB2 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC Available
2025-01-21 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC Available

Teams faced most often by Luke Ayling's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Preston North End 15 2 8 5 15 17 -2 13%
Derby County 14 6 3 5 22 21 +1 43%
Blackburn Rovers 14 5 1 8 17 21 -4 36%
Wigan Athletic 14 5 3 6 17 16 +1 36%
Millwall FC 14 6 4 4 18 18 0 43%
Nottingham Forest 14 2 6 6 12 19 -7 14%
Sheffield Wednesday 14 3 5 6 11 20 -9 21%
Middlesbrough FC 14 7 4 3 18 15 +3 50%
Birmingham City 14 6 3 5 22 17 +5 43%
Reading FC 14 7 3 4 16 11 +5 50%
Barnsley FC 13 5 6 2 17 15 +2 38%
Queens Park Rangers 13 6 1 6 17 15 +2 46%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
13/14 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 5 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 28 0 5 0 0 0
23/24 35 750 9 0 0 1.08
22/23 33 1,025 3 0 0 0.26
21/22 29 1,138 4 0 1 0.4
20/21 38 0 7 0 0 0
19/20 38 794 9 0 0 1.02
18/19 42 1,624 4 1 0 0.28
17/18 31 0 4 0 0 0
16/17 44 0 10 0 0 0
15/16 36 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 58 1,020 4 0 0 0.35
13/14 46 2,081 8 0 0 0.35
12/13 47 0 4 0 0 0
11/12 48 0 9 0 1 0
10/11 40 0 11 2 0 0
09/10 7 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
283 apps
9 G
31 A
League One
170 apps
4 G
11 A
Premier League
93 apps
4 G
3 A
League Cup
20 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Cup
19 apps
0 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
10 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Luke Ayling

Who is Luke Ayling?

Luke Ayling is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Middlesbrough FC.

How old is Luke Ayling?

Luke Ayling is 34 years old. He was born on August 25, 1991 in London.

What position does Luke Ayling play?

Luke Ayling plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Luke Ayling play for?

Luke Ayling currently plays for Middlesbrough FC.

How many career goals has Luke Ayling scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Luke Ayling has scored 18 goals in 609 appearances.

What is Luke Ayling's market value?

Luke Ayling's most recent reported market value is €450k.