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Defender

Luke Ayling

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Appearances
14
984 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.18
Assists
2
Average rating
7.10
Age35
Date of birth25 Aug 1991
Height183 cm
Weight72 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€360K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts11 / 8
Minutes714
Rating7.15
Goals / Assists0 / 2
Shots (on target)5 (1)
Passes · accuracy610 · 88%
Key passes7
Tackles / Interceptions13 / 9
Duels won41 / 66
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.38 / 0.97
Detailed statistics
Big chances created4
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls30
Accurate crosses5
Touches742
Possession lost99
Dispossessed6
Aerial duels won17
Ground duels won24
Clearances27
Ball recoveries50
Fouls won8
Fouls committed1
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal1
Team of the week1
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)79.78
Top speed (km/h)36.26
Appearances / Starts3 / 3
Minutes270
Rating6.90
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (0)
Passes · accuracy257 · 90%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 5
Duels won13 / 27
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.08 / 0.41
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls13
Accurate crosses0
Touches299
Possession lost37
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won8
Ground duels won5
Clearances14
Ball recoveries19
Fouls won2
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 7 moves · total fees 870k €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Transfer 870k €
  5. Transfer Undisclosed
  6. Free transfer
  7. Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)47
Average rating7.21
Last match rating6.817 Oct 2026
Matches missed2
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.21 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 6.8

Last 10 matches

6.8 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.9 7.3 7.2 7.4

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Championship Middlesbrough 11 (8) 714 0 2 7.15
2026 EFL Cup Middlesbrough 3 (3) 270 0 0 6.90

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among defenders (200 players)

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50 Tackles 92 Interceptions 56 Clearances 2 Aerials won 26 Duels won 48 Pass accuracy 75 Progressive carries 46 Rating 90

26 matches · 1,953 min

Luke Ayling: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 2.77
92
Interceptions / 90 min 1.06
56
Clearances / 90 min 1.52
2
Aerials won / 90 min 1.47
26
Duels won 57.9%
48
Pass accuracy 85.1%
75
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
46
Rating 7.16
90

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