Martin Laursen
91appearances
11goals
#776legacy number
| Position | Defender |
| Nationality | Denmark |
| Villa career | 2004-2009 — a goal every 8.3 games |
| Captaincy | 2008–2009 |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded).
Aston Villa Record — by competition
Season-by-season Villa record for Martin Laursen, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch.
Premier League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | 12 | 12 | 1,035 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | 14 | 12 | 1,054 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | 38 | 38 | 3,368 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | 19 | 19 | 1,707 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 84 | 82 | 7,254 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 76 | 2 | — | — |
FA Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
EFL Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Europa League
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Total | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Profile
| Signed for | £3.60m |
| Left for | Released |
| Age on debut | 27 |
| Starts · sub appearances | 89 · 2 |
| Assists | 5 (16 goal involvements) |
| Cards | 5 yellow · 0 red |
| International career | 54 caps, 2 goals |
Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit.