| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan James Laidlaw [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Longniddry Villa | ||
| 2013–2023 | Hibernian | ||
| 2023– | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2022 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:52, 13 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:52, 13 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ethan James Laidlaw (born 2 January 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brentford.
Laidlaw is a product of the Hibernian academy and began his professional career with the club. He transferred to Brentford in 2023. He has been capped by Scotland at youth level.
A forward, Laidlaw began his youth career at Longniddry Villa, under the coaching of his father. [3] He entered the Hibernian academy at age 8. [4] Laidlaw was a part of the U14 squad which won the 2018 Foyle Cup and progressed through the academy to sign his first professional contract in February 2021. [5] [6] He was an unused substitute during seven first team matches between April 2021 and January 2023. [1] Laidlaw made two Scottish Challenge Cup appearances for the B team and was a part of the 2021–22 SPFL Development League-winning squad which subsequently entered the UEFA Youth League (Laidlaw scoring the winner in a match against Nantes in the competition). [1] [4] He turned down a new contract and departed Easter Road when his existing contract expired at the end of the 2022–23 season. [3]
On 28 July 2023, Laidlaw transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a two-year contract, with a one-year option, [7] for an undisclosed "six-figure" fee. [4]
Laidlaw has been capped by Scotland at U17, U18 and U19 levels. [1] [8] He scored a hat-trick on his international debut and was a part of the Scotland's 2022 UEFA European U17 Championship squad. [1] [9] [10] [11]
Laidlaw is the son of former Scottish League footballer Steven Laidlaw and his brothers Keir and Josh also became footballers. [3] [12] He grew up in Port Seton and attended Preston Lodge High School. [3] Laidlaw is a Hibernian supporter and served the club as a ball boy. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian B | 2021–22 [13] | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 [14] | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Brentford | 2023–24 [15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||