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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

11

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

91

Senior
Appearances

11

Senior
Goals

Martin Laursen

First Team
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Nov 2025, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield IG2.jpg

Centre Back

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Martin Laursen

Role

CB Martin Laursen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | #776 |

Position

Born

Centre Back

26 February 1977

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Fรฅrvang ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

(6 ft 2 in) 1.90 m

Left

Transfer Notes

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025

Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

2004-05

AC Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

ยฃ3.60m

1 July 2004

27

David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

2008-09

Retired

Released

30 June 2009

32

Martin O'Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Martin Laursen

Previous Clubs:

-1994 Horn-Fรฅrvang IF ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

1994-98 Silkeborg IF ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Danish Superliga, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 2 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

1998-01 Hellas Verona ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Free
Serie A, Serie B, ๐Ÿ•’ 54 | 53 (1) | โšฝ 3 |

2001-02 Parma Calcio 1913 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยฃ8.37m
Serie A, ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | 0 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2001-02 AC Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น (L)
Serie A, ๐Ÿ•’ 37 | 30 (7) | โšฝ 2 |

2002-04 AC Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยฃ9.90m
Serie A, ๐Ÿ•’ 45 | 26 (19) | โšฝ 0 |

Loans Out

Martin Laursen

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Martin Laursen

Subsequent Clubs:

2009 Retired aged 31

Career Progression

Martin Laursen

n/a

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Martin Laursen

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Reserve Career

Martin Laursen

11

Reserve Appearances

1

Reserve
Goals

2006-07 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

First Team Career

Martin Laursen

91

Senior
Appearances

11

Senior
Goals

CB Martin Laursen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
Aston Villa 2004-09 | ยฃ3.60m |
๐Ÿ•’ 91 | 89 (2) | โšฝ 11 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 17 | #776 |
๐ŸŸฉ 40 | ๐ŸŸจ 30 | ๐ŸŸฅ 21 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Martin Laursen

๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Martin Laursen

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

๐ŸŸจ 25 Jan 2005 Villa 3-3 Forest
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Jan 2005 Villa 4-0 Liverpool
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Feb 2005 Blackburn 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Feb 2005 Villa 2-1 Bolton
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Aug 2006 Reading 2-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 2007 Villa 2-2 Portsmouth
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Jan 2007 Villa 0-3 Chelsea
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2007 Villa 7-1 Fulham
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Feb 2007 Fulham 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Feb 2007 Villa 3-1 Charlton
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 2007 Villa 3-0 Reading
Reserves

2006-07

FA Premier Reserve League (South)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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