Marc Laird
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc James Peter Laird | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Edinburgh City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2004 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Port Vale (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Millwall | 75 | (6) |
| 2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Walsall (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Leyton Orient | 23 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Southend United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Southend United | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Yeovil Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2016– | Edinburgh City | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 2 February 2017 (UTC). |
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Marc James Peter Laird (born 23 January 1986) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City.
Though he began his career with Manchester City in 2004, he was never used in a first team game, though he did play in loan spells at Northampton Town and Port Vale. He signed with Millwall in 2008, playing in the club's 2009–10 promotion campaign. In 2011 he played for Brentford and Walsall on loan, before moving on to Leyton Orient in summer 2011. He joined Southend United on loan in October 2012, and made a permanent move to the club in January 2013. He signed with Tranmere Rovers in July 2014, and moved on to Yeovil Town a year later. He returned to his hometown in September 2016 to sign with Edinburgh City.
Born in Edinburgh, Laird started his career with Manchester City, signing professional forms in January 2004. He scored his first goal for the first team on 21 July 2007, in a 4–0 pre-season friendly victory against Carlstad United BK. After coming on as a 70th minute substitute, Laird struck the fourth and final goal in the 78th minute. Laird received his first call into the senior squad for a competitive game when he was named as a substitute for a Premier League match versus Wigan Athletic on 21 October 2006. Awarded the number 39 shirt, he remained on the bench for the shock 4–0 defeat. Laird was called up again for the final game of the 2006–07 against Tottenham Hotspur, but did not get on the pitch. Laird's only involvement with the first team during the 2007–08 season came on 29 August 2007, when he was an unused substitute for a 2–1 League Cup second round victory over Bristol City. However he never played a competitive game for the first team, instead he had brief loan spells in League One at Northampton Town in February 2007 and with Port Vale in November/December 2007. It was at Vale Park where Laird scored his first league goal, when he netted a 25-yard strike against Walsall on Boxing Day.
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