| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aidan Gerald Borland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2007-04-25)25 April 2007 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 54 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Celtic | ||
| 2023–2024 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2025 | |||
Aidan Gerald Borland (born 25 April 2007) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forAston Villa. Borland is a product of theCeltic andAston Villa academies and has represented Scotland at youth international levels up toU21.
Born in Glasgow, Borland started his football career at the academy of local clubCeltic, before moving to EnglishPremier League clubAston Villa's academy in August 2023.[2] Borland turned professional on 29 April 2024, signing a long-term contract with Villa.[3]
On 24 September 2024, Borland made his senior debut as a substitute in anEFL Cup win away toWycombe Wanderers.[4]
On 5 May 2025, Borland started and played the full 90 minutes in theFA Youth Cup final, where his team won 3–1 againstManchester City U18s.[5][6] On 13 May, Borland signed a long-term contract extension with Aston Villa.[7] Borland was named as one of the Premier League's Scholars of the Year in May 2025.[8]
Borland has represented Scotland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels.[9][10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2023–24 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Aston Villa U21s
Aston Villa U18s