Aaron Hayden (footballer)

Aaron Hayden
Personal information
Full name Aaron Edward-George Hayden[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2013 Chelsea
2013–2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2015 → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 13 (1)
2017 → Bromley (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Telford United (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Stourbridge (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019 → Stourbridge (loan) 22 (2)
2019 → Stourbridge (loan) 15 (2)
2019–2021 Carlisle United 62 (7)
2021–2024 Wrexham 81 (19)
2024– Carlisle United 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:51, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Aaron Edward-George Hayden (born 16 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League Two Carlisle United.

Career

Having spent four years at Chelsea's academy, Hayden left to become a scholar at Wolverhampton Wanderers aged 16.[3]

He moved on a one-month loan to League Two Newport County on 5 August 2015,[4] and made his senior debut on 8 August against Cambridge United.[5] His loan period was extended by a further month but subsequently terminated on 16 September 2015. After a short loan spell at Hemel Hempstead Town, he was again sent out on loan, this time to Bromley, on 20 January 2017.[6] However, just 8 days later, he returned to Wolves after picking up an injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly, failing to feature in a competitive fixture for the National League club.[7]

At the end of the 2016–17 season, he signed a new contract with Wolves, keeping him at the club until at least 2018.[8]

On 16 February 2018, Hayden was loaned out to Stourbridge until 17 March 2018.[9] The deal was later extended at the end of the season. He then returned to Wolves, but in on 1 August 2018, he was once again loaned out to Stourbridge, this time until 2 January 2019.[10] On 31 January 2019, the loan deal was extended once again, this time for the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign.[11]

On 29 July 2019, Hayden joined Carlisle United on a one-year contract (with option) following a successful trial spell with the club.[12] He made 73 appearances for the club over two seasons.[13]

Hayden joined Wrexham on 8 August 2021 for an undisclosed fee. The defender signed a three-year deal at the Racecourse Ground.[14] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[15] Hayden scored 20 goals in 88 matches for Wrexham as they earned back-to-back promotions to League One.[13]

On 20 May 2024, it was announced that Hayden had re-signed for former club Carlisle United on a two-year deal.[13]

Career statistics

As of updated 31 August 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2015–16[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2016–17[18] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Newport County (loan) 2015–16[17] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2016–17[21] National League South 13 1 6 0 — 3[b] 0 22 1
Bromley (loan) 2016–17[21] National League 0 0 — — — 0 0
AFC Telford United (loan) 2017–18[21] National League North 9 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 10 0
Stourbridge (loan) 2017–18[10] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		12 1 — — 2[d] 1 14 2
Stourbridge (loan) 2018–19[22] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		37 4 4 1 — 5[e] 0 46 5
Carlisle United 2019–20[23] League Two 18 2 3 1 1 0 2[a] 0 24 3
2020–21[24] League Two 44 5 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 49 5
Total 62 7 5 1 2 0 4 0 73 8
Wrexham 2021–22[21] National League 39 7 3 0 — 4[c] 1 46 8
2022–23[21] National League 26 11 5 0 — 0 0 31 11
2023–24[25] League Two 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 1
Total 81 19 9 0 1 0 4 1 95 20
Carlisle United 2024–25[26] League Two 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 223 32 24 2 4 0 22 2 273 36
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, three appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup

Honours

Wrexham

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League clubs' released lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Aaron Hayden". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Five things we have learned about Aaron Hayden". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Newport County sign Wolves defender Aaron Hayden on loan". BBC Sport. 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Cambridge 3–0 Newport". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Defender Aaron Hayden joins on loan from Wolves". Bromley F.C. 20 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Squad Update: Alex Wall and Aaron Hayden". Bromley F.C. 28 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Details of new contracts and players moving on". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 12 May 2017.
  9. ^ Aaron Hayden arrives on loan as Matt Dodd departs for Leamington, stourbridgefc.com, 16 February 2018
  10. ^ a b Aaron Hayden returns on loan!, stourbridgefc.com, 1 August 2018
  11. ^ Aaron Hayden re-joins the Glassboys!, stourbridgefc.com, 31 January 2019
  12. ^ "Olufela Olomola & Aaron Hayden: Carlisle United bring in striker and defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. ^ a b c "Carlisle re-sign defender Hayden on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  14. ^ "WREXHAM SIGN DEFENDER AARON HAYDEN FROM CARLISLE UNITED". Wrexham AFC. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT | 2024 released/retained list".
  16. ^ "A. Hayden". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  21. ^ a b c d e Aaron Hayden at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Aaron Hayden Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  27. ^ https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end-of-season-gallery--relive-the-red-dragons-memorable-season/ [bare URL]
  28. ^ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  29. ^ Aled Williams (22 May 2022). "Bromley beat Wrexham to lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  30. ^ Scott, Tom (5 June 2022). "Vanarama National League Team of the Season Announced". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 29 January 2023.