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	Wrexham
Number	5
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–	Wrexham	81	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Aaron Edward-George Hayden (born 16 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Wrexham. He will join EFL League Two Carlisle United on 1 July 2024.

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 end of 2023–24 season ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League 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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Newport County (loan)	2015–16 [17]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)	2016–17 [21]	National League South	13	1	6	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	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 [lower-alpha 3]	0	10	0
Stourbridge (loan)	2017–18 [10]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	12	1	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	1	14	2
Stourbridge (loan)	2018–19 [22]	Southern League Premier Division Central	37	4	4	1	—		5 [lower-alpha 5]	0	46	5
Carlisle United	2019–20 [23]	League Two	18	2	3	1	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	24	3
	2020–21 [24]	League Two	44	5	2	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 3]	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
Career total			219	32	24	2	3	0	22	2	268	36

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
3. 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

• EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2023–24 ^[26]
• National League: 2022–23 ^[27]
• FA Trophy runner-up: 2021–22 ^[28]

Individual

• National League Team of the Season: 2021–22 ^[29]

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. 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. "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. "Games played by Aaron Hayden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
18. "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. 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. https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end-of-season-gallery--relive-the-red-dragons-memorable-season/
27. "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
28. Aled Williams (22 May 2022). "Bromley beat Wrexham to lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
29. Scott, Tom (5 June 2022). "Vanarama National League Team of the Season Announced". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

External links

• Aaron Hayden at Soccerbase