Aden Baldwin

Aden Baldwin

Personal information
Full name	Aden William James Baldwin [1]
Date of birth	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 26)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Notts County
Number	15
Youth career
2012–2014	Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Forest Green Rovers	0	(0)
2015	→ Bath City (loan)	6	(1)
2016–2021	Bristol City	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	25	(2)
2017	→ Weston-super-Mare (loan)	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	4	(0)
2020	→ Eastleigh (loan)	4	(0)
2021–2022	Milton Keynes Dons	9	(0)
2022–	Notts County	69	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Aden William James Baldwin (born 10 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Notts County.

Club career

Forest Green Rovers

Baldwin joined Forest Green Rovers as a 15-year-old and combined football with education at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. ^[2] He made his debut for Forest Green against Cheltenham Town in the Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup in April 2014 before signing a professional contract at the end of the 2014–15 season. ^[2] On 20 August 2015, Baldwin joined National League South club Bath City on a one-month loan deal. ^[3]

Bristol City

In January 2016, Baldwin signed for Championship side Bristol City on a two-and-a-half-year contract. ^[2] On 12 October 2016, Baldwin joined National League South club Weston-super-Mare on a 93-day loan deal. ^[4] He rejoined Weston-super-Mare on loan for a further two-month period ahead of the 2017–18 season. ^[5]

In August 2018, he moved on loan to League Two club Cheltenham Town until January 2019. ^[6] His loan spell was cut short after he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for four months against Milton Keynes Dons in October 2018. ^[7]

In February 2020, Baldwin signed a new contract with Bristol City until June 2021 with the option of a further year, ^[8] and joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season. ^[9]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 13 July 2021, Baldwin joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons following his release from Bristol City. ^{[10] [11]} He made his debut for the club on 31 July 2021, in a 5–0 EFL Cup first round defeat away to Bournemouth. ^[12] Having made 16 appearances for the club, Baldwin was later one of six players released at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[13]

Notts County

On 21 June 2022, Baldwin signed a two-year deal with National League club Notts County, effective from 1 July 2022. ^[14] On 7 May 2023 he scored his first and second goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Boreham Wood in the National League play-off semi-final. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2024

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
Forest Green Rovers	2013–14 [16] [17]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2014–15 [16]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2015–16 [16] [17]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		3	0	3	0
Bath City (loan)	2015–16 [16]	National League South	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
Bristol City	2015–16 [18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17 [19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19 [21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21 [23]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2016–17 [16] [17]	National League South	25	2	0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	29	2
Weston-super-Mare (loan)	2017–18 [16] [17]	National League South	11 [lower-alpha 4]	0	1	0	—		0	0	12	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2018–19 [21]	League Two	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Eastleigh (loan)	2019–20 [22]	National League	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Milton Keynes Dons	2021–22 [24]	League One	9	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	16	0
Notts County	2022–23 [16] [25]	National League	30	0	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 5]	2	33	2
	2023–24 [26]	League Two	39	1	2	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	44	1
	Total		69	1	2	0	2	0	4	2	77	3
Career total			129	4	5	0	4	0	15	2	152	6

1. Appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup
2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup
3. Appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
4. Soccerway lists 10 league matches, Aylesbury United lists 11.
5. One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in the play-offs.
6. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Notts County

• National League play-offs: 2023 ^[27]

References

1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018". The Football Association. p. 23. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. Loveridge, Ashley (3 February 2016). "FOREST GREEN: Aden Baldwin on cloud nine after move to Bristol City". Stroud News & Journal. Newsquest. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
3. Loveridge, Ashley (20 August 2015). "FOREST GREEN: Aden Baldwin, Louis McGrory make loan moves to Bath City and Evesham United". Stroud News & Journal. Newsquest. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
4. Robins, Sheridan (12 October 2016). "Weston-super-Mare FC sign defender on loan from Bristol City". The Weston & Somerset Mercury. Archant. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
5. "Youth quartet loaned out". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
6. "Cheltenham Town sign Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala and Bristol City's Aden Baldwin". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
7. Palmer, Jon (19 October 2018). "Cheltenham Town's Bristol City loan defender set to miss four months after knee surgery". Gloucestershire Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
8. "New contract and loan for Baldwin". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
9. "New Signing | Aden Baldwin signs for Eastleigh on loan". eastleighfc.com. Eastleigh F.C. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
10. "Baldwin becomes a Don". www.mkdons.com. 13 July 2021.
11. "MK Dons bring in defender Baldwin". BBC Sport.
12. "AFC Bournemouth 5-0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
13. "Retained list". Milton Keynes Dons. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
14. "Signing: Aden Baldwin". Notts County. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
15. "Post-Boreham Wood: Baldwin". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk.
16. "A. Baldwin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
17. "Aden Baldwin Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
18. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
19. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
20. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
21. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
22. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
23. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
24. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
25. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
26. "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
27. Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.