Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aden William James Baldwin [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1997 | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Notts County | 70 | (1) |
2024– | Bradford City | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 29 January 2025 (UTC) |
Aden William James Baldwin (born 10 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Bradford City.
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]
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]
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]
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] and was described as a "big figure" in the club's promotion via the playoffs. [16]
He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [17]
Following the expiry of his Notts County contract, in May 2024 it was announced that he would sign for Bradford City on 1 July 2024. [18] [19] Baldwin later praised Bradford manager Graham Alexander's transfer policy, [20] as well as the club's team spirit and culture. [21] He suffered a hamstring injury in August 2024, [22] returning to training in November 2024. [23] He made his first appearance following injury on 3 December 2024, appearing as a substitute. [24] He later spoke about his friendship with Antoni Sarcevic who, like Baldwin, had joined Bradford City in the summer of 2024 but spent most of the season injured. [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Forest Green Rovers | 2013–14 [26] [27] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15 [26] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [26] [27] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Bath City (loan) | 2015–16 [26] | National League South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Bristol City | 2015–16 [28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17 [29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [33] | 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 [26] [27] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2017–18 [26] [27] | National League South | 11 [d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2018–19 [31] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20 [32] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2021–22 [34] | League One | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Notts County | 2022–23 [26] [35] | National League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 2 | 33 | 2 | |
2023–24 [36] | League Two | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
Total | 70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 3 | ||
Bradford City | 2024–25 [37] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [f] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 143 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 169 | 6 |
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