Aden Baldwin

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Aden Baldwin
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Personal information
Full name Aden William James Baldwin [1]
Date of birth (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2014 Forest Green Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:07, 5 March 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.

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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] 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]

Bradford City

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]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Forest Green Rovers 2013–14 [26] [27] Conference Premier 0000—1 [a] 010
2014–15 [26] Conference Premier0000—0000
2015–16 [26] [27] National League 0000—2 [b] 020
Total0000—3030
Bath City (loan) 2015–16 [26] National League South 6100—0061
Bristol City 2015–16 [28] Championship 000000—00
2016–17 [29] Championship000000—00
2017–18 [30] Championship000000—00
2018–19 [31] Championship000000—00
2019–20 [32] Championship000000—00
2020–21 [33] Championship000000—00
Total0000000000
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2016–17 [26] [27] National League South25200—4 [c] 0292
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2017–18 [26] [27] National League South11 [d] 010—00120
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2018–19 [31] League Two 4000100050
Eastleigh (loan) 2019–20 [32] National League40———40
Milton Keynes Dons 2021–22 [34] League One 90201040160
Notts County 2022–23 [26] [35] National League30000—3 [e] 2332
2023–24 [36] League Two40120201 [f] 0451
Total701202042783
Bradford City 2024–25 [37] League Two23000104 [f] 0280
Career total152450501921806
  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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Notts County

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. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Happy coincidence as Baldwin builds up for Meadow Lane reunion". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 18 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "2023-24: Retained list". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Count me in! Baldwin unveiled as City's fourth signing of the summer". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 31 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "Aden Baldwin joins Bradford City after leaving Notts County". BBC Sport. 31 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "City new boy Baldwin backs boss Alexander over minimalistic transfer approach". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 9 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Creating right culture is key to success for Bantams defender Baldwin". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 29 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "Defender injury update as Bantams boss recalls Trophy "stinger"". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Double injury boost for Bantams as duo return to training". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 20 November 2024.
  24. ↑ "Bantams finally getting clean bill of health ahead of busy schedule". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 4 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Baldwin's bond with Sarcevic helps Bantams duo on long road to recovery". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 December 2024.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "A. Baldwin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Aden Baldwin Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Aden Baldwin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  38. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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