Caden Kelly

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Caden Kelly
Personal information
Full name Caden Christopher Kelly
Date of birth (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Darlington (on loan from Sunderland)
Number 34
Youth career
Manchester City
Salford City
2020 Football Flick Academy
2020–2021 Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Sunderland 0 (0)
2024–Darlington (loan) 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Caden Christopher Kelly [2] (born 20 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Darlington, on loan from EFL Championship club Sunderland.

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Club career

Kelly was born in the Republic of Ireland and raised in Manchester, England. [3] [4] He started his career with Manchester City, spending ten years before a stint in the academy of Salford City. [5] [6] After a brief period with the Football Flick Academy, he signed for Sunderland. [6] He signed his first professional contract with Sunderland in July 2022. [3]

Kelly joined National League North club Darlington on 17 October 2024 on a month's loan, [7] later extended until 5 January 2025. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2021–22 League One 0000001 [a] 010
2022–23 Championship 00001010
2023–24 Championship00000000
2024–25 Championship00000000
Total0000100010
Darlington (loan) 2024–25 National League North 1012 [b] 0121
Career total101001030141
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy

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References

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