Personal information | |||
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Full name | Caden Christopher Kelly | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 November 2003||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Darlington (loan) | 2024–25 | National League North | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
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