| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles James Clayden [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Havering, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing Back/Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boreham Wood | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 2019–2021 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Leyton Orient | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bromley (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | Wealdstone | 23 | (3) |
| 2023– | Boreham Wood | 31 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Charles James Clayden is an English footballer who plays as a wing back or winger for Boreham Wood.
Clayden made his professional debut for Leyton Orient coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 victory on the final day of the 2017–18 National League season against Gateshead. [2]
Clayden joined Charlton Athletic on a free transfer from Leyton Orient on 30 May 2019. [3]
Clayden made his debut for Charlton on 7 August 2021 coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw on the opening day of the 2021–22 League One season against Sheffield Wednesday. [4]
On 24 October 2020, Clayden joined non-league Dulwich Hamlet on a month's loan. [5]
On 18 February 2022, Clayden joined National League side Wealdstone on a month's loan. [6] Clayden scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 defeat to Eastleigh. [7]
On 19 March 2022 it was announced that Clayden had extended his loan until the end of the season. [8] He went on to make a total of 18 appearances for the club. [9]
On 7 October 2022, Clayden joined Bromley on loan until 6 January 2023. [10]
On 23 March 2023, Clayden joined Wealdstone on a permanent deal. [11]
On 17 November 2023, Clayden joined Boreham Wood for an undisclosed fee. [12] On 18 May 2025, Clayden scored the only goal as Boreham Wood defeated Maidstone United in the National League South play-off final. [13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2017–18 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dulwich Hamlet (loan) | 2020–21 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 18 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Bromley (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Wealdstone | 2022–23 | National League | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | National League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Boreham Wood | 2023–24 | National League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | National League South | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 [c] | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boreham Wood total | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 110 | 10 | ||
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