Charles Clayden

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Charles Clayden
Personal information
Full name Charles James Clayden [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Leyton Orient 1 (0)
2019–2023 Charlton Athletic 10 (0)
2020Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 4 (0)
2022Wealdstone (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023Bromley (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.

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Career

Leyton Orient

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]

Charlton Athletic

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]

Dulwich Hamlet (loan)

On 24 October 2020, Clayden joined non-league Dulwich Hamlet on a month's loan. [5]

Wealdstone (loan)

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]

Bromley (loan)

On 7 October 2022, Clayden joined Bromley on loan until 6 January 2023. [10]

Wealdstone

On 23 March 2023, Clayden joined Wealdstone on a permanent deal. [11]

Boreham Wood

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2017–18 National League 10000010
2018–19 National League00000000
Leyton Orient total1000000010
Charlton Athletic 2019–20 Championship 00000000
2020–21 League One 0000000000
2021–22 League One2010104 [a] 080
2022–23 League One8000101 [b] 0100
Charlton Athletic total100102050180
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2020–21 National League South 40100050
Wealdstone (loan) 2021–22 National League18100181
Bromley (loan) 2022–23 National League71000071
Wealdstone 2022–23 National League8383
2023–24 National League1500000150
Wealdstone total233000000233
Boreham Wood 2023–24 National League11000110
2024–25 National League South204106 [c] 1275
2025–26 National League00000000
Boreham Wood total314100061385
Career total949302011111010
  1. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. Three appearances in the FA Trophy and three appearances and one goal in the National League South play-offs

Honours

Boreham Wood

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34 & 35. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. "Gateshead 1-3 Leyton Orient". ESPN. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "Released and retained list: Addicks offer new deals to Bauer, Aribo, Forster-Caskey and Fosu". Charlton Athletic . Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. "Charlton Athletic 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0". www.cafc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. "Dulwich Borrow Young Addick". Non-League Today. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. "LOAN NEWS : Clayden signs from Charlton". Wealdstone Official Site. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. "MATCH REPORT | Eastleigh 4-1 Wealdstone". 5 March 2022.
  8. "LOAN NEWS : Clayden extends for rest of season". Wealdstone Official Site. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. "England - C. Clayden - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  10. "CHARLES CLAYDEN JOINS BROMLEY ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. "CHARLES CLAYDEN JOINS WEALDSTONE". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. "WELCOME, CHARLES CLAYDEN!". Boreham Wood Official Site. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. "Boreham Wood 1–0 Maidstone United: The Wood promoted to National League". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  14. "Boreham Wood 1–0 Maidstone United: The Wood promoted to National League". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.