Hayden Carter

Hayden Carter

Personal information
Full name	Hayden James Carter [1]
Date of birth	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Stockport, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Blackburn Rovers
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2014	Manchester City
2014–2020	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Blackburn Rovers	68	(1)
2021	→ Burton Albion (loan)	24	(4)
2022	→ Portsmouth (loan)	22	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Hayden James Carter (born 17 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Blackburn Rovers.

Club career

Born in Stockport, ^[2] Carter played youth football with Manchester City before switching to Blackburn Rovers in 2014.

On 9 June 2020, Carter agreed a new two-year-deal with Blackburn. ^[3] Carter made his professional debut for Blackburn in the club's EFL Championship fixture against Reading on 18 July, playing the full 90-minutes in the 4-3 win. ^[4]

On 6 January 2021, Carter joined League One side Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season. ^[5] He made 24 league appearances for Burton, scoring four goals for the side. Carter was rewarded for his performances as he received the player of the season runner up award at Burtons end of season awards.

On 15 January 2022, Carter joined EFL League One side Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[6] He made 22 league appearances for Portsmouth, scoring one goal for the side. His sole strike for the club against Oxford United was voted as "Goal of the season" in the club's end of season awards.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 30 March 2023, Carter extended his contract with Blackburn until June 2027. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

As of matches played by 2 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	2019–20 [9]	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020–21 [10]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22 [11]	Championship	9	0	0	0	1	0	—		10	0
	2022–23 [12]	Championship	30	1	5	0	1	0	—		36	1
	2023–24 [13]	Championship	26	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	Total		47	1	5	0	3	0	0	0	55	1
Burton Albion (loan)	2020–21 [10]	League One	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4
Portsmouth (loan)	2021–22 [11]	League One	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Career total			93	6	5	0	3	0	0	0	101	6

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackburn Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "H. Carter". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
3. "New deals for defensive duo". Rovers.co.uk . 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
4. "Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Reading: Sam Gallagher heads in late Rovers winner". BBC Sport . 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. "Brewers sign Hayden on loan from Blackburn Rovers". Burtonalbion.co.uk . 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
6. "Pompey get Carter". Portsmouth FC. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
7. "Defender Carter extends Blackburn contract". BBC Sport. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
8. "Carter commits!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
9. "Games played by Hayden Carter in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
10. "Games played by Hayden Carter in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
11. "Games played by Hayden Carter in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
12. "Games played by Hayden Carter in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
13. "Games played by Hayden Carter in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Hayden Carter at Soccerway
• Hayden Carter at Soccerbase
• Blackburn Rovers profile