Jaidon Anthony

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Jaidon Anthony
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Anthony with AFC Bournemouth in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jaidon Kya Denley Anthony [1]
Date of birth (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United (on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2016 Arsenal
2016–2020 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– AFC Bournemouth 83 (10)
2020 → Weymouth (loan) 5 (1)
2023–2024 → Leeds United (loan) 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Jaidon Kya Denley Anthony (born 1 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Hackney, London, Anthony spent ten years in Arsenal's academy, alongside players including Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson, before joining AFC Bournemouth in 2016 after a successful trial period. [2]

AFC Bournemouth

On 31 January 2020, Anthony joined National League South side Weymouth on loan for the remainder of the season. [3] He made his debut for the Terras in a 5–1 win over Maidstone United on 29 February 2020 [4] and scored the first and only goal of his brief loan spell in a 3–2 win over Dorking Wanderers on 25 July 2020. [5]

Anthony made his debut for the Cherries on 2 December 2020 against Preston North End at the Vitality Stadium, where he assisted a goal for Sam Surridge in a 2–3 loss for the Cherries. [6] On 31 July 2021, Anthony made his first competitive start for Bournemouth in the club's 5–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons in the EFL Cup. [7]

First team breakthrough

On 6 August 2021, Anthony made his first league start for Bournemouth in their 2–2 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the Championship, where he also grabbed an assist. [8] Anthony started the next league game against Nottingham Forest, grabbing another assist in a 1–2 victory for the Cherries. [9] Bournemouth manager Scott Parker commented on Anthony that "He's shown good quality ... he's got his opportunity and at this present moment he's taken it ... Every bit of me suggests that this boy has got a key role to play this year". [10] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 2–0 win at Birmingham City on 18 August 2021. [11]

Anthony continued a strong start to the season by winning the club's player of the month award for November, scoring four goals and getting one assist during this period. [12] For his performances, Anthony was also nominated as the EFL Championship Player of the Month for November, losing out to Chris Willock of Queens Park Rangers. [13]

Loan to Leeds United

On 2 September 2023, it was announced that Leeds United had signed Anthony from Bournemouth on a season-long loan swap deal with Luis Sinisterra. [14] He scored his first league goal for the club on 23 September 2023 in a 3–0 home win over Watford. [15]

Personal life

Born in England, Anthony is of Jamaican descent. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21 [17] Championship 502000—70
2021–22 [18] Championship4582010—488
2022–23 [19] Premier League 3021031—343
2023–24 [20] Premier League300010—40
Total83105051009311
Weymouth (loan) 2019–20 [21] National League South 51———51
Leeds United (loan) 2023–24 [20] Championship31141003 [lower-alpha 1] 0382
Career total1191291513013614

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

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  11. ↑ "Birmingham 0–2 Bournemouth". BBC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Anthony wins player of the month". AFC Bournemouth. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Anthony nominated for Championship player of the month". AFC Bournemouth. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Leeds United sign Jaidon Anthony on loan from AFC Bournemouth". www.leedsunited.com. 2 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Leeds 3-0 Watford". www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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  18. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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