Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jaydan Dejon Kamason | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 2006 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
Stockport Vikings | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2021 |
Jaydan Dejon Kamason (born 8 December 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United.
As a youth player, Kamason joined the youth academy of Stockport Vikings. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Manchester United where he played in the UEFA Youth League [1] and helped the club's under-18 team win the league title and the 2023–24 U18 Premier League Cup. In 2023, he became the first player from their Emerging Talent Programme to sign a professional contract. [2]
Kamason plays as a defender. American newspaper The New York Times wrote in 2025 that he has "shown the directness and dynamism that the role demands". [3]
Born in England, Kamason is of Sierra Leonean descent. He was educated at the Manchester Grammar School. [4]