Jayden Adams

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Jayden Adams
Personal information
Full name Jayden Oswin Adams [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 23
Youth career
–2020 Stellenbosch
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025 Stellenbosch 109 (7)
2025– Mamelodi Sundowns 6 (2)
International career
2022– South Africa 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Jayden Oswin Adams (born 5 May 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national football team.

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Career

Born in Cape Town, Adams came through the academy of Stellenbosch before becoming the club's first academy graduate to sign a professional contract when he signed a long-term contract in August 2020. [2] [3] He made his senior debut later that month as a substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to Chippa United on 28 August. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 February 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1League Cup2Other3Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stellenbosch FC 2019–20 South African Premiership 200020
2020–21 21010220
2021–22 25210262
2022–23 281300010321
2023–24 253304030353
2024–25 81001041132
Total10978050811308
Mamelodi Sundowns 2024–25 South African Premiership6220000082
Career total1159100508113810

1 Includes Nedbank Cup matches.
2 Includes Telkom Knockout matches.
3 Includes MTN 8 matches.

Style of play

Adams plays as a midfielder, but can also play as a winger. [3]

Honours

South Africa

Stellenbosch FC

• 2023 Carling Knockout Champions

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jayden Adams". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. "Stellenbosch announce promotion of Jayden Adams". Kick Off. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 Ndebele, Sihle (12 August 2020). "Time for Diski fledglings to fly high". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 Jayden Adams at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.