| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jayden Ade Trindade Meghoma | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, Berkshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End (on loan from Brentford) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2022–2023 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Preston North End (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | England U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jayden Ade Trindade Meghoma (born 28 June 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Preston North End on loan from Premier League club Brentford.
On 4 August 2022, Meghoma signed for Southampton on an initial scholarship deal. [1] [2] Meghoma signed his first professional contract on 13 July 2023, keeping him at the club until 2025. [3] On 8 August 2023, he made his professional debut in a 3–1 defeat to Gillingham in the EFL Cup. [4]
On 30 August 2024, Meghoma joined Premier League side Brentford on a four-year contract with the option to extend the deal by two years. [5] He made his Premier League debut for Brentford as an 86th minute substitution in a 2–1 loss away to Chelsea on 15 December 2024. [6]
On 16 January 2025, Meghoma joined Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the season. [7] He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2025 in a 2–1 away victory against Watford. [8]
Born in England, Meghoma is of Nigerian descent and holds dual-citizenship. [9] He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. [10] He was included in the under-17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11]
On 6 September 2023, he made his England under-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges. [12] Meghoma was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup on 2 November 2023. [13]
On 4 September 2024, Meghoma made his England U19 debut as a substitute against Italy in Nedelišće. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2023–24 [15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 2024–25 [16] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Preston North End (loan) | 2024–25 [16] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
England U18