Jayden Sweeney

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Jayden Sweeney
Personal information
Full name Jayden Deslandes Sweeney [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Camden, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
Number 3
Youth career
2014–2018 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Leyton Orient 38 (0)
2019–2020 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 6 (1)
2021 → Wealdstone (loan) 5 (2)
2022 → Dartford (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024

Jayden Deslandes Sweeney (born 4 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Leyton Orient.

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Career

Sweeney made his first-team debut for Leyton Orient in the FA Trophy on 15 December 2018, in a 4–0 win over Beaconsfield Town. [2] He turned professional when he signed a two-year professional contract with the O's in June 2019. [3]

In November 2019, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Bishop's Stortford on loan, and scored on his debut in the 2–2 draw at Merstham on 30 November. He made seven appearances in all competitions before returning to Orient in January 2020. [4]

Sweeney made his league debut for Orient in the 3–0 defeat at Salford City on the last day of the 2020–21 season, as an 85th minute substitute for Conor Wilkinson. [5] On 7 August, the first day of the 2021–22 season, he again came on as a late substitute at Salford City, this time for Connor Wood, in a 1–1 draw. [6]

On 19 November 2021, Sweeney joined National League side Wealdstone on a one-month loan deal. [7] He made his first appearance for the club the next day, in a 0–0 draw away to Wrexham. [8] On 23 November 2021, in his second appearance for the club, Sweeney scored twice: opening the scoring and then netting the winner in a 3–2 victory against Dover Athletic. [9] On 18 December 2021, Sweeney was recalled from his loan spell by parent club Leyton Orient. [10]

On 5 March 2022, Sweeney joined Dartford on loan. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2018–19 [12] National League 0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2019–20 [13] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 010
2020–21 [14] League Two1000002 [lower-alpha 2] 030
2021–22 [15] League Two5000002 [lower-alpha 2] 070
Total60000080140
Bishop's Stortford (loan)2019–20 Isthmian League Premier Division6100001 [lower-alpha 3] 071
Wealdstone (loan) 2021–22 [12] National League5200000052
Dartford (loan) 2021–22 [12] National League South4000001 [lower-alpha 4] 050
Career total2130000100313
  1. ↑ Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance/s in the Football League Trophy.
  3. ↑ Appearance/s in the Velocity Trophy.
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup

Honours

Leyton Orient

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References

  1. ↑ "NOTIFICATION OF SHIRT NUMBERS : Leyton Orient" (PDF). efl.com. English Football League . Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Leyton Orient vs. Beaconsfield Town - 15 December 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Ranson, Jacob (24 June 2019). "Orient hand youngsters Sweeney and Shabani professional contracts". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bishop's Stortford – Appearances – Jayden Sweeney". Football WebPages. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Salford City 3–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Salford City 1–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "LOAN NEWS | Sweeney flies in from O's". 19 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "REACTION | Resilient Stones take a point at Wrexham". 21 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "MATCH REPORT | Dover Athletic 2-3 Wealdstone". 23 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Loan News: Dennis & Sweeney recalled". Wealdstone FC. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Loan News: SWEENEY JOINS DARTS ON LOAN DEAL". Leyton Orient FC. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 Jayden Sweeney at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jayden Sweeney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jayden Sweeney in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jayden Sweeney in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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