Lennon Wheeldon

Lennon Wheeldon

Personal information
Full name	Lennon Wheeldon
Date of birth	(2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 19)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Derby County
Number	48
Youth career
	Notts County
0000–2024	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Derby County	1	(0)
2024–2025	→ Boston United (loan)	3	(0)
International career‡
2024–	England U19	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 8 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:30, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

Lennon Wheeldon (born 16 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Derby County.

Club career

Wheeldon started his career as a youth player at Notts County, before joining Derby County as an under-16s player. ^[1] On 8 November 2023, he made his debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s in the EFL Trophy. ^[2] On 23 November 2024, he joined National League side Boston United on a one-month loan. ^[3] On 5 April 2025, he made his league debut for Derby County as a substitute in a 1–0 away loss to Swansea City. ^[4]

International career

In October 2024, Wheeldon was called up by the England under-19 team for friendlies against Portugal, The Netherlands and France. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2023–24 [2]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2024–25 [4]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Boston United (loan)	2024–25 [4]	National League	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Lennon Wheeldon". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
2. "Games played by Lennon Wheeldon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
3. "ACADEMY NEWS: Wheeldon makes Boston United loan move". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
4. "Games played by Lennon Wheeldon in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
5. "ACADEMY NEWS: Quartet Link Up With International Teams For October Fixtures". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025.

External links

• Lennon Wheeldon at Soccerbase
• Lennon Wheeldon at Soccerway