| Aaron Hayden | |
| Fullname: | Aaron Edward-George Hayden[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1997[2] |
| Birth Place: | Croydon, England |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Carlisle United |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chelsea |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Bromley (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Telford United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Stourbridge (loan) |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Stourbridge (loan) |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Stourbridge (loan) |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Carlisle United |
| Caps9: | 62 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Years10: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Wrexham |
| Caps10: | 81 |
| Goals10: | 19 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Carlisle United |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:51, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
Aaron Edward-George Hayden (born 16 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Carlisle United.
Having spent four years at Chelsea's academy, Hayden left to become a scholar at Wolverhampton Wanderers aged 16.[3]
He moved on a one-month loan to League Two Newport County on 5 August 2015,[4] and made his senior debut on 8 August against Cambridge United.[5] His loan period was extended by a further month but subsequently terminated on 16 September 2015. After a short loan spell at Hemel Hempstead Town, he was again sent out on loan, this time to Bromley, on 20 January 2017.[6] However, just 8 days later, he returned to Wolves after picking up an injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly, failing to feature in a competitive fixture for the National League club.[7]
At the end of the 2016–17 season, he signed a new contract with Wolves, keeping him at the club until at least 2018.[8]
On 16 February 2018, Hayden was loaned out to Stourbridge until 17 March 2018.[9] The deal was later extended at the end of the season. He then returned to Wolves, but in on 1 August 2018, he was once again loaned out to Stourbridge, this time until 2 January 2019.[10] On 31 January 2019, the loan deal was extended once again, this time for the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign.[11]
On 29 July 2019, Hayden joined Carlisle United on a one-year contract (with option) following a successful trial spell with the club.[12] He made 73 appearances for the club over two seasons.
Hayden joined Wrexham on 8 August 2021 for an undisclosed fee. The defender signed a three-year deal at the Racecourse Ground.[13] He was released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[14] Hayden scored 20 goals in 88 matches for Wrexham as they earned back-to-back promotions to League One.
On 20 May 2024, it was announced that Hayden had re-signed for former club Carlisle United on a two-year deal.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Newport County (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Bromley (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Stourbridge (loan) | 2017–18 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Stourbridge (loan) | 2018–19[17] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2019–20 | League Two | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 8 | |||
| Wrexham | 2021–22 | National League | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | National League | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | |||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 219 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 268 | 36 | |||
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