| Aden Baldwin | |
| Fullname: | Aden William James Baldwin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1997 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Bradford City |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Bristol City |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Cheltenham Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Eastleigh (loan) |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Milton Keynes Dons |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Notts County |
| Caps9: | 70 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Bradford City |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:02, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
Aden William James Baldwin (born 10 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Bradford City.
Baldwin joined Forest Green Rovers as a 15-year-old and combined football with education at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.[2] He made his debut for Forest Green against Cheltenham Town in the Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup in April 2014 before signing a professional contract at the end of the 2014–15 season.[2] On 20 August 2015, Baldwin joined National League South club Bath City on a one-month loan deal.[3]
In January 2016, Baldwin signed for Championship side Bristol City on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[2] On 12 October 2016, Baldwin joined National League South club Weston-super-Mare on a 93-day loan deal.[4] He rejoined Weston-super-Mare on loan for a further two-month period ahead of the 2017–18 season.[5]
In August 2018, he moved on loan to League Two club Cheltenham Town until January 2019.[6] His loan spell was cut short after he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for four months against Milton Keynes Dons in October 2018.[7]
In February 2020, Baldwin signed a new contract with Bristol City until June 2021 with the option of a further year,[8] and joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 13 July 2021, Baldwin joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons following his release from Bristol City.[10] [11] He made his debut for the club on 31 July 2021, in a 5–0 EFL Cup first round defeat away to Bournemouth.[12] Having made 16 appearances for the club, Baldwin was later one of six players released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
On 21 June 2022, Baldwin signed a two-year deal with National League club Notts County, effective from 1 July 2022.[14] On 7 May 2023 he scored his first and second goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Boreham Wood in the National League play-off semi-final.[15] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[16]
Following the expiry of his Notts County contract, in May 2024 it was announced that he would sign for Bradford City on 1 July 2024.[17] [18] Baldwin later praised Bradford manager Graham Alexander's transfer policy,[19] as well as the club's team spirit and culture.[20] He suffered a hamstring injury in August 2024,[21] returning to training in November 2024.[22] He made his first appearance following injury on 3 December 2024, appearing as a substitute.[23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2013–14[24] [25] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Bath City (loan) | 2015–16 | National League South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Bristol City | 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 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2017–18 | National League South | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2021–22 | League One | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Notts County | 2022–23 | National League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 3 | |||
| Bradford City | 2024–25 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 134 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 158 | 6 | |||
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