Jayden Danns Explained

Jayden Danns
Full Name:Jayden Alexander Danns
Birth Date:16 January 2006
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Liverpool
Clubnumber:76
Youthyears1:–2024
Youthclubs1:Liverpool
Years1:2024–
Clubs1:Liverpool
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2021
Nationalteam1:England U16
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:England U18
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:10:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Jayden Alexander Danns (born 16 January 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool.

Early life and career

Jayden Alexander Danns[1] was born on 16 January 2006 in Liverpool.[2] He joined Liverpool when he was eight years old[3] and attended Rainhill High School, where he won the Year 8 Merseyside Schools Cup in 2019.[4]

Club career

Danns progressed through the Liverpool academy. While playing at U16 level, he suffered from Osgood–Schlatter disease.[5] He began playing for the Liverpool U18 side when he was 16 years-old.[6] He began the 2023–24 season in fine form, scoring in every competitive match for the Liverpool under-18s between August and December 2023, totalling nine goals in seven games. He also scored four goals in three games in the 2023–24 U18 Premier League Cup.[7] [8]

Danns made his debut at first-team level in the 2023–24 EFL Trophy, appearing as a second-half substitute against Morecambe in September 2023.[9] On 21 February 2024, he made his Premier League debut as an 89th-minute substitute in a 4–1 home win over Luton Town.[10] Four days later, he featured in the 2024 EFL Cup final as Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 at Wembley Stadium.[11] He scored his first and second goals for Liverpool on 28 February in the fifth round of the FA Cup in a 3–0 home victory against Southampton. He was given the player of the match award for the first time.[12] On 15 March 2024, Danns signed a new long-term contract with the club.[13]

International career

He was called up to play with the England national under-18 team in October 2023.[14]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer and Guyana international Neil Danns.[15] [16] His grandfather, also called Neil, was a backing singer on the UK's entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest as well as a European title-winning skateboarder.[17] [18] He has a younger brother, Kaylen, and a younger sister, Hayla-Essen.[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U212023–241010
Liverpool2023–24[20] Premier League2012101052
2024–25[21] Premier League0000000000
Total201210100052
Career total201210101062

Honours

Liverpool

2023–24[22]

England U18s

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24 . Premier League . 8 February 2024 . 29 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Jayden Danns: Profile . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 2 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Liverpool have sons of four ex-Premier League footballers in Academy squad . Theo . Squires . 9 August 2022 . 27 November 2023 . Liverpool Echo.
  4. Web site: School year 8 team triumphs in Merseyside Cup Final . St Helens Star . 27 November 2023 . 16 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Meet the Academy: Get to know the goalscoring and superstitious Jayden Danns . Liverpool F.C. . 14 February 2024 . 15 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Five Leicester City old boys with sons playing for Premier League clubs . Luke . Pawley . 9 June 2022 . Leicester Mercury.
  7. Web site: Liverpool has exciting forward who can follow his father's path amid Jürgen Klopp track record . Liverpool F.C. . 27 November 2023 . Ben . Bocsak . 27 November 2023.
  8. Web site: Liverpool Echo . Ian . Doyle . Liverpool have 17-year-old striker who simply cannot stop scoring . 26 November 2023 . 27 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Liverpool Echo . Ian . Doyle . Liverpool U21 player ratings as Bobby Clark and Calum Scanlon send strong message . 21 September 2023 . 27 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Liverpool beat Luton to move four points clear at top . BBC Sport . 19 February 2024 . 21 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Liverpool win EFL Cup with Van Dijk extra-time header . BBC Sport . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns score to put Liverpool into FA Cup quarter-finals – Liverpool FC . February 2024 . Liverpool F.C. . 28 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Jayden Danns signs new long-term Liverpool contract. www.liverpoolfc.com. 15 March 2024. 15 March 2024.
  14. Web site: How Liverpool sign young players – and why this summer's recruits are so exciting . Gregg . Evans . 25 October 2023 . 10 October 2023 . The Athletic.
  15. Web site: Son of a gun Jayden Danns scores twice in Liverpool U18 draw . Tribal Football . 5 November 2023 . Paul . Vegas . 23 April 2023.
  16. News: Bolton Wanderers star Neil Danns hopes to be playing unhappy families because kids are Liverpool fans . Marc . Iles . The Bolton News . 23 January 2015 . 7 October 2019.
    Web site: Neil Danns relishing Wanderers' Liverpool cup clash . Bolton Wanderers F.C. . 22 January 2015 . 7 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Neil Danns . Dame Kelly Holmes Trust . 7 October 2019.
  18. News: Bolton Wanderers loan ace Neil Danns is on song . Marc . Iles . The Bolton News . 26 October 2013 . 7 October 2019.
  19. Web site: Liverpool's Bobby Clark, Jayden Danns and two very proud footballing fathers . The Athletic . 27 February 2024 . 29 February 2024 . James . Pearce . Tom . Burrows.
  20. Web site: J. Danns: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 2 March 2024.
  21. Web site: J. Danns: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 2 March 2024.
  22. News: Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool . Phil . McNulty . BBC Sport . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Report: England MU18s 2-1 Netherlands. 26 March 2024 . EnglandFootball.com.