Aaron Hayden
Aaron Hayden is a defender currently playing for the Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-18 team, with occasional U21 games too.
| Aaron Hayden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Full Name | Aaron Edward-George Hayden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 16 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of Birth | Croyden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | Chelsea, Melwood, Genesis | ||||||||||||||||||
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Youth career
A neighbour spotted six-year-old Aaron doing kick-ups in his back garden and invited him to trial for a local team. The trial was a success, and from that club he went through several others before getting another trial, this time at Chelsea, when he was eleven. This too was a success, and he spent four years there. They switched him from an attacker to a defender. Although he enjoyed his time there he feels that he was written off a little easily following two injuries. He rebuilt his fitness with the help of a personal trainer, ballet, and Tai Chi, amongst other things, and joined Wolves when they offered him a scholarship in 2013.
He was a nominee for the 2014-15 Wolves Academy Player of the season, which was won by Regan Upton.
Ahead of the 2015-16 season, Aaron was one of a small group of U21 players who travelled with the first team to a fitness camp in Clairefontaine, where he took part in two friendlies.
International
Aaron was selected for England U16 for a Victory Shield match against Northern Ireland.
Career statistics
No data pre 2014-15. Wolves give no squad information for U18 apart from the FA Youth Cup. Correct up to end of the 2014-15 season.
| Club | Season | Senior | Under-21 Lge | Under-21 PLC | B'ham Senior Cup | Under-18 Lge | FA Youth Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | ||
| Wolves | 2014-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career honours
He was part of the Wolves squad which won the 2015 Bitzer Cup in Germany.
Contract
He was given his first pro contract round about March 2015, during the second year of his scholarship. It expires at the end of the 2015-16 season, with the club holding an option for a further year.
