Jayden Nelson

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Jayden Nelson
Personal information
Full name Jayden Nelson[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2016 Brampton YSC
2016–2018 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Toronto FC III 8 (1)
2018 Toronto FC II 14 (0)
2018– Toronto FC 18 (0)
2021– → Toronto FC II (loan) 8 (3)
National team‡
2017 Canada U15 4 (0)
2019 Canada U17 9 (5)
2020– Canada 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 19, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 15, 2020

Jayden Nelson (born September 26, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Toronto FC on loan with Toronto FC II of USL League One.[2]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Nelson began playing for Toronto FC Academy in the USSDA in 2016, playing for the U14 team.[3] He has since played for the U16/17 and U18/19 teams as well.[3]

Toronto FC III[]

Nelson made his debut for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario on September 2, 2017 in a game against Toronto Skillz FC.[4] He scored his first goal for Toronto FC III on June 17, 2018 against Windsor TFC.[4]

Toronto FC II[]

Nelson made his professional debut for Toronto FC II in USL League One on April 6, 2019, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Jacob Shaffelburg against Orlando City B.[5]

Toronto FC[]

On January 23, 2020, Nelson signed a Homegrown Player contract with first-team Toronto FC.[6] He made his MLS debut for Toronto during the MLS is Back tournament, starting their round of 16 match against New York City.[7] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[8] He scored his first goal for Toronto FC II on June 16 against Fort Lauderdale CF.[9] In December 2021, after the conclusion of the 2021 MLS season, Nelson joined Belgian club Anderlecht for a training stint.[10]

International career[]

Youth[]

Nelson made his debut for the Canada national under-15 team in the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship on August 13, 2017 against the United States.[11] Nelson played in all four games of the tournament as Canada reached the semi-finals.[11]

Nelson made his debut for the Canada national under-17 team in the 2019 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship on May 2, 2019 against the United States.[11] Against Guatemala in the second game of the group stage, Nelson scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win.[12] Nelson scored twice more in the tournament – against Curaçao and Costa Rica respectively – as Canada qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup for the first time since 2013.[13] At the end of 2019, Nelson was named the Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year.[14]

Nelson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[15]

Senior[]

In January 2020, Nelson was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[16] He made his debut on January 7 against Barbados, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 victory[17] and scored his first goal three days later, also against Barbados.[18]

Personal life[]

Jayden was born in Canada, and is of Jamaican descent.[19]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played March 19, 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III League1 Ontario 2017[21] 1 0 — — — ? ? 1 0
2018[22] 7 1 — — — 2 0 9 1
Total 8 1 — — — 2 0 10 1
Toronto FC II USL League One 2019 14 0 — — — — 14 0
Toronto FC MLS 2020 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 8 0
2021 7 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2022 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
Toronto FC II USL League One 2021 8 3 — — — — 8 3
Career Total 48 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 51 4

International[]

As of January 16, 2020
Canada
Year Apps Goals
2020 3 1
Total 3 1

International goals[]

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 10, 2020 Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States 2  Barbados 4–1 4–1 Friendly
Correct as of January 10, 2020

Honours[]

Individual[]

  • Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year: 2019

Notes[]

  1. ^ Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil - List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Toronto FC loan three players to Toronto FC II | Toronto FC".
  3. ^ a b "Jayden Nelson". tfc.ussoccerda.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "TFC III - 2017 Regular Season - Jayden Nelson". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Orlando City B vs. Toronto FC II - April 5, 2019". www.uslleagueone.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Bogert, Tom (January 23, 2020). "Toronto FC sign Canada national team midfielder Jayden Nelson to Homegrown deal". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Singh, Michael (July 26, 2020). "FT: TFC 1-3 NYCFC—Match thread, starting XI, and how to watch".
  8. ^ "Toronto FC loan three players to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. June 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Steiner, Ben. "TFC II battle to a compelling draw with Fort Lauderdale". Waking the Red.
  10. ^ "Vidéo: Anderlecht a testé deux joueurs contre les espoirs du RWDM" [Video: Anderlecht tested two players against RWDM hopefuls]. Anderlecht Online (in French). December 9, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Jayden Nelson". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Baer, Benjamin (May 4, 2019). "Toronto FC's Jayden Nelson leads Canada U-17s over Guatemala". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Canada books spot at FIFA U-17 World Cup with dramatic shootout win over Costa Rica". The Globe and Mail. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  14. ^ Butler, Dylan (December 10, 2019). "Toronto FC prospect Jayden Nelson named Canadian Youth International Player of the Year".
  15. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (January 3, 2020). "Tristan Borges Called Up To Canada National Team Ahead Of Three Friendlies".
  17. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT begins 2020 with a win in friendly vs. Barbados". January 7, 2019.
  18. ^ "Canadian men's soccer comfortably dispatches Barbados in friendly rematch". CBC. 10 January 2020.
  19. ^ "World Cup 2026: Meet the future North American stars dreaming of success". December 5, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  20. ^ Jayden Nelson at Soccerway
  21. ^ "TFC III Stats 2017". League1 Ontario.
  22. ^ League1 Ontario. "Jayden Nelson profile".

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