Jayden Danns

English footballer (born 2006)

Jayden Danns
Personal information
Full name Jayden Alexander Danns
Date of birth (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 76
Youth career
0000–2024 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Liverpool 2 (0)
International career
2021 England U16 3 (1)
2023– England U18 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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

As of match played 18 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool U21 2023–24[20] — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Liverpool 2023–24[21] Premier League 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 — 5 2
Career total 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 2
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Liverpool

England U18s

References

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

External links

  • Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
  • Jayden Danns – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata