Aden William James Baldwin (born 10 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Notts County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aden William James Baldwin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Notts County | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bath City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2021 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 15 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
| 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[15][16] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[15] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[15][16] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2015–16[15] | National League South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Bristol City | 2015–16[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2016–17[15][16] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[15][16] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2018–19[20] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20[21] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2021–22[23] | League One | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
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