Jayden Joshua Joseph Mitchell-Lawson (born 17 September 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Scottish Championship club Ayr United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jayden Joshua Joseph Mitchell-Lawson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ayr United | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2016–2019 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Swindon Town | 24 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ayr United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:55, 25 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Mitchell-Lawson was born in Basingstoke.[3]
Having started his career at Swindon Town's academy, Mitchell-Lawson joined Derby County in January 2016.[4] Mitchell-Lawson made his senior debut on 13 March 2019, coming off of the bench in the 83' minute of a 0–0 draw with Stoke City.[5]
He joined Bristol Rovers on loan in January 2020.[6] In his fifth match for the club, he scored his first senior goal, levelling the scores in impressive fashion in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.[7] After a successful loan spell before the early postponement of the season, Mitchell-Lawson returned to the Gas on 8 August 2020, signing on loan for the season.[8] After making just seven appearances since returning on loan, he returned to his parent club on 17 December 2020.[9] He was released by Derby at the end of the 2020–21 season.[10]
Mitchell-Lawson returned to Swindon Town on 19 August 2021 on a free transfer signing a one-year contract.[11] Mitchell-Lawson was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following defeat in the EFL League Two play-offs.[12]
Scottish Championship club Ayr United signed Mitchell-Lawson in June 2022, following his departure from Swindon Town.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2018–19[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bristol Rovers (Loan) | 2019–20[16] | League One | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2020–21[17] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2021–22[18] | League Two | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 3 | ||
Ayr United F.C. – current squad | |
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