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Jayden Nelson (born September 26, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Toronto FC.

Jayden Nelson

Personal information
Full name	Jayden Nelson
Date of birth	(2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
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)
2018–2019	Toronto FC II	14	(0)
2020–	Toronto FC	45	(1)
2021	→ Toronto FC II (loan)	9	(3)
National team‡
2017	Canada U15	4	(0)
2019	Canada U17	9	(5)
2020–	Canada	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022

Early life

Nelson grew up in Brampton, Ontario[2] and began playing soccer at age four with Brampton YSC.[3] He later joined the Toronto FC Academy at age 14.[4][5]

Club career

Nelson made his debut for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario on September 2, 2017, in a game against Toronto Skillz FC in his only appearance of the season.[6] The following season, he made seven appearances,[7] scoring his first goal for Toronto FC III on June 17, 2018, against Windsor TFC.[8]

Nelson made his professional debut for Toronto FC II in USL League One on April 6, 2019, coming on as a substitute against Orlando City B.[9]

On January 23, 2020, Nelson signed a Homegrown Player contract with first-team Toronto FC.[10][11] He made his MLS debut for Toronto during the MLS is Back tournament, starting their round of 16 match against New York City FC.[12] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[13][14] He scored his first professional goal for Toronto FC II on June 16, 2021, against Fort Lauderdale CF.[15]

In December 2021, after the conclusion of the 2021 MLS season, Nelson joined Belgian club Anderlecht for a training stint.[16] He scored his first MLS goal on April 9, 2022, against Real Salt Lake.[17][18][19]

International career

Youth

Nelson attended his first Canadian youth camp in 2016.[20] 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.[3]

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.[3] Against Guatemala in the second game of the group stage, Nelson scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win.[21] 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.[22] At the end of 2019, Nelson was named the Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year.[23][24]

Nelson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[25]

Senior

In January 2020, Nelson was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[26] He made his debut on January 7 against Barbados, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 victory[27] and scored his first goal three days later, also against Barbados.[28][29]

Personal life

Jayden was born in Canada and is of Jamaican descent.[30] In 2022, Nelson made a donation to his former elementary school to restart a snack program which had been discontinued.[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 9, 2022[32]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toronto FC III	2017[6]	League1 Ontario	1	0	—		—		—		?	?	1	0
	2018[7]		7	1	—		—		—		2	0	9	1
	Total		8	1	—		—		—		2	0	10	1
Toronto FC II	2019	USL League One	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
Toronto FC	2020	Major League Soccer	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	2021		7	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2022		31	1	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		—		35	1
	Total		45	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	50	1
Toronto FC II	2021	USL League One	8	3	—		—		—		—		8	3
Career total			75	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	82	5

International

As of November 11, 2022

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	3	1
2021	0	0
2022	1	0
Total	4	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

Toronto FC

• Canadian Championship: 2020[33]

Individual

• Canadian Youth International Player of the Year: 2019

References

External links

• Toronto FC player profile
• Jayden Nelson at the Canadian Soccer Association

На других языках

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- [en] Jayden Nelson

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[es] Jayden Nelson

Jayden Nelson (Brampton, 26 de septiembre de 2002) es un futbolista canadiense que juega en la demarcación de delantero para el Toronto FC de la Major League Soccer.

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[fr] Jayden Nelson

Jayden Nelson, né le 26 septembre 2002 à Brampton en Ontario, est un joueur international canadien de soccer. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant au Toronto FC en Major League Soccer.

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[it] Jayden Nelson

Jayden Nelson (Brampton, 26 settembre 2002) è un calciatore canadese, attaccante del Toronto FC e della nazionale canadese.

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[ru] Нелсон, Джейден

Дже́йден Не́лсон (англ. Jayden Nelson; родился 26 сентября 2002) — канадский футболист, вингер клуба «Торонто» и сборной Канады.

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