Jayden Roy Onen (born 17 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday as an attacking midfielder. He is a product of the Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford academies. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2022.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jayden Roy Onen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Arsenal | ||
| 2017 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2017–2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2018–2020 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | → Bromley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 16 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
An attacking midfielder, Onen began his career in the Arsenal academy,[2] before joining Crystal Palace on a scholarship deal in 2017.[3] He remained at Selhurst Park until December 2017, when he joined the Brighton & Hove Albion academy as a scholar.[4] Onen made one EFL Trophy appearance for Albion's U21 team during the 2018–19 season,[5] before his release in December 2018.[6]
On 17 December 2018, Onen transferred to the B team at Championship club Brentford on an 18-month contract.[6] He made 48 appearances for the B team prior to his release at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6][7][8] A one-month loan at National League club Bromley in late 2019 yielded just one injury time substitute appearance.[2][9][10]
On 6 November 2020, after a successful trial period,[11] Onen joined the U23 team at Championship club Reading on a contract running until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] During the remainder of the season, he was an unused substitute for the first team on 16 occasions and made two appearances prior to the expiration of his contract.[2][13]
Following a trial spell, Onen transferred U23 team at League One club Sheffield Wednesday on 6 December 2021 and signed a contract running until the end of the 2021–22 season.[14][15] On 16 March 2022, manager Darren Moore announced he would be leaving the club upon the expiry of his contract.[15]
Onen was called up to the Uganda squad for two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March 2020, which were later postponed.[16] He participated in a training camp in Dubai in October 2020.[17]
Onen is of Ugandan descent.[12] In July 2020, it was reported that FUFA were trying to arrange dual-citizenship with Uganda for Onen.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19[5] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bromley (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reading | 2020–21[19] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
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