Charles Clayden
{{short description|English football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Charles Clayden
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Charles James Clayden{{Cite web |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/c5d1297ad65c49c6bac4ae0e69c6b48e/squad-list-publication-report-2021-22---08.09.2021.pdf |access-date=10 September 2021 |publisher=English Football League |page=34 & 35}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Havering, England
|height =
|currentclub = Boreham Wood
|clubnumber = 23
|youthyears1 = 2017–2019
|youthclubs1 = Leyton Orient
|youthyears2 = 2019–2021
|youthclubs2 = Charlton Athletic
|years1 = 2017–2019
|clubs1 = Leyton Orient
|caps1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2019–2023
|clubs2 = Charlton Athletic
|caps2 = 10
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2020
|clubs3 = → Dulwich Hamlet (loan)
|caps3 = 4
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022
|clubs4 = → Wealdstone (loan)
|caps4 = 18
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2022–2023
|clubs5 = → Bromley (loan)
|caps5 = 7
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2023
|clubs6 = Wealdstone
|caps6 = 23
|goals6 = 3
|years7 = 2023–
|clubs7 = Boreham Wood
|caps7 = 31
|goals7 = 4
|club-update = 17:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Charles James Clayden is an English footballer who plays as a wing back or winger for Boreham Wood.
Career
=Leyton Orient=
Clayden made his professional debut for Leyton Orient coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 victory on the final day of the 2017–18 National League season against Gateshead.{{cite web |title=Gateshead 1-3 Leyton Orient|url=https://www.espn.in/football/lineups?gameId=487983 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=28 April 2018}}
=Charlton Athletic=
Clayden joined Charlton Athletic on a free transfer from Leyton Orient on 30 May 2019.{{cite web |title=Released and retained list: Addicks offer new deals to Bauer, Aribo, Forster-Caskey and Fosu |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5cf0065f3f3ab/released-and-retained-list-addicks-offer-new-deals-to-bauer-aribo-forster-caskey-and-fosu |publisher=Charlton Athletic |access-date=30 May 2019}}
Clayden made his debut for Charlton on 7 August 2021 coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw on the opening day of the 2021–22 League One season against Sheffield Wednesday.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2021 |title=Charlton Athletic 0 Sheffield Wednesday 0 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58036095 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=BBC Sport |language=en}}
==Dulwich Hamlet (loan)==
On 24 October 2020, Clayden joined non-league Dulwich Hamlet on a month's loan.{{cite web |title=Dulwich Borrow Young Addick |url=http://nonleague.today/news/details.php?news_id=8644 |publisher=Non-League Today|access-date=25 October 2020}}
==Wealdstone (loan)==
On 18 February 2022, Clayden joined National League side Wealdstone on a month's loan.{{Cite news |title=LOAN NEWS : Clayden signs from Charlton |url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/loan-news-clayden-signs-from-charlton |publisher=Wealdstone Official Site |date=18 February 2022 |access-date=4 February 2022}} Clayden scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 defeat to Eastleigh.{{cite web | url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/match-report-eastleigh-4-1-wealdstone | title=MATCH REPORT | Eastleigh 4-1 Wealdstone | date=5 March 2022 }}
On 19 March 2022 it was announced that Clayden had extended his loan until the end of the season.{{Cite news |title=LOAN NEWS : Clayden extends for rest of season |url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/loan-news-clayden-extends-for-season |publisher=Wealdstone Official Site |date=19 March 2022 |access-date=19 March 2022}} He went on to make a total of 18 appearances for the club.{{cite web | url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/charles-clayden/529876/ | title=England - C. Clayden - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }}
==Bromley (loan)==
On 7 October 2022, Clayden joined Bromley on loan until 6 January 2023.{{cite news |title=CHARLES CLAYDEN JOINS BROMLEY ON LOAN |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/charles-clayden-joins-bromley-loan |access-date=7 October 2022 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=7 October 2022}}
=Wealdstone=
=Boreham Wood=
On 17 November 2023, Clayden joined Boreham Wood for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |title=WELCOME, CHARLES CLAYDEN!|url=https://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/uncategorized/welcome-charles-clayden/ |access-date=17 November 2023 |publisher=Boreham Wood Official Site |date=17 November 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Leyton Orient
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|National League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Leyton Orient total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Charlton Athletic
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|League One |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4Four appearances in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|League One |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1One appearance in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Charlton Athletic total
!10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Dulwich Hamlet (loan)
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Wealdstone (loan)
|National League |18 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="1"|Bromley (loan)
|National League |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Wealdstone
|National League |8 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24
|National League |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Wealdstone total
!23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Boreham Wood
|National League |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|National League South |20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4Three appearances in the FA Trophy and one appearance in the National League South play-offs | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Boreham Wood total
!31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!94 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 108 | 9 |
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References
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External links
- {{soccerbase|111764}}
{{Boreham Wood F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clayden, Charles}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
Category:Wealdstone F.C. players
Category:Boreham Wood F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players