Jayden Reid (English footballer)
{{short description|English footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{use British English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Jayden Reid
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|fullname = Jayden Andrew Reid{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf |title=Club list of registered players |publisher=English Football League |date=18 May 2019 |page=40 |access-date=19 July 2019}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Luton, England
|height = {{convert|1.82|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ifkfotboll.ax/truppen |title=Truppen 2024 |language=sv |trans-title=Squad 2024 |publisher=IFK Mariehamn |access-date=25 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241025185202/https://www.ifkfotboll.ax/truppen |archive-date=25 October 2024 |url-status=live}}
|currentclub = IFK Mariehamn
|clubnumber = 11
|youthyears1 = 20??–2017
|youthclubs1 = Manchester United
|youthyears2 = 2017–2019
|youthclubs2 = Swansea City
|years1 = 2019–2021
|clubs1 = Birmingham City
|caps1 = 4
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2020–2021
|clubs2 = → Barrow (loan)
|caps2 = 10
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021
|clubs3 = → Walsall (loan)
|caps3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2021–2023
|clubs4 = Portsmouth
|caps4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024–
|clubs5 = IFK Mariehamn
|caps5 = 16
|goals5 = 0
|club-update = 19 October 2024
}}
Jayden Andrew Reid (born 22 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.
Reid came through the youth systems of Manchester United and Swansea City before turning professional with Birmingham City in 2019. He made his Football League debut towards the end of the 2019–20 EFL Championship season, and spent time on loan to Barrow and Walsall in 2020–21. Birmingham released him in 2021 and he signed for Portsmouth, where injury prevented him from playing. He joined IFK Mariehamn in 2024.
Early career
Reid was born in 2001 in Luton, Bedfordshire.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2019-2020/flcham/birmin.htm |title= Squads – English Football League Championship 2019/2020: Birmingham City |website=FootballSquads |access-date=27 June 2020}} His older brother Tyler also became a professional footballer.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-u23/players/jayden-reid/ |title=Jayden Reid |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135617/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-u23/players/jayden-reid/ |archive-date=15 May 2020}} Tyler joined Manchester United's Academy in 2012,{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/teams/swansea-u23/tyler-reid |title=Tyler Reid |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117023625/https://www.swanseacity.com/teams/swansea-u23/tyler-reid |archive-date=17 January 2018}} and Jayden followed him. After Tyler signed for Swansea City, Jayden again followed him, and took up a two-year scholarship with the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-snap-up-manchester-13305049 |title=Swansea City snap up Manchester United youngster Jayden Reid |first=Dominic |last=Booth |website=Wales Online |date=9 July 2017 |access-date=19 July 2019}} He played on the wing or as an attacking midfielder for the under-18 team and occasionally for the under-23s,{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/season-review-under-23s-debutants-0 |title=Season in review: Under-23s debutants |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020}} but was not offered a professional contract when his scholarship came to an end.{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swans-reveal-retained-list |title=Swans reveal retained list |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020}}
Club career
A trial with West Ham United came to nothing, but trials with Championship club Birmingham City at the end of the 2018–19 season led to a one-year professional contract, with an option of a second year. Birmingham's then academy manager, Kristjaan Speakman, saw him as "a forward player best suited to central areas [who] has demonstrated good ability in and around the box."{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-sign-young-former-16539250 |title=Birmingham City sign young former Manchester United forward |first=Shane |last=Ireland |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020}} Once recovered from an ankle injury that interrupted his progress, he scored freely for Birmingham's under-23 team and was given a first-team squad number in February 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revealed-latest-rising-stars-who-17776038 |title=Revealed: The latest rising stars who have been given Birmingham City squad numbers |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=19 February 2020 |access-date=19 June 2020}} The club took their one-year option on his contract,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-manchester-united-contracts-17772372 |title=The Manchester United trainee who has just been retained by Birmingham City |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=6 May 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020}} and when the 2019–20 EFL Championship season resumed after its suspension because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was named among nine substitutes for Birmingham's first match under the temporary rules, on 20 June away at West Bromwich Albion, but remained unused. He made his senior debut on 8 July, at home to his former club Swansea City, replacing Jérémie Bela after 77 minutes with his team 3–1 down, which was the final score. He finished the season with four appearances, all from the bench.
Reid had no involvement in Birmingham's matchday squad under new head coach Aitor Karanka, who thought he would benefit from greater experience of competitive football, so on 16 October 2020, he joined League Two club Barrow on loan until 3 January 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/reid-joins-barrow-on-loan |title=Reid joins Barrow on loan |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=3 September 2022}} He made his debut four days later, replacing the injured Scott Quigley ten minutes into the second half with his team 3–2 up at home to Bolton Wanderers; the visitors equalised in the 95th minute.{{cite news |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/18809387.gallery-late-goal-denies-barrow-afc-historic-first-win-back-football-league/ |title=Gallery: Late goal denies Barrow AFC historic first win back in the Football League |first=Tom |last=Murphy |newspaper=The Mail |location=Kendal |date=20 October 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020}} He made 12 appearances in all competitions, mainly as a substitute, before returning to Birmingham when his loan expired.{{cite web |url=https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2021/january/050121-jayden-reid-returns-to-birmingham-city-at-end-of-barrow-loan-deal/ |title=Jayden Reid returns to Birmingham City |publisher=Barrow A.F.C. |date=5 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2021}}
He joined another League Two club, Walsall, on 19 January 2021 on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2021/january/jayden-reid-joins-walsall-on-loan |title=Jayden Reid joins Walsall on loan |publisher=Walsall F.C. |date=19 January 2021 |access-date=19 January 2021}} He was a regular on the bench, but made only one appearance, playing the first half of the visit to Exeter City on 2 March, before returning to Birmingham by mutual consent later that month. Walsall's manager, Brian Dutton, said that Reid was "frustrated that he'd not had enough minutes and he felt that he would stand a better chance of earning a contract somewhere else next season, whether that's with Birmingham or another club."{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/walsall-fc/2021/03/27/jayden-reid-returns-to-birmingham-after-just-one-appearance-for-walsall/ |title=Jayden Reid returns to Birmingham after just one appearance for Walsall |first=Liam |last=Keen |newspaper=Express and Star |location=Wolverhampton |date=27 March 2021 |access-date=10 May 2021}} In May 2021, Birmingham confirmed that Reid would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/retained-and-released-list |title=Retained and released list |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=3 September 2022}} His last appearance was for Birmingham's U23 team as they beat Sheffield United U23 in the national final of the 2020–21 Professional Development League.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-manchester-simmonds-20665534 |title=Blues U23s vs Sheff Utd U23s player ratings: Man City trainee sparkles as George blunts Blades |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=24 May 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021}}
After a trial, Reid signed a one-year deal with League One club Portsmouth on 20 July 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/breaking-portsmouth-signing-birmingham-city-5677975 |title=Portsmouth complete signing of former Birmingham City winger after impressive trial |first=Jonty |last=Colman |website=HampshireLive |date=20 July 2021 |access-date=31 July 2021}} A few minutes into his first pre-season friendly, he suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament that would keep him out for the season. The club took up their option to extend his contract for a further year.{{cite news |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/danny-cowley-jayden-reid-injury-5711044 |title=Danny Cowley maps out Jayden Reid's road to recovery after suffering major injury |first=Jonty |last=Colman |website=HampshireLive |date=28 July 2021 |access-date=31 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/blues-take-up-option-on-reid-contract |title=Blues take up option on Reid contract |publisher=Portsmouth F.C. |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 July 2023}} He regained fitness only to injure a hamstring during 2022 pre-season,{{cite news |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-boss-disappointment-after-freak-accident-deals-yet-another-blow-to-unlucky-ex-manchester-united-birmingham-and-swansea-man-3777111 |title=Portsmouth boss' disappointment after 'freak accident' deals yet another blow to unlucky ex-Manchester United, Birmingham and Swansea man |first=Neil |last=Allen |newspaper=The News |location=Portsmouth |date=21 July 2022 |access-date=18 July 2023}} suffered a second ACL rupture, to the other knee, during training in October, and was released at the end of the 2022–23 season without having played any competitive football for the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/jayden-reid-injury-portsmouth-winger-7723474 |title=Fresh injury blow for Jayden Reid as Portsmouth winger sends message to supporters |first=Kadeem |last=Simmonds |website=HampshireLive |date=19 October 2022 |access-date=18 July 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/a-portsmouth-departure-which-should-be-a-blessing-for-cursed-ex-manchester-united-and-birmingham-man-who-never-played-in-two-years-4143004 |title=A Portsmouth departure which should be a blessing for cursed ex-Manchester United and Birmingham man who never played in two years |first=Neil |last=Allen |newspaper=The News |location=Portsmouth |date=15 May 2023 |access-date=18 July 2023}}
Reid signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn in January 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.ifkfotboll.ax/okereke-och-reid-klara-gronvitt |title=Okereke och Reid klara för Grönvitt |trans-title=Okereke and Reid clear for Grönvitt |language=sv |publisher=IFK Mariehamn |date=17 January 2024 |accessdate=6 February 2024}} After having recovered from an injury, Reid debuted in the league on 26 May 2024, in a 1–1 draw against Gnistan.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2024/05/27/jayden-reidille-ensiminuutit-veikkausliigassa-ifk-mariehamnissa-tuntuu-luonnollisesti-hyvalta Jayden Reidille ensiminuutit Veikkausliigassa IFK Mariehamnissa – "Tuntuu luonnollisesti hyvältä"], veikkausliiga.com, 27 May 2024
Career statistics
{{updated|25 February 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup and Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup and Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Birmingham City
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|130101|2019|access-date=23 July 2020}} |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 | ||||||||||
| Barrow (loan)
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan)
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|130101|2020|access-date=10 May 2021}} |League Two |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Portsmouth
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|130101|2021|access-date=18 July 2023}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|130101|2022|access-date=18 July 2023}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|IFK Mariehamn
|2024{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jayden-reid/496633/ |title=J. Reid |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=6 February 2024}} |16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2025
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!31||0||2||0||8||1||1||0||42||1 |
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Category:Footballers from Luton
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Birmingham City F.C. players
Category:Barrow A.F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:IFK Mariehamn players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland