Jayden Nelson

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

Jayden Nelson
Personal information
Full name Jayden Nelson
Date of birth (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 80
Youth career
0000–2016 Brampton YSC
2016–2018 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Toronto FC III 8 (1)
2019– Toronto FC II 14 (0)
2020– Toronto FC 7 (0)
National team‡
2017 Canada U15 4 (0)
2019– Canada U17 9 (5)
2020– Canada 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 15, 2020

Club career

Youth

Nelson began playing for Toronto FC Academy in the USSDA in 2016, playing for the U14 team.[1] He has since played for the U16/17 and U18/19 teams as well.[1]

Toronto FC III

Nelson made his debut for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario on September 2, 2017 in a game against Toronto Skillz FC.[2] He scored his first goal for Toronto FC III on June 17, 2018 against Windsor TFC.[2]

Toronto FC II

Nelson made his professional debut for Toronto FC II in USL League One on April 6, 2019, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Jacob Shaffelburg against Orlando City B.[3]

Toronto FC

On January 23, 2020, Nelson signed a Homegrown Player contract with first-team Toronto FC.[4] He made his MLS debut for Toronto during the MLS is Back tournament, starting their round of 16 match against New York City.[5]

International career

Youth

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.[6] Nelson played in all four games of the tournament as Canada reached the semi-finals.[6]

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.[6] Against Guatemala in the second game of the group stage, Nelson scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win.[7] 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.[8] At the end of 2019, Nelson was named the Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year.[9]

Nelson was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[10]

Senior

In January 2020, Nelson was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[11] He made his debut on January 7 against Barbados, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 victory[12] and scored his first goal three days later, also against Barbados.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 8, 2020[14]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III League1 Ontario 2017[15] 1000———10
2018[16] 7100———71
Toronto FC II USL League One 2019 140————140
Toronto FC MLS 2020 700000—1[lower-alpha 1]080
Career Total 29100000010301

International
As of January 16, 2020
Canada
Year Apps Goals
202031
Total31

International goals
#DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.January 10, 2020Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States2 Barbados4–14–1Friendly
Correct as of January 10, 2020

Personal life

Jayden was born in Canada, and is of Jamaican descent.[17]

Honours

Individual

  • Canadian Men's Youth International Player of the Year: 2019

Notes
  1. Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

References
  1. "Jayden Nelson". tfc.ussoccerda.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. "TFC III - 2017 Regular Season - Jayden Nelson". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. "Orlando City B vs. Toronto FC II - April 5, 2019". www.uslleagueone.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. Bogert, Tom (January 23, 2020). "Toronto FC sign Canada national team midfielder Jayden Nelson to Homegrown deal". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. Singh, Michael (July 26, 2020). "FT: TFC 1-3 NYCFC—Match thread, starting XI, and how to watch".
  6. "Jayden Nelson". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. Baer, Benjamin (May 4, 2019). "Toronto FC's Jayden Nelson leads Canada U-17s over Guatemala". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. "Canada books spot at FIFA U-17 World Cup with dramatic shootout win over Costa Rica". The Globe and Mail. May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  9. Butler, Dylan (December 10, 2019). "Toronto FC prospect Jayden Nelson named Canadian Youth International Player of the Year".
  10. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. Jacques, John (January 3, 2020). "Tristan Borges Called Up To Canada National Team Ahead Of Three Friendlies".
  12. "HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT begins 2020 with a win in friendly vs. Barbados". January 7, 2019.
  13. "Canadian men's soccer comfortably dispatches Barbados in friendly rematch". CBC. 10 January 2020.
  14. Soccerway. "Jayden Nelson profile".
  15. "TFC III Stats 2017". League1 Ontario.
  16. League1 Ontario. "Jayden Nelson profile".
  17. "World Cup 2026: Meet the future North American stars dreaming of success". December 5, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
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