Jayden Reid

Jayden Andrew Reid (born 22 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Walsall, on loan from Birmingham City of the Championship. He previously played in the youth systems of Manchester United and Swansea City, and spent the first half of the 2021–21 season on loan to Barrow.

Jayden Reid
Personal information
Full name Jayden Andrew Reid[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001[2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
(on loan from Birmingham City)
Number 29
Youth career
20??–2017 Manchester United
2017–2019 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Birmingham City 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Barrow (loan) 10 (0)
2021– → Walsall (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:11, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Reid was born in 2001 in Luton, Bedfordshire.[3] His older brother Tyler also became a professional footballer.[2] Tyler joined Manchester United's Academy in 2012,[4] and Jayden followed him. After Tyler signed for Swansea City, Jayden again followed him, and took up a two-year scholarship with the club.[5] He played on the wing or as an attacking midfielder for the under-18 team and occasionally for the under-23s,[5][6] but was not offered a professional contract when his scholarship came to an end.[7]

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."[8] 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.[9][10] The club took their one-year option on his contract,[9] 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.[11] 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.[11] He finished the season with four appearances, all from the bench.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] He made 12 appearances in all competitions, mainly as a substitute, before returning to Birmingham when his loan expired.[15]

He joined another League Two club, Walsall, on 19 January 2021 on loan for the remainder of the season.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 2019–20[12] Championship 400000—40
2020–21[17] Championship 000000—00
Total 400000—40
Barrow (loan) 2020–21[17] League Two 10010—1[lower-alpha 1]0120
Walsall (loan) 2020–21[17] League Two 00———00
Career total 140100010160
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 18 May 2019. p. 40. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. "Jayden Reid". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Squads – English Football League Championship 2019/2020: Birmingham City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Tyler Reid". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
  5. Booth, Dominic (9 July 2017). "Swansea City snap up Manchester United youngster Jayden Reid". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "Season in review: Under-23s debutants". Swansea City A.F.C. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. "Swans reveal retained list". Swansea City A.F.C. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. Ireland, Shane (5 July 2019). "Birmingham City sign young former Manchester United forward". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. Dick, Brian (6 May 2020). "The Manchester United trainee who has just been retained by Birmingham City". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. Dick, Brian (19 February 2020). "Revealed: The latest rising stars who have been given Birmingham City squad numbers". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  11. "J. Reid". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  12. "Games played by Jayden Reid in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  13. "Reid joins Barrow on loan". Birmingham City F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  14. Murphy, Tom (20 October 2020). "Gallery: Late goal denies Barrow AFC historic first win back in the Football League". The Mail. Kendal. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  15. "Jayden Reid returns to Birmingham City". Birmingham City F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  16. "Jayden Reid joins Walsall on loan". Walsall F.C. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. "Games played by Jayden Reid in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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