Jayden Danns
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Youth career
2014- Liverpool
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 England U16 3 (1)
2023- England U18 6 (0)

Jayden Danns (born 16 January 2006) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool.[1]

Early life

Born locally to Liverpool, Danns joined Liverpool F.C. when he was eight years-old.[2] His father, Neil Danns, had also previously been on schoolboy terms at the club.[3] He attended Rainhill High School, with whom he won the Year 8 Merseyside Schools Cup in 2019.[4]

Career

Danns progressed through the Liverpool academy and began playing for the Liveepool U18 side when he was 16 years-old.[5] He began the 2023-24 season in fine form, scoring in every competitive match for the for the Liverpool under-18s between August and December 2023, totalling nine goals in seven games. He also scored four goals in three games in the in the 2923-24 U18 Premier League Cup.[6][7]

He made his debut at senior level in the EFL Trophy, appearing as a second half substitute against Morecambe in September 2023.[8]

International career

He was called up to play with the England Under-18s in October 2023.[9]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer Neil Danns.[10][11]His grandfather, also called Neil, was a singer on the UK's entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest as well as a European title-winning skateboarder.[12][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2023
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool F.C. 2023–24 [14] — — — — — 1 0 1 0
Career total - — — - 1 0 1 0

    References

    1. ↑ "J.Danns". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
    2. ↑ Squires, Theo (9 August 2022). "Liverpool have sons of four ex-Premier League footballers in Academy squad". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    3. ↑ Doyle, Ian (13 August 2023). "Liverpool teenage striker makes another statement after red card convroversy". Liveepool Echo. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    4. ↑ "School year 8 team triumphs in Merseyside Cup Final". St Helens Star. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    5. ↑ Pawley, Luke (9 June 2022). "Five Leicester City old boys with sons playing for Premier League clubs". Leicester Mercury.
    6. ↑ Bocsak, Ben (27 November 2023). "Liverpool has exciting forward who can follow his father's path amid Jürgen Klopp track record". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    7. ↑ Doyle, Ian (26 November 2023). "Liverpool have 17-year-old striker who simply cannot stop scoring". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    8. ↑ Doyle, Ian (21 September 2023). "Liverpool U21 player ratings as Bobby Clark and Calum Scanlon send strong message". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
    9. ↑ Evans, Gregg (10 October 2023). "How Liverpool sign young players - and why this summer's recruits are so exciting". The Athletic. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
    10. ↑ Vegas, Paul (23 April 2023). "Son of a gun Jayden Danns scores twice in Liverpool U18 draw". Tribal Football. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
    11. ↑ Iles, Marc (23 January 2015). "Bolton Wanderers star Neil Danns hopes to be playing unhappy families because kids are Liverpool fans". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
      "Neil Danns relishing Wanderers' Liverpool cup clash". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
    12. ↑ "Neil Danns". Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
    13. ↑ Iles, Marc (26 October 2013). "Bolton Wanderers loan ace Neil Danns is on song". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
    14. ↑ "Games played by Jayden Danna in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2023.


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