{{Short description|English footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jayden Sweeney | image = File:Jayden Sweeney 14122024 (1).jpg | caption = Jayden Sweeney in 2024. | full_name = Jayden Deslandes Sweeney<ref>{{cite web |title=NOTIFICATION OF SHIRT NUMBERS : Leyton Orient |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |website=efl.com |publisher=English Football League |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|12|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Camden, England | height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}} | position = Defender | currentclub = Grimsby Town | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = 2014–2018 | youthclubs1 = Leyton Orient | years1 = 2018–2025 | clubs1 = Leyton Orient | caps1 = 60 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = → Wealdstone (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = → Dartford (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | years5= 2025– | clubs5 = Grimsby Town | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 3
| club-update = 11:12, 6 May 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Jayden Deslandes Sweeney''' (born 4 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.
==Career== ===Leyton Orient=== Sweeney made his first-team debut for Leyton Orient in the FA Trophy on 15 December 2018, in a 4–0 win over Beaconsfield Town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leyton Orient vs. Beaconsfield Town - 15 December 2018 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/15/england/fa-trophy/leyton-orient-fc/beaconsfield-sycob-fc/2941230/ |website=Soccerway |accessdate=14 January 2020}}</ref> He turned professional when he signed a two-year professional contract with the O's in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ranson |first1=Jacob |title=Orient hand youngsters Sweeney and Shabani professional contracts |url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient/orient-sign-sweeney-and-shabani-1-6123338 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=East London Advertiser |date=24 June 2019 |language=en |archive-date=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114205034/https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient/orient-sign-sweeney-and-shabani-1-6123338 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In November 2019, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Bishop's Stortford on loan, and scored on his debut in the 2–2 draw at Merstham on 30 November. He made seven appearances in all competitions before returning to Orient in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bishops-stortford/appearances/jayden-sweeney/809657 |title=Bishop's Stortford – Appearances – Jayden Sweeney |accessdate=27 January 2020 |publisher=Football WebPages}}</ref>
Sweeney made his league debut for Orient in the 3–0 defeat at Salford City on the last day of the 2020–21 season, as an 85th minute substitute for Conor Wilkinson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56953449 |title=Salford City 3–0 Leyton Orient |date=8 May 2021 |access-date=7 August 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 7 August, the first day of the 2021–22 season, he again came on as a late substitute at Salford City, this time for Connor Wood, in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58036219 |title=Salford City 1–1 Leyton Orient |date=7 August 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 19 November 2021, Sweeney joined National League side Wealdstone on a one-month loan deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/loan-news-sweeney-flies-in-from-o-s|title = LOAN NEWS | Sweeney flies in from O's|date = 19 November 2021}}</ref> He made his first appearance for the club the next day, in a 0–0 draw away to Wrexham.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/reaction-resilient-stones-take-a-point-at-wrexham|title=REACTION | Resilient Stones take a point at Wrexham|date=21 November 2021}}</ref> On 23 November 2021, in his second appearance for the club, Sweeney scored twice: opening the scoring and then netting the winner in a 3–2 victory against Dover Athletic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/match-report-dover-athletic-2-3-wealdstone|title = MATCH REPORT | Dover Athletic 2-3 Wealdstone|date = 23 November 2021}}</ref> On 18 December 2021, Sweeney was recalled from his loan spell by parent club Leyton Orient.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/loan-news-dennis-sweeney-recalled |title=Loan News: Dennis & Sweeney recalled |publisher=Wealdstone FC |date=18 December 2021 |accessdate=19 December 2021}}</ref>
On 5 March 2022, Sweeney joined Dartford on loan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.leytonorient.com/2022/03/05/sweeney-joins-darts-on-loan-deal/ |title=Loan News: SWEENEY JOINS DARTS ON LOAN DEAL |publisher=Leyton Orient FC |date=5 March 2022 |accessdate=5 March 2022}}</ref>
On 2 June 2025, Orient said the player would be leaving when his contract expired.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-02 |title=Darren Pratley: Leyton Orient not offering midfielder, 40, new contract |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3089erg71jo |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> ===Grimsby Town=== On 30 June 2025, Sweeney signed a two-year deal with Grimsby Town.<ref> https://gtfc.co.uk/sweeney-signs/</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 2 May 2026}}
{| 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="8"|Leyton Orient |2018–19<ref name="sw">{{soccerway|jayden-sweeney/589356|Jayden Sweeney|accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref> |National League |0||0||0||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=fat|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}||0||3||0 |- |2019–20<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=122977|season=2019|accessdate=1 July 2019}}</ref> |League Two |0||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=efl|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||1||0 |- |2020–21<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=122977|season=2020|accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref> |League Two |1||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=efl}}||0||3||0 |- |2021–22<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=122977|season=2021|accessdate=7 August 2021}}</ref> |League Two |5||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=efl}}||0||7||0 |- |2022–23<ref>{{soccerbase season|122977|2022|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> |League Two |22||0||0||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=efl}}||0||26||0 |- |2023–24<ref>{{soccerbase season|122977|2023|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> |League One |13||0||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=efl}}||0||17||0 |- |2024–25<ref>{{soccerbase season|122977|2024|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> |League One |19||1||3||0||3||0||3{{efn|name=efl}}||0||28||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!1!!4!!0!!5!!0!!16!!0!!85!!1 |- |Bishop's Stortford (loan) |2019–20 |Isthmian League Premier Division |6||1||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=vel|Appearance in Velocity Trophy}}||0||7||1 |- |Wealdstone (loan) |2021–22<ref name="sw"/> |National League |5||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||2 |- |Dartford (loan) |2021–22<ref name="sw"/> |National League South |4||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=KSC|Appearance in Kent Senior Cup}}||0||5||0 |- |Grimsby Town |2025–26<ref>{{soccerbase season|122977|2025|access-date=7 April 2026}}</ref> |League Two |27||3||2||0||2||0||1{{efn|name=efl}}||0||32||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !102!!7!!2!!0!!7!!0!!19!!0!!134!!7 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Leyton Orient''' *EFL League Two: 2022–23<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2023 |title=Leyton Orient 2–0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/leyton-orient-vs-crewe-alexandra/report/468899 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Grimsby Town F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeney, Jayden}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Camden Category:Men's association football defenders Category:English Football League players Category:Isthmian League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players Category:Wealdstone F.C. players Category:Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Category:Dartford F.C. players Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players Category:21st-century English sportsmen