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
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and
Swansea City
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before turning professional with
Birmingham City in 2019. He made his
Football League
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debut towards the end of the
2019–20 EFL Championship
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season, and spent time
on loan
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to
Barrow
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* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
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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. His older brother
Tyler Tyler may refer to:
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also became a professional footballer.
Tyler joined
Manchester United
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's Academy in 2012, and Jayden followed him. After Tyler signed for
Swansea City
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, Jayden again followed him, and took up a two-year scholarship with the club.
He played
on the wing or as an
attacking midfielder for the under-18 team and occasionally for the under-23s,
[ but was not offered a professional contract when his scholarship came to an end.
]
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 hohas demonstrated good ability in and around the box." 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.[ The club took their one-year option on his contract,] and when the 2019–20 EFL Championship
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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
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
on loan until 3 January 2021. He made his debut four days later, replacing the injured Scott Quigley
Scott David Quigley (born 2 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Eastleigh.
A pacey two-footed striker, he had a three-year scholarship with The New Saints before he turned professional at the c ...
ten minutes into the second half with his team 3–2 up at home to Bolton Wanderers
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; the visitors equalised in the 95th minute. He made 12 appearances in all competitions, mainly as a substitute, before returning to Birmingham when his loan expired.
He joined another League Two club, Walsall, on 19 January 2021 on loan for the remainder of the season. 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." In May 2021, Birmingham confirmed that Reid would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season. 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.
After a trial, Reid signed a one-year deal with League One club Portsmouth on 20 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. He regained fitness only to injure a hamstring during 2022 pre-season, 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.
Reid signed a two-year contract with Finnish Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn in January 2024. After having recovered from an injury, Reid debuted in the league on 26 May 2024, in a 1–1 draw against Gnistan.Jayden Reidille ensiminuutit Veikkausliigassa IFK Mariehamnissa – "Tuntuu luonnollisesti hyvältä"
veikkausliiga.com, 27 May 2024
Career statistics
References
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2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Luton
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Manchester United F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
IFK Mariehamn players
English Football League players
English expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
21st-century English sportsmen