Jayden Laverde ( ; born 12 April 1996) is a professional

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er with the

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in the

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(AFL). He was recruited with the 20th overall selection in the 2014 national draft.

Early life

Larvede started his career playing for the Keilor Football Club playing all his junior years there. as a young age he was touted for his athleticism and uniqueness. Laverde played for the Western Jets in the TAC Cup and the Keilor Football Club. He was named All-Australian in the AFL Under 18 Championships, playing for Vic Metro. He made his AFL debut against in round 15 of the

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AFL career

Larvede was drafted with pick 20 in the 2014 national draft. In 2015, his first season at , he played nine games and kicked five goals. In 2016 he suffered an ankle injury and was sidelined for eight weeks. Originally starting his career as a forward, in the

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his career was reinvigorated with a move to defence.

Statistics

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

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* * 1996 births Living people Essendon Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Western Jets players Australian people of French descent People educated at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub