# Jayden Danns

Jayden Alexander Danns (born 16 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sunderland, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool.

## Early life and career

Jayden Alexander Danns was born on 16 January 2006 in Liverpool. He joined Liverpool F.C. when he was eight years old and attended Rainhill High School, where he won the Year 8 Merseyside Schools Cup in 2019.

## Club career

Danns progressed through the Liverpool academy. While playing at U16 level, he suffered from Osgood–Schlatter disease. He began playing for the Liverpool U18 side when he was 16 years-old. He began the 2023–24 season in fine form, scoring in every competitive match 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 2023–24 U18 Premier League Cup.
Danns made his debut at first-team level in the 2023–24 EFL Trophy, appearing as a second-half substitute against Morecambe in September 2023. On 21 February 2024, he made his Premier League debut as an 89th-minute substitute in a 4–1 home win over Luton Town. Four days later, he featured in the 2024 EFL Cup final as Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 at Wembley Stadium. He scored his first and second goals for Liverpool on 28 February in the fifth round of the FA Cup in a 3–0 home victory against Southampton. He was given the player of the match award for the first time. On 15 March 2024, Danns signed a new long-term contract with the club.
He suffered an injury in the pre-season of the 2024-25 season and didn’t return to training until November 2024. He made a goal scoring return to the first team when he scored the third goal in a 4-0 win over Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup on 11 January 2025. He made his first Liverpool start in a 3-2 UEFA Champions League defeat against PSV Eindhoven on 29 January 2025.
On 4 February 2025, Danns joined EFL Championship club Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.

## International career

He was called up to play with the England national under-18 team in October 2023.

## Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer and Guyana international Neil Danns. His grandfather, also called Neil, was a backing singer on the UK's entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest as well as a European title-winning skateboarder. He has a younger brother, Kaylen, and a younger sister, Hayla-Essen who represented United Kingdom at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France as a member of Stand Uniqu3.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 29 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Liverpool U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2023–24 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Liverpool | 2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
* ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

## Honours

Liverpool
* EFL Cup: 2023–24
England U18s
* 2024 U18 Pinatar Super Cup