Jayden Laverde

Jayden Laverde (born 12 April 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with the 20th overall selection in the 2014 national draft.[1]

Jayden Laverde
Laverde playing for Essendon in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jayden Laverde
Date of birth	12 April 1996
Original team(s)	Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 20, 2014 national draft
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	15
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–	Essendon	46 (36)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020 Season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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[2] and the Keilor Football Club.[3] He was named All-Australian in the AFL Under 18 Championships, playing for Vic Metro.[4] He made his AFL debut against Melbourne in round 15 of the 2015 AFL season.[5]

AFL career

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

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [6]

Legend

G

Goals

B

Behinds

K

Kicks

H

Handballs

D

Disposals

M

Marks

T

Tackles

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2015	Essendon	33	9	5	1	49	68	117	32	34	0.6	0.1	5.4	7.6	13.0	3.6	3.8
2016	Essendon	33	9	8	9	64	41	105	43	26	0.9	1.0	7.1	4.6	11.7	4.8	2.9
2017	Essendon	33	5	1	5	26	30	56	16	14	0.2	1.0	5.2	6.0	11.2	3.2	2.8
2018	Essendon	33	7	5	6	54	37	91	27	18	0.7	0.9	7.7	5.3	13.0	3.9	2.6
2019	Essendon	15	10	11	13	66	48	114	39	21	1.1	1.3	6.6	4.8	11.4	3.9	2.1
2020	Essendon	15	6	6	3	30	16	46	20	15	0.3	0.5	5.0	2.7	7.7	3.3	2.5
Career			46	36	37	289	240	529	177	128	0.8	0.8	6.3	5.2	11.5	3.9	2.8

References

1. Clark, Jay (28 November 2014), "AFL Draft 2014: Jayden Laverde joins Essendon, wants to play like Nat Fyfe", Herald Sun
2. D’Anello, Luke (26 November 2014), "AFL first-round draft prospect and Western Jets star Jayden Laverde adds to his highlights reel", Brimbank Leader
3. Quayle, Emma (14 November 2014), "AFL draft: Keilor's fab 5 set for the big time", Herald Sun
4. D’Anello, Luke (23 July 2014), "Western Jets star Jayden Laverde a contender", Hobsons Bay Leader
5. Twomey, Liam (13 July 2015), "Keilor's Jayden Laverde rapt over AFL debut", Star Weekly
6. "Jayden Laverde". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links

• Jayden Laverde's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
• Jayden Laverde's playing statistics from AFL Tables