Jayden Onen

Jayden Roy Onen (born 17 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Reading as an attacking midfielder. He is a product of the Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion academies.

Jayden Onen
Personal information
Full name Jayden Roy Onen[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Reading
Number 46
Youth career
0000–2017 Arsenal
2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Brentford 0 (0)
2019 → Bromley (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Reading 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Youth years

An attacking midfielder, Onen began his career in the Arsenal academy,[2] before joining Crystal Palace on a scholarship deal in 2017.[3] He remained at Selhurst Park until December 2017, when he joined the Brighton & Hove Albion academy as a scholar.[4] Onen made one EFL Trophy appearance for Albion's U21 team during the 2018–19 season,[5] before his release in December 2018.[6]

Brentford

On 17 December 2018, Onen transferred to the B team at Championship club Brentford on an 18-month contract.[6] He made 48 appearances for the B team prior to his release at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6][7][8] A one-month loan at National League club Bromley in late 2019 yielded just one injury time substitute appearance.[2][9][10]

Reading

On 6 November 2020, after a successful trial period,[11] Onen joined the U23 team at Championship club Reading on a contract running until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] He was an unused substitute during a number of matches in November and December 2020 and made his debut as a substitute for Andy Rinomhota after 80 minutes of a 2–1 defeat to Norwich City on 16 December.[2]

International career

Onen was called up to the Uganda squad for two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March 2020, which were later postponed.[13] He participated in a training camp in Dubai in October 2020.[14]

Personal life

Onen is of Ugandan descent.[12] In July 2020, it was reported that FUFA were trying to arrange dual-citizenship with Uganda for Onen.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2018–19[5] — — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Bromley (loan) 2019–20[2] National League 0 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 1 0
Reading 2020–21[16] Championship 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. Jayden Onen at WorldFootball.net
  2. Jayden Onen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. "Jayden Onen – Midfielder – U18 Team". Brighton & Hove Albion. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. "Games played by Jayden Onen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "Jayden Onen signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "B Team 18/19 Review: End of the campaign". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. "Jayden Onen joins Bromley on one-month youth loan deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. "Jaden Brissett and Jayden Onen back with Brentford B following loan stints". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. "Uganda Cranes midfielder signs contract with English club". Swift Sports Uganda. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  12. Lusulire, Ronnie (27 September 2020). "Uganda Cranes starlet joins Reading FC U-23 side". BigWhale sports. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. "Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers postponed". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  14. "Full Uganda Cranes Delegation for Dubai Training Camp". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. "Know Your Football Star: Jayden Onen". Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  16. "Games played by Jayden Onen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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