Jaidon Anthony

Jaidon Anthony
Anthony with Burnley in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jaidon Kya Denley Anthony[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999[2]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2016 Arsenal
2016–2020 Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Bournemouth 83 (10)
2020 → Weymouth (loan) 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Leeds United (loan) 31 (1)
2024–2025 → Burnley (loan) 43 (8)
2025–2026 Burnley 37 (8)
2026– Brentford 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:27, 7 July 2026 (GST)

Jaidon Kya Denley Anthony (born 1 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Premier League club Brentford.

Club career

Early career

Born in Hackney, London, Anthony spent ten years in Arsenal's academy, alongside players including Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson, before joining AFC Bournemouth in 2016 after a successful trial period.[2]

AFC Bournemouth

Anthony with AFC Bournemouth in 2020.

On 31 January 2020, Anthony joined National League South side Weymouth on loan for the remainder of the season.[3] He made his debut for the Terras in a 5–1 win over Maidstone United on 29 February 2020[4] and scored the first and only goal of his brief loan spell in a 3–2 win over Dorking Wanderers on 25 July 2020.[5]

Anthony made his debut for the Cherries on 2 December 2020 against Preston North End at the Vitality Stadium, where he assisted a goal for Sam Surridge in a 2–3 loss for the Cherries.[6] On 31 July 2021, Anthony made his first competitive start for Bournemouth in the club's 5–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons in the EFL Cup.[7]

First team breakthrough

On 6 August 2021, Anthony made his first league start for Bournemouth in their 2–2 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the Championship, where he also grabbed an assist.[8] Anthony started the next league game against Nottingham Forest, grabbing another assist in a 1–2 victory for the Cherries.[9] Bournemouth manager Scott Parker commented on Anthony that "He's shown good quality ... he's got his opportunity and at this present moment he's taken it ... Every bit of me suggests that this boy has got a key role to play this year".[10] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 2–0 win at Birmingham City on 18 August 2021.[11]

Anthony continued a strong start to the season by winning the club's player of the month award for November, scoring four goals and getting one assist during this period.[12] For his performances, Anthony was also nominated as the EFL Championship Player of the Month for November, losing out to Chris Willock of Queens Park Rangers.[13]

Loans

On 2 September 2023, it was announced that Leeds United had signed Anthony from Bournemouth on a season-long loan swap deal with Luis Sinisterra.[14] He scored his first league goal for the club on 23 September 2023 in a 3–0 home win over Watford.[15]

On 29 August 2024, Anthony returned to the Championship on loan once more, this time joining Burnley on a season-long deal.[16]

On 20 May 2025, Burnley announced the player would be joining the club on a permanent basis.[17]

Brentford

On 7 July 2026, Anthony joined Premier League club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the club holding an option to extend it by a further year. The transfer fee was reported to be £15 million, potentially rising to £17 million through add-ons.[18][19]

Personal life

Born in England, Anthony is of Jamaican descent.[20] His mother died in January 2024.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Weymouth (loan) 2019–20[22] National League South 30——2[a]151
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21[23] Championship 502000—70
2021–22[24] Championship 4582010—488
2022–23[25] Premier League 3021031—343
2023–24[26] Premier League 30—10—40
Total 83105051—9311
Leeds United (loan) 2023–24[26] Championship 31141—3[b]0382
Burnley (loan) 2024–25[27] Championship 43800——438
Burnley 2025–26[28] Premier League 3781100—389
Total 80161100—8117
Brentford 2026–27[29] Premier League 000000—00
Career total 19525102515121529
  1. ↑ Appearances in National League South play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/09/2016 and 30/09/2016". The Football Association. p. 9. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Jaidon Anthony". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Welcome Jaidon Anthony". uptheterras.co.uk. Weymouth F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Weymouth vs Maidstone United". uptheterras.co.uk. Weymouth F.C. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Weymouth vs Dorking Wanderers". uptheterras.co.uk. Weymouth F.C. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bournemouth 5–0 MK Dons". bbc.co.uk. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Scott, Ged (6 August 2021). "Bournemouth 2–2 West Brom". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 1–2 AFC Bournemouth". bbc.co.uk. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Crocker, Tom (12 August 2021). "Scott Parker: Jaidon Anthony has a key role to play". bournemouthecho.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Birmingham 0–2 Bournemouth". BBC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Anthony wins player of the month". AFC Bournemouth. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Anthony nominated for Championship player of the month". AFC Bournemouth. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Leeds United sign Jaidon Anthony on loan from AFC Bournemouth". www.leedsunited.com. 2 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Leeds 3-0 Watford". www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Burnley complete loan of Bournemouth winger Anthony". BBC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Burnley release Nathan Redmond and Jonjo Shelvey after promotion to Premier League". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Kinsella, Nizaar (7 July 2026). "Brentford sign Burnley forward Anthony". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "ANTHONY MOVES TO BRENTFORD". Burnley F.C. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Talented Bournemouth winger Anthony not ready to choose between England and Jamaica".
  21. ↑ "Leeds United 'family' show support for Jaidon Anthony". BBC Sport. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "J. Anthony: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Jaidon Anthony in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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