Jayden Laverde
| Jayden Laverde | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Laverde playing for Essendon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jayden Laverde | ||
| Born | 12 April 1996 | ||
| Original team | Western Jets (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 20, 2014 national draft | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2025 | Essendon | 145 (38) | |
| 2026– | Greater Western Sydney | 19 (0) | |
| Total | 162 (38) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jayden Laverde (/ləˈvɜːrdiː/ lə-VUR-dee;[1] born 12 April 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Greater Western Sydney in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previous played eleven seasons for the Essendon Football Club.[2] He was recruited with the 20th overall selection in the 2014 national draft.[3]
Early life
Laverde played as a junior at Keilor Football Club[4] and played for the Western Jets in the TAC Cup.[5] He was named All-Australian in the AFL Under 18 Championships, playing for Vic Metro.[6]
AFL career
Laverde was drafted by Essendon with pick 20 in the 2014 national draft. He made his AFL debut against Melbourne in round 15 of the 2015 AFL season.[7] In his first season, 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 2021 AFL season his career was reinvigorated with a move to defence.[8]
Laverde played 145 games for Essendon over 11 seasons, before he was delisted at the end of the 2025 AFL season.[9][10]
Laverde joined Greater Western Sydney on the first day of the 2025/26 Supplemental Selection Period.[11]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[12]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Essendon | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Essendon | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 116 | 318 | 134 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Essendon | 15 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 123 | 313 | 137 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 115 | 301 | 124 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 15.8 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | Essendon | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 139 | 333 | 127 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 77 | 216 | 97 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 15.4 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2026 | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 119 | 270 | 106 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Career | 164 | 38 | 39 | 1351 | 929 | 2280 | 902 | 343 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 13.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ↑ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Keating, Mitch (30 September 2025). "GWS confirm acquisition of former Essendon defender: AFL trade news". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ Clark, Jay (28 November 2014), "AFL Draft 2014: Jayden Laverde joins Essendon, wants to play like Nat Fyfe", Herald Sun
- ↑ Quayle, Emma (14 November 2014), "AFL draft: Keilor's fab 5 set for the big time", Herald Sun
- ↑ D’Anello, Luke (26 November 2014), "AFL first-round draft prospect and Western Jets star Jayden Laverde adds to his highlights reel", Brimbank Leader
- ↑ D’Anello, Luke (23 July 2014), "Western Jets star Jayden Laverde a contender", Hobsons Bay Leader
- ↑ Twomey, Liam (13 July 2015), "Keilor's Jayden Laverde rapt over AFL debut", Star Weekly, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 15 July 2015
- ↑ Twomey, Callum (26 June 2021), "How a seven-goal thumping proved the catalyst for Don's career-best form", AFL
- ↑ "Laverde, Goldstein to depart Bombers". Essendon Football Club. 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Club Statement: Jayden Laverde". gwsgiants.com.au. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ex-Bomber's lifeline confirmed as new Giants hit training track". AFL Media. 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Jayden Laverde". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
External links
- Jayden Laverde's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Jayden Laverde at AustralianFootball.com
- Jayden Laverde's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Essendon Football Club players
- Greater Western Sydney Giants players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian people of French descent
- People educated at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
- Western Jets players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules football biography, 1990s birth stubs