Jayden Lienou

Jayden Lienou
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-04-08) 8 April 2008
Place of birth Aberystwyth, Wales
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 65
Youth career
–2023 Everton
2023-2025 Manchester City
2025- Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Leeds United 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Wales U15 4 (0)
2023-2024 Wales U16 7 (2)
2024 Wales U17 1 (0)
2025 Wales U18 1 (0)
2025- Wales U19 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2026

Jayden Lienou (born 8 April 2008) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Leeds United. He is a Wales under-19 international.

Club career

As a youth player, Lienou joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Everton. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of fellow English Premier League side Manchester City in 2023. He then joined the youth academy of Leeds United in 2025, on a deal which runs until 2028.[1] In May 2026, he made the match day squad for the first time against Tottenham.

International career

Lienou was born to a Cameroonian father and Welsh mother.[2] He is a Wales youth international. On May 31, 2026, he received his maiden call up to the Wales senior national team.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Jayden Lienou joins Leeds United - Leeds United". www.leedsunited.com. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Leeds United sécurise une pépite camerounaise - Lebledparle". July 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jayden Lienou: Wales call up teenage Leeds United left-back". BBC Sport. 2026-05-31. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
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