Here is all you need to know about Liverpool’s rising you star Jayden Danns along with his age, height and parents
While Liverpool’s 4-1 victory over Luton Town is unlikely to be remembered for much, Jayden Danns will always remember it as a memorable game.
Who is Liverpool player Jayden Danns, bio, age, height, parents, father name, salary, position and games stats
On Wednesday night, Liverpool increased their advantage at the top of the Premier League by crushing Luton Town with a spectacular second-half comeback. The Reds easily won 4-1 thanks to goals from Harvey Elliott, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, and Virgil van Dijk.
In the last seconds of the game, Academy players like Jarell Quansah, Bobby Clark, Jayden Danns, and James McConnell, along with Elliott, all of whom were young, joined him in celebrating after Elliott scored the game’s fourth goal. With injuries plaguing every member of his team, Klopp started five different players against Luton and selected an inexperienced bench.
With a game remaining, both Manchester City and Arsenal may still catch up with Jurgen Klopp’s team at the top, where they are now four points clear. Meanwhile, In Liverpool’s matchday squad this season, Danns is the 39th different name and the 10th teenager and here is all you need to know about him.
A moment Jayden Danns will always cherish ๐ซ
His pass to Cody in the lead up to Harvey's goal was brilliant too ๐ฎโ๐จ pic.twitter.com/kdYzbfcBWX
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 22, 2024
Who is Jayden Danns?
English football player Jayden Danns is a striker for Liverpool FC who was born on January 16, 2006 in Liverpool. He is currently 18 years old.
A look at Jayden Danns’ career
At the very young age of eight, Danns became a member of Liverpool F.C. Danns went through the Liverpool academy and advanced from there. He had Osgood-Schlatter’s disease while competing at the U16 level.
At 16, he started appearing in matches for the Liverpool U18 team. He scored goals for the Liverpool under-18s in every competitive game from August to December 2023, totaling nine goals in seven games, to start the 2023โ24 season in excellent form.
In the 2023โ24 U18 Premier League Cup, he also netted four goals in three games. His senior debut came in September 2023 against Morecambe in the EFL Trophy, where he entered as a second-half substitute.
On February 21, 2024, in a 4-1 victory over Luton Town, Danns made his Premier League debut in the 89th minute as a substitute for Luis Dรญaz.
Jayden Danns’ style of play
The versatile Jayden Danns enrolled in the Liverpool FC Academy, he is a capable attack and midfield player.
Jayden Danns’ parents
Jayden Danns is a son of former professional football Neil Danns who is currently manager of Tranmere Rovers. He played for Colchester United, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers, and Bury before starting his career in 2000 as a trainee with Blackburn Rovers.
Jayden, who is the eldest child,ย has two other sibling. His sister’s name is Hayla. She is slated to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 as a member of the girl band Stand Uniqu3.
His grandfather, also called Neil, was a singer on the UK’s entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest as well as an European title-winning skateboarder.
Neil Danns, Jayden Danns’ father, was player-manager for Macclesfield in the 2022-23 season and is currently the Tranmere assistant manager.
Jayden’s salary at Liverpool isn’t known.