Hayden Hackney

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Hayden Hackney
File:Hayden Hackney 16082025 (3).jpg
Hackney in 2025
Personal information
Full name Hayden Rhys Hackney[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Redcar, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 7
Youth career
Redcar Town
2011–2021 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Middlesbrough 114 (12)
2021–2022 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 28 (0)
International career‡
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2022 Scotland U21 2 (0)
2023–2025 England U21 13 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3:20, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:35, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Hayden Rhys Hackney (born 26 June 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

Early life

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Hackney was born in Redcar.[3][4] He attended Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary School.[5]

Club career

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Middlesbrough

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Hackney joined Middlesbrough's academy after being spotted playing for his local side Redcar Town.[3][6] Having been part of the Middlesbrough team that reached the under-18 Premier League Cup final in 2019,[7] he signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 June 2019, his 17th birthday.[8][9] Shortly after being named on the first-team bench for a match against Barnsley in November 2019, he was praised by Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate, with Woodgate claiming "Hayden Hackney deserves to be there because he's been outstanding for the Under-23s".[4]

Hackney made his senior debut for Middlesbrough on 9 January 2021, starting in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat away to Brentford.[10] He made his league debut for the club in the final match of the season as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.[2][11] He signed a new two-year contract with the club later that month.[12]

On 31 August 2021, Hackney joined EFL League Two side Scunthorpe United on loan until January 2022.[13] After playing in the majority of games in the first half of the season, Hackney's loan was extended to last until the end of the season.[14] In the 15th minute of a 2–0 defeat to Exeter City,[15] Hackney was caught spitting at an opponent.[16] The referee did not see this at the time, but after the game, The Football Association confirmed that Hackney had admitted to spitting and was given a six-game suspension.[17][18] He made 31 appearances as Scunthorpe were relegated to the National League.[19]

Hackney's game time at Middlesbrough was limited at the start of the 2022–23 season, but Hackney became a regular starter following the appointment of Michael Carrick as manager in October 2022.[20][21] On 19 October, Hackney scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 4–1 win against Wigan Athletic.[22] On 8 December, he signed a contract extension until 2026.[20] Hackney won the Middlesbrough Young Player of the Year Award for the 2022–23 season,[23] having made 38 appearances and scoring 3 goals.[2] Hackney was also nominated for the Championship Young Player of the Season Award for the same season,[24] but lost out to Bristol City's Alex Scott.[25]

On 28 June 2023, Hackney signed a new contract for Middlesbrough, keeping him to the club until the summer of 2027.[26] Hackney captained the club for the first time in a 1–0 home defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup on 6 January 2024.[27] On 9 January, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.[28]

International career

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Hackney represented England at under-15 level.[3] He is also eligible to represent Scotland because his mother was born in Edinburgh. He debuted for the Scotland under-21 team in November 2022.[29][30]

In September 2023, Hackney was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time.[31] On 11 September 2023, he made his England U21 debut during a 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Luxembourg.[32] In March 2025 Hackney scored his only goal at international youth level in a 4–2 victory against Portugal at The Hawthorns.[33]

Hackney was included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[34] During the semi-final he provided the assist for the winning goal by Harvey Elliott against Netherlands.[35] Hackney was an unused substitute in the final as England defeated Germany to win the tournament.[36]

Style of play

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Hackney plays as a central midfielder. He often plays as a deep-lying playmaker due to his ability in possession of the ball.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough U21 2018–19 — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Middlesbrough 2020–21 Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Championship 34 3 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 38 3
2023–24 Championship 21 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 28 2
2024–25 Championship 43 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 5
2025–26 Championship 15 3 0 0 1 0 — 16 3
Total 114 12 4 0 9 1 3 0 130 13
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2021–22 League Two 28 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 31 0
Career total 142 12 5 0 9 1 5 0 161 13
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

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England U21

Individual

References

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