Jayden Sweeney

Jayden Sweeney joined the Leyton Orient academy at the age of seven and stayed on the books until his contract expired, when he moved to Grimsby Town on a free transfer and signed a deal to June 2027.

His first-team debut came in December 2018 in the FA Trophy against Beaconsfield Town. Across all competitions he played 85 times for Orient and scored once: 60 league games, four in the FA Cup, five in the EFL Cup and 16 in the EFL Trophy and FA Trophy and other competitions.

Much of his development came away from Brisbane Road. Sweeney went out on loan three times to non-league clubs, and the spells were uneven. At Bishop's Stortford in the winter of 2019–20 he scored on his debut against Merstham, one of seven appearances there. At Wealdstone in November and December 2021 he played five league games and scored twice, including both goals against Dover Athletic. A third loan, at Dartford from March to June 2022, brought five appearances without a goal.

He also spent the 2019–20 season in the Fulham under-23 set-up, in the same year he turned professional with Orient.

Sweeney is left-footed and plays at left-back. At Grimsby he has taken the number 3 shirt, which is the traditional left-back's number.