Hayden Hackney
Personal information
Full name Hayden Rhys Hackney[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002
Place of birth Redcar, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2021 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Middlesbrough 51 (4)
2021–2022 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 28 (0)
International career‡
2016 England U15 2 (0)
2022 Scotland U21 2 (0)
2023– England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:43, 21 November 2023 (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

Hackney was born in Redcar.[3][4]

Club career

Hackney joined Middlesbrough's academy at under-10 level.[3] Having been part of the Middlesbrough team that reached the under-18 Premier League Cup final in 2019,[5] he signed his first professional contract with the club on 26 June 2019, his 17th birthday.[6][7] 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.[8] 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][9] He signed a new two-year contract with the club later that month.[10]

On 31 August 2021, Hackney joined EFL League Two side Scunthorpe United on loan until January 2022.[11] 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.[12] In the 15th minute of a 2–0 defeat to Exeter City,[13] Hackney was caught spitting at an opponent.[14] 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.[15][16] He made 31 appearances as Scunthorpe were relegated to the National League.[17]

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.[18][19] On 19 October, Hackney scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 4–1 win against Wigan Athletic.[20] On 8 December, he signed a contract extension until 2026.[18] Hackney won the Middlesbrough Young Player of the Year Award for the 2022–23 season,[21] 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,[22] but lost out to Bristol City's Alex Scott.[23]

On 28 June 2023, Hackney signed a new contract for Middlesbrough, keeping him to the club until the summer of 2027.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]

International career

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.[27][28] In September 2023, he was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time.[29]

On 11 September 2023, Hackney made his England U21 debut during a 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Luxembourg.[30]

Style of play

Hackney plays as a central midfielder. He often plays as a deep-lying playmaker due to his ability in possession of the ball.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough U21 2018–19 ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Middlesbrough 2020–21 Championship 1010000020
2021–22 Championship 0000100010
2022–23 Championship 34310102[lower-alpha 2]0383
2023–24 Championship 161005100212
Total 514207130635
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2021–22 League Two 28010002[lower-alpha 1]0310
Career total 794307150945
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Middlesbrough" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 18. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hayden Hackney at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hayden Hackney". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 Tallentire, Philip (28 November 2019). "Praise for Hackney & Pears and 'more youngsters will get chance'". TeessideLive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 Nicholson, Joe (1 January 2021). "'Electric pace' 'Top keeper': Five Boro players to watch in 2021 as Warnock assesses academy options". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hayden Hackney Signs Professional Contract". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Brooks, George (26 June 2019). "Middlesbrough starlet signs new deal at the Riverside". Football League World. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Brentford 2 Boro 1". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Law, James (8 May 2021). "Wycombe relegation confirmed despite win at Boro". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Shaw, Dominic (27 May 2021). "Hayden Hackney rounds off superb season with a new Boro contract". TeessideLive. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hayden Hackney: Scunthorpe sign Middlesbrough midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Hayden Hackney's loan stay extended until end of the season". Scunthorpe-United. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Exeter City 2-0 Scunthorpe united". BBC. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Hayden Hackney: Scunthorpe United midfielder banned for spitting". BBC. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Kirwan, Chris (20 January 2022). "Scunthorpe's Hayden Hackney gets six-game ban for spitting". South Wales Argus. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hackney set for six-game suspension". Scunthorpe-United. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Johns, Craig (13 December 2022). "Midfield starlet Hayden Hackney shares the secret to his impressive Boro form". TeessideLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  18. 1 2 Bennett, Charlie (8 December 2022). "Hackney signs long-term contract extension". TeessideLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Shaw, Dominic (18 February 2023). "Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney secret is out as Carrick tells of 'real pleasure'". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "Wigan 1–4 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  21. 1 2 "Double Recognition For Chuba Akpom At Player Of The Year Awards". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "EFL Awards 2023 shortlists revealed". efl.com. English Football League. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Scott wins EFL Championship Young Player of the Year". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "Hayden Hackney pens deal until 2027". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  25. ↑ "Match Review: Boro 0 Aston Villa 1". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  26. ↑ Bate, Adam (10 January 2024). "Middlesbrough 1–0 Chelsea: Hayden Hackney earns Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg lead for Championship side". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "Hayden Hackney". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  28. ↑ "Hayden Hackney Rewarded With Scotland Call". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough FC. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  29. ↑ "England MU21s squad named for Luxembourg". englandfootball.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  30. ↑ Dickson Jefford, Oli (11 September 2023). "Report: Luxembourg 0-3 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.


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