 Baldwin withBradford City in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aden William James Baldwin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | →Bath City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2021 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2017 | →Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Eastleigh (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Notts County | 70 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bradford City | 40 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:20, 23 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Aden William James Baldwin (born 10 June 1997) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forEFL League One clubBradford City.
Baldwin joinedForest Green Rovers as a 15-year-old and combined football with education atSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College.[4] He made his debut for Forest Green againstCheltenham Town in theGloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup in April 2014 before signing a professional contract at the end of the 2014–15 season.[4] On 20 August 2015, Baldwin joinedNational League South clubBath City on a one-month loan deal.[5]
In January 2016, Baldwin signed forChampionship sideBristol City on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[4] On 12 October 2016, Baldwin joinedNational League South clubWeston-super-Mare on a 93-day loan deal.[6] He rejoined Weston-super-Mare on loan for a further two-month period ahead of the 2017–18 season.[7]
In August 2018, he moved on loan toLeague Two clubCheltenham Town until January 2019.[8] His loan spell was cut short after he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for four months againstMilton Keynes Dons in October 2018.[9]
In February 2020, Baldwin signed a new contract with Bristol City until June 2021 with the option of a further year,[10] and joinedNational League sideEastleigh on loan until the end of the season.[11]
On 13 July 2021, Baldwin joinedLeague One sideMilton Keynes Dons following his release from Bristol City.[12][13] He made his debut for the club on 31 July 2021, in a 5–0EFL Cup first round defeat away toBournemouth.[14] Having made 16 appearances for the club, Baldwin was later one of six players released at the end of the2021–22 season.[15]
On 21 June 2022, Baldwin signed a two-year deal withNational League clubNotts County, effective from 1 July 2022.[16] On 7 May 2023 he scored his first and second goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Boreham Wood in the National League play-off semi-final,[17] and was described as a "big figure" in the club's promotion via the playoffs.[18]
He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[19]
Following the expiry of his Notts County contract, in May 2024 it was announced that he would sign forBradford City on 1 July 2024.[20][21] Baldwin later praised Bradford managerGraham Alexander's transfer policy,[22] as well as the club's team spirit and culture.[23] He suffered a hamstring injury in August 2024,[24] returning to training in November 2024.[25] He made his first appearance following injury on 3 December 2024, appearing as a substitute.[26] He later spoke about his friendship withAntoni Sarcevic who, like Baldwin, had joined Bradford City in the summer of 2024 but spent most of the start of the season injured.[27] Baldwin was a regular in the Bradford City team in the second half of the season, as they pushed for promotion,[28] although missed some matches towards the very end of the season due to illness.[29] He also missed the last game of the season though suspension.[30]
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Baldwin missed pre-season due to injury.[31] After re-establishing himself in the first-team, he was injured in late September 2025,[32] and remained out-of-action into October.[33] He returned to full training in mid-November,[34] and to first-team play later that month, as the club suffered from injuries in his position.[35]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2013–14[2][36] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[2] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[2][36] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2015–16[2] | National League South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Bristol City | 2015–16[37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[38] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[39] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[40] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[41] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[42] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2016–17[2][36] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2017–18[2][36] | National League South | 11[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2018–19[40] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2019–20[41] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2021–22[43] | League One | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Notts County | 2022–23[2][44] | National League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 2 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[45] | League Two | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Total | 70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 3 | ||
| Bradford City | 2024–25[46] | League Two | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2025–26[47] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 200 | 6 | ||
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