Jayden Nelson
Canada · Attack · Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Born 26 September 2002 (age 24). Height 170 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: Canada. Market value €2M.
Current club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC — 25 appearances, 2 goals and 5 assists this season.
Career totals: 11 goals and 15 assists in 181 appearances (6,839 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1,405 | 6.85 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 6.783333 |
| Friendlies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 6.54 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6.200000 |
| Canadian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | — |
| Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 144 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.14 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.2 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.34 |
| Shots | 99 |
| Shots on target | 51 |
| Shot conversion, % | 11 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.12 |
| Passes per 90 | 29.78 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 5.4 |
| Dribble success, % | 47 |
| Duels won, % | 40 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.7 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.42 |
| Yellow cards | 27 |
| Red cards | 2 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | at Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-04-04 | at Inter Miami | 2–2 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-04-11 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-04-18 | at Toronto FC | 3–3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-04-26 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2026-05-17 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-23 | at St. Louis City Soccer Club | 3–0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06-02 | Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-07-04 | Morocco | 0–3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-08-02 | at Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-08-10 | Puebla | 3–0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-08-17 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-08-20 | at Seattle Sounders FC | 1–2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-08-29 | Lincoln | 0–1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-09-05 | at Millwall | 4–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-08 | West Ham United Football Club | 2–3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-09-12 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
| 2026-09-20 | at Norwich | 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-10 | Stoke City | 1–2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 |
| 2026-10-13 | at Wolves | 1–3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 5 matches (11 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Canada 0–3 Morocco · Round of 16 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- South Africa 0–1 Canada · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Switzerland 2–1 Canada · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Canada 6–0 Qatar · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Canada 1–1 Bosnia & Herzegovina · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
2 trophies won out of 9 finals and podium finishes.
- Concacaf Champions Cup · 2025 · 2nd Place
- Concacaf Nations League · 2022/2023 · 2nd Place
- Canadian Championship · 2022 · Winner
- Canadian Championship · 2022 · 2nd Place
- Canadian Championship · 2021 · 2nd Place
- Canadian Championship · Winner
- Canadian Championship · 2nd Place
- Concacaf Nations League · 2nd Place
- Concacaf Champions Cup · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Austin FC | €1M |
| 2025-02-03 | Rosenborg Ballklub | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | €350k |
| 2025-01-24 | — | Rosenborg Ballklub | Back from Loan |
| 2024-08-28 | Rosenborg Ballklub | — | Loan |
| 2023-02-08 | Toronto FC | Rosenborg Ballklub | €1M |
| 2021-11-30 | — | Toronto FC | — |
| 2021-06-09 | Toronto FC | — | — |
| 2020-01-23 | — | Toronto FC | N/A |
| 2019-01-01 | — | — | — |