Tag: Hayden

Middlesbrough: Hayden Hackney ‘progressing’ but Riley McGree ready to go
8 May 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Hayden Hackney ‘progressing’ but Riley McGree ready to go

By Total Football News

Hackney is not the only key player that Boro have lost during the run-in.

Top scorer Morgan Whittaker did not feature in five of the seven winless games across March and April, while defender Alfie Jones has been absent since Christmas after ankle surgery.

But Hellberg is thankful how Redcar-born Hackney has shrugged off personal disappointment to maintain a positive presence in and around the squad.

“Of course it’s tough

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QPR news: Paul Nardi, Ben Hamer and Isaac Hayden to leave club
5 May 2026 Off

QPR news: Paul Nardi, Ben Hamer and Isaac Hayden to leave club

By Total Football News

Goalkeepers Paul Nardi and Ben Hamer and midfielder Isaac Hayden will leave QPR this summer following the end of their contracts.

Nardi has made 63 appearances for the R’s since signing in June 2024 from KAA Gent and was their first-choice goalkeeper during the 2024-25 season, starting 45 games.

However the 31-year-old has played in 17 league matches this campaign and just two since mid-December with Joe Walsh preferred.

Hamer,

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Kim Hellberg: Middlesbrough boss ‘always confident’ Hayden Hackney would stay
6 February 2026 Off

Kim Hellberg: Middlesbrough boss ‘always confident’ Hayden Hackney would stay

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg says he was never worried Hayden Hackney would leave the Championship club in the January transfer window.

Boro rejected Nottingham Forest’s deadline-day bid for the midfielder with Hellberg delighted to retain the services of the 23-year-old.

“I actually felt quite comfortable with him (still) being here,” the Swede told BBC Radio Tees.

“The discussions were he wants to be here, you can see he wants

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Hayden Hackney: Boss Kim Hellberg believes Middlesbrough midfielder wants to stay
20 January 2026 Off

Hayden Hackney: Boss Kim Hellberg believes Middlesbrough midfielder wants to stay

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg has said he believes Hayden Hackney wants to stay with the Championship club.

Manchester United are reportedly interested in the 23-year-old midfielder. A move there would reunite him with former Boro boss Michael Carrick, who is in interim charge at Old Trafford.

Tottenham and Everton have also been linked with Hackney, who has played 29 times for Boro this season.

“He’s very important, of course. He’s

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Championship transfer window: Hayden Hackney, Imran Louza and the EFL players who could be on the move in January
2 January 2026 Off

Championship transfer window: Hayden Hackney, Imran Louza and the EFL players who could be on the move in January

By Total Football News

In an inconsistent season for the Terriers, Castledine’s class has been a constant and while there is no indication parent club Chelsea want to sell the 20-year-old, they may look to reassign him in the Championship to increase his challenge.

Castledine has 10 league goals from midfield and it is the manner of how he has tended to score them that catches the eye – free-kicks, volleys, bursts from deep

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Blackburn Rovers: Hayden Carter joins Scott Wharton on the treatment table
20 November 2025 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Hayden Carter joins Scott Wharton on the treatment table

By Total Football News

Blackburn have been dealt another injury blow with defender Hayden Carter out for a period of time because of a calf injury.

Carter has played just once for Rovers this season, in the victory at Watford on 13 September, and had only recently returned to fitness after a hamstring problem.

“He’s got another injury on his calf, so it will take him out for another period of time,” manager Valerien

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Middlesbrough 1-1 Wrexham: Hayden Hackney header cancels out Josh Windass opener
28 October 2025 Off

Middlesbrough 1-1 Wrexham: Hayden Hackney header cancels out Josh Windass opener

By Total Football News

Boro had claimed more points per game on home soil than any other side in the division before kick-off.

But, just as they did in their 1-0 victory against Oxford United three days earlier, Wrexham started on the front foot as Sol Brynn denied Ryan Longman in the sixth minute.

After going short from the resulting corner, George Thomason fed Windass, whose shot struck Dael Fry before sailing beyond

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Hayden Matthews: Portsmouth sign Australia defender from Sydney FC
27 January 2025 Off

Hayden Matthews: Portsmouth sign Australia defender from Sydney FC

By Total Football News

Portsmouth have signed Australia defender Hayden Matthews for an undisclosed fee from A-League club Sydney FC.

The 20-year-old, who won his first cap in November, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Championship club.

He is the second Australian to move to Fratton Park this month after striker Thomas Waddingham joined from Brisbane Roar.

Reports in Australia say Portsmouth have paid £1.26m for Matthews – making him the most expensive

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Isaac Hayden: Newcastle United midfielder joins Portsmouth on loan
12 January 2025 Off

Isaac Hayden: Newcastle United midfielder joins Portsmouth on loan

By Total Football News

Portsmouth have signed Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden on loan until the end of the season.

It is the latest in a series of loans for the 29-year-old, who has not played for the Magpies since a 4-0 defeat by Manchester City in December 2021.

He has yet to play a senior match this term after spending last season on loan at Standard Liege, in Belgium, and Queens Park Rangers.

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Championship: Hayden Hackney strikes to earn Middlesbrough win at West Bromwich Albion
1 October 2024 Off

Championship: Hayden Hackney strikes to earn Middlesbrough win at West Bromwich Albion

By Total Football News

Boro followed up their win over Stoke at the weekend by inflicting the Baggies’ second successive defeat, after they lost at Hillsborough.

On a night when the loss of one of their fans was uppermost in the mind of many in the stadium, there was concern for assistant referee Rob Smith, who needed medical treatment on the touchline and was ferried to hospital for tests after complaining of feeling unwell,

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