J. Nelson · career
Jayden Nelson
Central · Bolton · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 119 appearances, 10 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Rosenborg — Season rating 28, 4 goals and 5 assists in 24 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Rosenborg. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (7 → 13). The gap to his peak is 15 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 8 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Bolton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 |
| 2026/27 | Austin | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 13 |
| 2025/26 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Rosenborg | 11 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | SSV Ulm 1846Loan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Rosenborg | 24 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Toronto FC | 31 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | Toronto FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Toronto II | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Toronto FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Canada W U17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Toronto II | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 1 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 3 | 1 |
Honours
Canadian Championship×2Canadian Championship×3Concacaf Champions Cup×2Concacaf Nations League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccerat Austin | 10 | 455 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Friendliesat Canada | 3 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| World Cupat Canada | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played13 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Vancouver Whitecaps — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Dunajska Streda | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Oldham | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Everton | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H NAC Breda | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | H Preston | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | A QPR | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Championship | H Lincoln | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 1 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 8 | Championship | H West Ham | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Championship | H Cardiff | 1-0 | Not in squad | — |