K. Kesler-Hayden · career
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Full Back · Coventry · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/235 clubs
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 124 appearances with 10 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Preston — Season rating 38, 2 goals and 3 assists in 46 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Preston. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (19 → 12). The gap to his peak is 26 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 14 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Coventry | 22 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | PrestonLoan | 46 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | Plymouth | 24 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Huddersfield | 14 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | Milton Keynes DonsLoan | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | Swindon TownLoan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa U18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Aston Villa U18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Aston Villa U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FA Youth Cup×2Queensland Champions Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 22 | 619 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
24 played14 unused sub· 804 min, 2g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | Championship | H Hull City | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Derby | 5-3 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H QPR | 7-1 | Played | 24 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Millwall | 1-2 | Played | 95 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Oxford United | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Birmingham | 3-0 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 1 | Championship | A Millwall | 4-0 | Played | 18 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Oct 4 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 5-0 | Played | 27 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Blackburn | 2-0 | Played | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 2-1 | Played | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Watford | 3-1 | Played | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 31 | Championship | A Wrexham | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-0 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H West Brom | 3-2 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 4-2 | Played | 35 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Charlton | 3-1 | Played | 2 | — | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-3 | Played | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | A Preston | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-1 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-0 | Played | 14 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Ipswich | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-1 | Played | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 26 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Oxford United | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 25 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Bristol City | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 11 | Championship | H Preston | 3-0 | Played | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A Swansea | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | H Derby | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 17 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 5-1 | Played | 15 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Apr 26 | Championship | H Wrexham | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | Championship | A Watford | 4-0 | Played | 70 | 7.5 |