Jayden Danns

A striker who has been at the academy since eight years of age. Danns has been fast-tracked in the 2023/24 campaign after starting with the club’s under-18s before being moved to the under-21s. Danns was rewarded with his progress by playing the last few minutes in a 4-1 win over Luton Town in the Premier League at Anfield on 21 February 2024. He scored a couple of goals when Liverpool knocked out Southampton in the last 16 of the FA Cup at Anfield on 28 February 2024. Danns signed a new contract for Liverpool on 4 February 2025 and was then loaned for the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign to Championship side Sunderland. It failed to work out however, with a back injury uncovered in his medical failing to clear up and he did not make a single matchday squad. 

Danns endured another injury-hit campaign just as he appeared to be edging closer to a regular place in Liverpool's first-team squad. The young striker made a substitute appearance in the League Cup against Southampton in September before suffering a hamstring injury while playing for the Under-21s a few days later. The setback kept him out for several months and halted what had looked like an important stage in his development.