Aden William James Baldwin (born 10 June 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Club career

Forest Green Rovers

Baldwin joined

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as a 15-year-old and combined football with education at

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. He made his debut for Forest Green against

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

in the Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup in April 2014 before signing a professional contract at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 20 August 2015, Baldwin joined

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club

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

on a one-month loan deal.

Bristol City

In January 2016, Baldwin signed for

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side

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

on a two-and-a-half-year contract. On 12 October 2016, Baldwin joined

club

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on a 93-day loan deal. He rejoined Weston-super-Mare on loan for a further two-month period ahead of the 2017–18 season. In August 2018, he moved on loan to

club

until January 2019. His loan spell was cut short after he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for four months against

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in October 2018. In February 2020, Baldwin signed a new contract with Bristol City until June 2021 with the option of a further year, and joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 13 July 2021, Baldwin joined

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side

following his release from Bristol City. He made his debut for the club on 31 July 2021, in a 5–0

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first round defeat away to

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. Having made 16 appearances for the club, Baldwin was later one of six players released at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Notts County

On 21 June 2022, Baldwin signed a two-year deal with

club

, effective from 1 July 2022. On 7 May 2023 he scored his first and second goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Boreham Wood in the National League play-off semi-final.

Career statistics

Honours

Notts County *

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References

1997 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Notts County F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub