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is a professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a defender for
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
club
Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
. Born in
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
, he is a youth international for
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.


Club career


Early career

Haddow started his career with
Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
in
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
, where he played from the age of eight until twelve. He moved to England and signed for
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
in 2016. Haddow signed a 2 year scholarship term with Blackburn Rovers in July 2020. During his scholarship Haddow made 40 appearances for the U18s and 12 appearances for the U23s in all competitions. On 14 July 2022, it was announced that Haddow had signed a professional contract with Blackburn Rovers. Despite interest from other Premier League and Championship clubs, Haddow signed for Blackburn on a 2 year contract up until the summer of 2024. On 18 May 2024, it was confirmed Haddow would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.


Kitchee

On 1 July 2024, Haddow signed with
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
club
Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
.


International career

Born in
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
to a Scottish father and
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
ese mother, Haddow is eligible to represent Japan, Hong Kong, England and Scotland at international level. In May 2022, Haddow was called up to the Japan national under-19 football team for the first time ahead of the
2022 Maurice Revello Tournament The 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament (officially ), was the 48th edition of the Maurice Revello Tournament, an annual, international, age-restricted football tournament, which was formerly known as the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the departmen ...
. Haddow made his Japan U19 debut against
Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...
U21 coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute. In September 2024, Haddow has applied for a Hong Kong passport.


Personal life

Haddow grew up in
Discovery Bay Discovery Bay is a picturesque residential community located on Lantau Island. The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese. DB is home to a significant community compared of expatriates ...
, Hong Kong and was educated at
Discovery College Discovery College () is a private independent school operated by the ESF in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. It offers both primary and secondary education on one campus. The school first opened in August 2009 after replacing another ESF school, Bauhin ...
as a primary school student. He then spent 1 year at
Island School Island School ( Chinese: 港島中學) is a co-educational international school located on the Mid-levels, Hong Kong. Established in 1967, it is a founding member of the English Schools Foundation. The school has been accredited by internat ...
before moving to the United Kingdom.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddow, Jay 2004 births Living people People educated at Island School Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Japanese people of English descent Japanese people of Scottish descent English people of Japanese descent Scottish people of Japanese descent Men's association football defenders Hong Kong Premier League players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Kitchee SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong English expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong 21st-century English sportsmen 21st-century Japanese sportsmen