Hayden Matthew Campbell (born 3 June 2002) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leek Town.
Campbell began his career at Port Vale before joining Salford City in September 2020. From Salford he was loaned out to Kidsgrove Athletic, Marine, FC United of Manchester, Stalybridge Celtic and Altrincham, before he joined Marine permanently in August 2022. He signed for Curzon Ashton in January 2023 and rejoined the club later in the year following a brief spell with Macclesfield. He later played for Rushall Olympic and Leek Town.
Career Port Vale Campbell began his career at Port Vale, moving on loan to Northern Premier League Division One South East club Kidsgrove Athletic on 18 December 2019.
Salford City He signed for Salford City on 23 September 2020. He made his senior debut for the "Ammies" on 10 November, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Oscar Threlkeld in a 2–1 victory at Rochdale in the group stages of the EFL Trophy. He moved on loan to Marine in December 2020, making two appearances in all competitions for them.
He moved on loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester in September 2021, and in November was loaned to Stalybridge Celtic. He made his debut against Bootle in the FA Trophy, scoring the opening goal of a 3–3 draw, following which Stalybridge won a penalty shoot-out.
On 25 March 2022, Campbell joined National League side Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. He made three substitute appearances for the club, featuring for a total of 54 minutes. Salford released him at the end of the 2021–22 season.
Non-League On 11 August 2022, Campbell signed for Marine, now in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He scored 11 goals from 25 games in the first half of the 2022–23 campaign, including a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Atherton Collieries at Rossett Park on 27 September. On 13 January 2023, he joined National League North side Curzon Ashton following a seven-day notice of approach. He scored seven goals in 18 games in the second half of the 2022–23 season.
He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield in May 2023, before returning to Curzon Ashton in October of the same year. He played 25 league games in the 2023–24 season. Curzon secured a play-off place; they were eliminated by Chorley after a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals, with Campbell missing one of the penalties.
In June 2024, Campbell signed for fellow National League North side Rushall Olympic. In October 2024, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Leek Town. He scored 12 goals in 34 games throughout the 2024–25 season. At the end of the 2025–26 campaign, he scored the final goal in the history of Borough Park as Leek recorded a 1–0 victory at Workington.
Style of play Campbell is a ball-playing central midfielder who has good passing and distribution skills.
Personal life His father, Warren Campbell, played non-League football for Leek Town.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPort Vale2019–20League Two00000000Salford City2019–20League Two000020202020–21League Two00001010Total00003030Marine (loan)2020–21NPL Division One North West10001020FC United of Manchester (loan)2021–22NPL Premier Division60000060Stalybridge Celtic (loan)2021–22NPL Premier Division31002152Altrincham (loan)2021–22National League30000030Marine2022–23NPL Premier Division191021402511Curzon Ashton2022–23National League North1870000187Macclesfield2023–24NPL Premier Division31201162Curzon Ashton2023–24National League North2520010262Rushall Olympic2024–25National League North70200090Leek Town2024–25NPL Premier Division319003334122025–26NPL Premier Division2026–27NPL Premier Division00000000
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