Hayden
Hackney

Central midfielder · age 24 · England · 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) · contract to Jun 2031

Apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.62
2026/27

Alex
Gilbert

Central midfielder · age 24 · England · 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) · contract to Jun 2029

Apps
8
Goals
2
Assists
2
Rating
7.00
2026/27
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Attributes

Last season · 2025/26 · rated out of 99

Hayden HackneyAlex Gilbert
SHO53 · 66CRE85 · 59PAS81 · 85DRI80 · 79DEF61 · 71PHY26 · 36
53Shooting66
85Creating59
81Passing85
80Dribbling79
61Defending71
26Physical36

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the Championship.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · Last season · 2025/26

Hayden HackneyAlex Gilbert
3,337 minutes866 minutes
7.38Average rating6.76
0.13Goalsper 900.10
0.19Assistsper 900.10
2.64Shotsper 901.87
0.65Shots on targetper 900.62
24%Shot accuracy33%
0.22Big chances createdper 900.10
2.29Key passesper 901.25
1.51Dribbles completedper 901.14
66.1Passesper 9060.6
86%Pass accuracy84%
0.24Through ballsper 900.31
2.54Tackles + interceptionsper 903.43
47%Duels won49%
0.40Aerials wonper 900.73
0.84Clearancesper 902.18
0.11Blocksper 900.52
1.32Fouls wonper 900.52
1.21Dispossessedper 901.14
–Won, in his games57%
–Points a game, in his games1.95

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Hayden HackneyAlex Gilbert
Hayden Hackney
CMDMAMLM

Central midfielder 87% · Defensive midfielder 7% · Attacking midfielder 5%

Alex Gilbert
CMAMDMLMCB

Central midfielder 58% · Attacking midfielder 24% · Defensive midfielder 9%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Hayden HackneyAlex Gilbert
149League apps70
14League goals5
15League assists11
0.09Goals per game0.07
862Minutes per goalfewer is better537
Passes completed a game, season by season
  1. 0
    0
    19/20
  2. 0
    0
    10
    20/21
  3. 16
    8
    21/22
  4. 54
    36
    22/23
  5. 67
    10
    2112
    23/24
  6. 60
    9
    4321
    24/25
  7. 54
    23
    3921
    25/26
  8. 13
    34
    98
    26/27

Each pair: passes completed a game above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Hayden HackneyAlex Gilbert
24
Age
24
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Right
Foot
Right
Jun 2031
Contract to
Jun 2029
7
League seasons
6
0
League titles
0
£16m, 2026
Last move
Fee undisclosed, 2026

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.