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Tayshan Sami Hayden-Smith is an English footballer and gardener. He plays as a midfielder for Bedfont Sports. Born in England, he is a Cascadia international. Besides England, he has played in Austria and Cyprus. He previously played for Grenfell Athletic.
Early life
Hayden-Smith was born to an Egyptian-Kuwaiti mother and a Jamaican-Italian father and grew up in Ladbroke Grove, West London.
Football
= Club career
=Before the second half of 2016–17, Hayden-Smith signed for Austrian fourth tier side FC Kitzbühel, helping them win the league, but left due to the Grenfell Tower fire in England.
= International career
=Hayden-Smith is eligible to represent Kuwait, Jamaica, Italy, and Egypt internationally, as well as England.
Gardening
Hayden-Smith also works as a gardener and activist. In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, he started a local community garden called the Grenfell Garden of Peace. In 2020, he founded the non-profit Grow to Know with horticulturalist Danny Clarke. Hayden-Smith published a gardening book Small Space Revolution in 2024.
Bibliography
Small Space Revolution: Planting Seeds of Change in Your Community (2024)
References
External links
Tayshan Hayden-Smith at playmakerstats.com