Ayden Heaven

Ayden Edford Heaven (born 22 September 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United.

[5][6] Heaven was heavily involved with Arsenal first team training during the 2024 summer pre-season, and was one of three youngsters, along with Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, individually praised by manager Mikel Arteta in August 2024.

[7] The following month he was included amongst the match-day substitutes for the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

[9] On 1 February 2025, Heaven joined Manchester United for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with an option for an extra year.

[10][11] He made his first-team debut coming on as a substitute against Fulham FC in the 2024–25 FA Cup fifth round.