[3][6] He made his professional debut on July 10 in a 1–0 loss to the Charleston Battery in a U.S. Open Cup match.

During the 2008 season, Hayden made 2 total appearances for the Dynamo, once in the Open Cup and once in the CONCACAF Champions League.

While at Cleveland he landed USL-1 team of the week accolades following performances against the Portland Timbers and the Minnesota Thunder.

[9] On July 1, 2009, Hayden made his first appearance of the 2009 season for Houston against the Austin Aztex in a 2–0 in the Open Cup.

[13][14] In January 2010, Hayden signed with his hometown's Louisville Lightning of the Professional Arena Soccer League.

[16] During his playing career, Hayden served as director for Mockingbird Valley SC and Chicago Fire Juniors: Kentucky.

[18] While at Lipscomb Hayden helped the Bisons to an Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title in 2014.

[19] On April 10, 2015, Hayden was hired by Xavier University as their associate head coach for the Musketeers men's soccer program.