Tayshan Hayden-Smith

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.^[1] Besides England, he has played in Austria and Cyprus.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

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.^[7]

International career

Hayden-Smith is eligible to represent Kuwait, Jamaica, Italy, and Egypt internationally, as well as England.^[5]

Gardening

Hayden-Smith also works as a gardener and activist.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] 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.^[12]^[13] Hayden-Smith published a gardening book Small Space Revolution in 2024.^[14]

Bibliography

Small Space Revolution: Planting Seeds of Change in Your Community (2024)

References

^ "The Cascadians who'll face the Chagos Islands as they celebrate their good news". prostinternational.com. 23 May 2019.
^ "Chelsea gardening talent: Tayshan Hayden-Smith". gardensillustrated.com.
^ "From football to flowers: Tayshan Hayden-Smith, the 25-year-old player with a garden at Chelsea". thetimes.co.uk (Archived).
^ "Tayshan Hayden-Smith talks Grenfell Athletic and Newcastle United trial". firsttimefinish.co.uk. 14 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Tayshan Hayden-Smith". HaluHalo. 5 May 2018.
^ Howell, Madeleine (4 February 2022). "Grenfell was one of the most difficult times in my life, and I turned to gardening". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Tayshan Hayden-Smith: From 'English Neymar' to Grenfell gardener". BBC Sport.
^ Wilson, Kendra (22 May 2022). "From the shadow of Grenfell Tower to the Chelsea flower show ... in just five years". The Observer. theguardian.com.
^ "Tayshan Hayden-Smith: The semi-pro footballer on 'your garden made perfect' changing communities through horticulture". vavel.com (Archived).
^ "Your Garden Made Perfect's Tayshan Hayden-Smith on why gardening needs to be revolutionised". houseandgarden.co.uk (Archived).
^ "Meet the 'guerrilla' gardener who's taking his message to Chelsea Flower Show". heraldscotland.com. 21 May 2022.
^ Ratinon, Claire (12 February 2024). "The Healing Nature of Community Gardens". Toast. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ Hudson, George (17 May 2024). "How guerilla gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith is bringing green power to the people". Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Book Review: Small Space Revolution: Planting Seeds of Change in Your Community by Tayshan Hayden-Smith". Horticulture Week. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.(subscription required)

External links

Tayshan Hayden-Smith at playmakerstats.com

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[1] "The Cascadians who'll face the Chagos Islands as they celebrate their good news". prostinternational.com. 23 May 2019.

[2] "Chelsea gardening talent: Tayshan Hayden-Smith". gardensillustrated.com.

[3] "From football to flowers: Tayshan Hayden-Smith, the 25-year-old player with a garden at Chelsea". thetimes.co.uk (Archived).

[4] "Tayshan Hayden-Smith talks Grenfell Athletic and Newcastle United trial". firsttimefinish.co.uk. 14 February 2021.

[hh_may_18-5] "Tayshan Hayden-Smith". HaluHalo. 5 May 2018.

[6] Howell, Madeleine (4 February 2022). "Grenfell was one of the most difficult times in my life, and I turned to gardening". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[7] "Tayshan Hayden-Smith: From 'English Neymar' to Grenfell gardener". BBC Sport.

[8] Wilson, Kendra (22 May 2022). "From the shadow of Grenfell Tower to the Chelsea flower show ... in just five years". The Observer. theguardian.com.

[9] "Tayshan Hayden-Smith: The semi-pro footballer on 'your garden made perfect' changing communities through horticulture". vavel.com (Archived).

[10] "Your Garden Made Perfect's Tayshan Hayden-Smith on why gardening needs to be revolutionised". houseandgarden.co.uk (Archived).

[11] "Meet the 'guerrilla' gardener who's taking his message to Chelsea Flower Show". heraldscotland.com. 21 May 2022.

[12] Ratinon, Claire (12 February 2024). "The Healing Nature of Community Gardens". Toast. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[13] Hudson, George (17 May 2024). "How guerilla gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith is bringing green power to the people". Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[14] "Book Review: Small Space Revolution: Planting Seeds of Change in Your Community by Tayshan Hayden-Smith". Horticulture Week. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.(subscription required)

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