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English footballer

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

  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.
  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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