Last updated: August 2026
| Full Name | Hayden Ross Coulson |
| Born | June 17, 1998, in Gateshead, England |
| Nationality | 🇬🇧 English |
| Profession | Professional Footballer |
| Team | Blackpool |
Hayden Coulson is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Blackpool in League One. Developed through the Middlesbrough academy, he made his name via a string of loan spells in England and Scotland before eventually joining Blackpool permanently in 2024. No reliable public net worth figure exists for Coulson — as a lower-league full-back, his finances are not the subject of independent reporting, and no specific figure should be assumed.
Early Life & Family
Coulson was born on June 17, 1998, in Gateshead, England. He joined Middlesbrough’s academy in 2012 as a teenager and progressed through the club’s youth ranks over several years before turning professional.
Rise to Fame
Coulson signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough on 1 July 2016. He represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level between 2013 and 2016. He was handed his senior Middlesbrough debut by manager Jonathan Woodgate in a 3-3 draw away at Luton Town on 3 August 2019, and scored his first senior goal against Blackburn Rovers in February 2020.
Career History
Coulson made 48 league appearances for Middlesbrough between 2019 and 2024, scoring once, but spent much of that period out on loan gaining experience: at St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership (2018), Cambridge United in League Two (2019), Ipswich Town in League One (2021-22), Peterborough United in the Championship (2022), Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership (2022-23), and Blackpool in League One (January-June 2024). After impressing during that final loan spell, he joined Blackpool permanently on 27 June 2024 on a three-year contract. He has continued as a regular for the club since, taking his combined Blackpool appearances past 79 matches with two goals.
How They Built Their Wealth
Coulson’s income comes from his playing contract with Blackpool, a League One club, following earlier deals with Middlesbrough and loan-spell wages. Specific salary figures are not publicly disclosed, and no endorsement income is publicly documented for him, which is typical for a player at this level of English football.
Hayden Coulson’s career has been built on steady development through loan spells rather than a single breakout moment, culminating in a permanent move to Blackpool where he remains a regular starter at left-back.