Tayshan Hayden-Smith

Tayshan Sami Hayden-Smith (born 23 September 1996) 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 Tayshan Hayden-Smith was born on 23 September 1996 to an Egyptian-Kuwaiti mother and a Jamaican-Italian father, grew up in Ladbroke Grove, West London and attended Fox Primary School in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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. 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.

In January 2025, it was announced that Tayshan is an ambassador for the National Trust.