PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND - MAY 04: General View of a Plymouth Argyle flag during the Sky Bet League One match between Plymouth Argyle and Scunthorpe United at Home Park on May 4, 2019 in Plymouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Martin-Roberts - CameraSport via Getty Images)
Kaine Kesler-Hayden: Plymouth Argyle sign Aston Villa youngster on loan
Aston Villa’s England Under-20 wing-back Kaine Kesler-Hayden has joined Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan.
The 20-year-old spent the first half of last season on loan at Huddersfield Town, where he played Championship 14 games and scored the winner in a 2-1 Boxing Day victory at Preston.
He had loans at Swindon Town and Milton Keynes Dons in the 2021-22 season.
His only senior Villa appearance was in the FA Cup in January 2021 in a 4-1 loss to Liverpool.
Villa were forced to play a youth side after a Covid-19 outbreak at their training ground meant their first team were not able to take part in the third-round fixture.
“He has excellent pedigree, and great experience for his young age, including in the Championship,” said Argyle manager Steven Schumacher.
“He will give us energy and versatility. I am really looking forward to working with him.”
He is Argyle’s second summer signing after Spanish defender Julio Pleguezuelo moved to Home Park last week.
Such a move from Emery will come as a frustration to Kesler-Hayden, considering the string of successful loan spells he has undertaken over the last couple of years, with Sky Sports journalist Dan Bardell likening the full-back’s attacking style of play to Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold.
This move to Plymouth Argyle could be the last chance for the young Englishman to prove his worth to the club in the long run.
