Lennon Wheeldon was one of a number of players to step up Derby County’s Under-21s squad in the lead-up to the 2024/25 campaign.

Striker Wheeldon joined Derby from Notts County as an Under-16s player.

He made five league appearances for the Under-18s during the 2021/22 campaign after impressing for the Under-16s.

In 2022/23, he stepped up his development and made 25 appearances which included five for the Under-21s.

He netted nine goals over the course of the campaign including an impressive hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Liverpool Under-18s.

Wheeldon continued to impress over the course of 2023/24, scoring for the Under-18s and Under-21s, and in November he made his senior debut when he was brought on as a substitute in the Rams' EFL Trophy Group Stage victory over Wolves Under-21s.

The 2024/25 season saw Wheeldon play on a regular basis for the Under-21s across various competitions, with the frontman scoring six times in 12 appearances in Premier League 2 and three in three in the Premier League Cup.

He also had a short loan spell at National League side Boston United and also came off the bench for the first-team in a 1-0 loss at Swansea City in April 2025, as well as being an unused substitute on six occasions.

Wheeldon was also called up to the England Under-19 squad for the first time early in the 2024/25 season.