Dylan Dean Scicluna (born 10 June 2004) is a footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. Born in Australia, he is a Malta youth international.
 Scicluna with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Dean Scicluna | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Malta U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Malta U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Early life
editScicluna moved to England at the age of nine.[1]
Club career
editAs a youth player, Scicluna joined the youth academy of English side Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2]
Western Sydney Wanderers
editOn 3 September 2023, Scicluna signed for the Western Sydney Wanderers. He made his debut in the A-League Men against Western United on 28 October 2023.
Style of play
editScicluna mainly operates as a midfielder.,[3] however, during his first season at western Sydney he has mostly been deployed as a right back with attacking instructions such a high press and overlaps whilst proving wide support to his counterparts. Marko Rudan has praised the young defender for his ability to become versatile and play different roles and positions to support his team.
Personal life
editScicluna is the older brother of Australian soccer player Lucas Scicluna.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Dylan Scicluna hoping incredible 10-year stint in Premier League academies pays off back". optus.com.au.
- ^ "Scicluna brothers' Wolves on the up". ftbl.com.au.
- ^ "Dylan Scicluna - Keepup article". 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Dylan Scicluna open to idea of representing Malta". timesofmalta.com. 10 August 2022.
External links
edit- Dylan Scicluna at Soccerway
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