Dylan Dean Scicluna (Maltese: [ʃkluˈna];[1] born 10 June 2004) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. A former youth international for both Australia and Malta, he has committed to play for the Australia national team.
 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 | 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 | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Malta U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Malta U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Early life
editScicluna moved to England at the age of nine.[2]
Club career
editAs a youth player, Scicluna joined the youth academy of English side Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3]
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. In his first season he made 16 appearances, with 3 starts. The second, the 2024/25 season he played 9 games and scored his first A-League goal against the Wellington Phoenix in Round 9, then suffered an unfortunate Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury 5 days later against Adelaide United on the 27th of December 2024.[4]
Style of play
editScicluna mainly operates as a midfielder.[5] He has also been used in the fullback role due to his stamina and pace when pressing without the ball and making overlapping runs when the Wanderers are on attack. 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.[6]
References
edit- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPyDwrxiaCT/?igsh=dXQ0a2R3cjRkem1t
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Scicluna sidelined by injury". 30 December 2024.
- ↑ "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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