Ross Sykes
Ross James Sykes (born 26 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Union SG.
 Ross Sykes in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross James Sykes | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Burnley | ||
| 2012–2016 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Accrington Stanley | 131 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | → Southport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Union SG | 36 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||
Career
Sykes was born in Burnley, Lancashire and attended Unity College in the town. He started his career with local side Burnley, playing for their youth team between the ages of eleven and thirteen before being released. After nearly giving up the game he was persuaded to go on trial at Accrington Stanley by his mother and was later signed up by the club. In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal, despite being a first-year scholar. He made his senior debut for the club in August 2016, starting in the 3–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in EFL Trophy group-stage. Accrington exercised a contractual option at the end of the 2017–18 season to retain him.
On 23 June 2022, Sykes joined Belgian First Division A side Union SG for an undisclosed fee. On 28 February 2024, he scored a goal in stoppage time of 2–0 victory over Club Brugge in the Belgian Cup semi-final second leg, which granted Union SG a 3–2 win on aggregate and qualification to their first final since 1914.
Career statistics
- As of 28 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | League One | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |||
| Total | 101 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 131 | 11 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 140 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 184 | 17 | ||
References
External links
- Ross Sykes at the Accrington Stanley F.C. website
- Ross Sykes at Soccerbase
- Ross Sykes at Soccerway
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