Ross Sykes
Ross Sykes in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ross James Sykes[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
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 101 (8)
2017–2018 → Southport (loan) 6 (0)
2022– Union SG 35 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Ross James Sykes (born 26 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A club Union SG.[4]

Career

Sykes was born in Burnley, Lancashire and attended Unity College in the town.[5] He started his career with local side Burnley, playing for their youth team between the ages of eleven and thirteen before being released.[6] 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.[6] In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal, despite being a first-year scholar.[6] 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.[7] Accrington exercised a contractual option at the end of the 2017–18 season to retain him.[8]

On 23 June 2022, Sykes joined Belgian First Division A side Union SG for an undisclosed fee.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 3 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2016–17[11] League Two 000000—3[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[12] 200000—3[lower-alpha 1]050
2018–19[13] League One 2032000—4[lower-alpha 1]1264
2019–20[14] 3111010—6[lower-alpha 1]2393
2020–21[15] 911010—3[lower-alpha 1]0141
2021-22[16] 39 3 1 0 2 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 44 3
Accrington Stanley total 101850400021313111
Southport (loan) 2017–18[17] National League North 6000——0060
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-23[18] Belgian First Division A 10200005[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]000152
Career total 1171050405023315213


References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Accrington Stanley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 1. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ross Sykes". 11v11. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ross Sykes profile". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "DEPARTURE: Sykes leaves the Reds after ten years". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Unity College claim county title!". Burnley Express. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Robinson, Dany (20 May 2016). "Nathan Webb and Ross Sykes have both signed professional contracts with Accrington Stanley". Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Accrington Stanley vs. Crewe Alexandra - 30 August 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Accrington Stanley: Scott Brown and Aaron Chapman offered new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "DEPARTURE: Sykes leaves the Reds after ten years". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ross Sykes: Accrington Stanley centre-back signs for Union SG". BBC Sport. 25 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ross Sykes | Football Stats | Accrington Stanley | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  17. ↑ Ross Sykes at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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