Dylan Scicluna

Dylan Scicluna
Scicluna with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Dylan Dean Scicluna
Date of birth (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 21)
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 24 (1)
International career
2022 Australia U20 2 (0)
2023 Malta U19 2 (0)
2024– Malta U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2024

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.

Early life

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Scicluna moved to England at the age of nine.[1]

Club career

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As a youth player, Scicluna joined the youth academy of English side Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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On 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.[3]

Style of play

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Scicluna mainly operates as a midfielder.,[4]. 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

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Scicluna is the older brother of Australian soccer player Lucas Scicluna.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dylan Scicluna hoping incredible 10-year stint in Premier League academies pays off back". optus.com.au.
  2. ^ "Scicluna brothers' Wolves on the up". ftbl.com.au.
  3. ^ https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/scicluna-sidelined-by-injury/
  4. ^ "Dylan Scicluna - Keepup article". 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Dylan Scicluna open to idea of representing Malta". timesofmalta.com. 10 August 2022.
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