Ross Sykes

Ross James Sykes (born 26 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Accrington Stanley.

Ross Sykes
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
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 5
Youth career
Burnley
2015–2016 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Accrington Stanley 60 (5)
2017–2018 → Southport (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:16, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Sykes was born in Burnley, Lancashire and attended Unity College in the town.[4] He started his career with local side Burnley, playing for their youth team between the ages of eleven and thirteen before being released.[5] 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.[5] In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal, despite being a first-year scholar.[5] 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.[6] Accrington exercised a contractual option at the end of the 2017–18 season to retain him.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played on 26 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2016–17[8] League Two 0000003[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[9] 1000003040
Accrington total 1000006070
Southport (loan) 2017–18[10] National League North 6000—0060
Career total 70000060130
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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. "Unity College claim county title!". Burnley Express. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "Accrington Stanley vs. Crewe Alexandra - 30 August 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. "Accrington Stanley: Scott Brown and Aaron Chapman offered new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  9. "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. Nathan Webb at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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