Ross Sykes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross James Sykes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burnley | |||
| 2015–2016 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Accrington Stanley | 53 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Southport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2020 | |||
Ross James Sykes (born 26 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Accrington Stanley.
Career
Sykes was born in Burnley, Lancashire and attended Unity College in the town.[3] He started his career with local side Burnley, playing for their youth team between the ages of eleven and thirteen before being released.[4] 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.[4] In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract on a two-year deal, despite being a first-year scholar.[4] 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.[5] Accrington exercised a contractual option at the end of the 2017–18 season to retain him.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 26 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2016–17[7] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18[8] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Accrington total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2017–18[9] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Ross Sykes". 11v11. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Unity College claim county title!". Burnley Express. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley vs. Crewe Alexandra - 30 August 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley: Scott Brown and Aaron Chapman offered new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ross Sykes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Nathan Webb at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links
- Ross Sykes at the Accrington Stanley F.C. website
- Ross Sykes at Soccerbase
- Ross Sykes at Soccerway