| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Thomas Pickles [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 2004 [2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silsden | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Accrington Stanley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Glossop North End (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Warrington Rylands (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Southport (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Southport | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | Silsden | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:37, 23 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Aaron Thomas Pickles (born 15 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One East club Silsden.
Pickles began his career at Accrington Stanley. On 14 October 2022, he joined Glossop North End on a work experience loan. [3] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–1 home defeat to Macclesfield. [4] He made his first-team debut for Accrington on 28 January 2023, after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Doug Tharme in a 3–1 defeat to Leeds United in an FA Cup fourth round match at the Crown Ground. [5]
On 15 November 2024, Pickles joined National League North side Farsley Celtic on a one-month loan deal. [6] On 24 January 2025, he joined Southport on a one-month loan. [7]
On 9 May 2025, Accrington Stanley announced the player would be leaving when his contract expired in June. [8]
On 18 July 2025, Pickles returned to Southport for a third spell, signing a permanent one-year deal with an option for a further twelve months. [9] In January 2026, he joined Silsden. [10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2022–23 [11] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [12] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [13] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Glossop North End (loan) | 2022–23 [4] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Warrington Rylands (loan) | 2024–25 [14] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2024–25 [15] | National League North | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Southport (loan) | 2024–25 [15] | National League North | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||