Dylan Scicluna

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Dylan Scicluna
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Scicluna with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Dylan Dean Scicluna
Date of birth (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) right-back
Team information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 29
Youth career
2017–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Western Sydney Wanderers 14 (0)
International career
2022 Australia U20 2 (0)
2023 Malta U19 2 (0)
2024– Malta U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Dylan Dean Scicluna (born 10 June 2004) is a footballer who plays as a right-back for Western Sydney Wanderers. Born in Australia, he is a Malta youth international.

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Early life

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

Club Career

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

Western Sydney Wanderers

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.

Style of play

Scicluna mainly operates as a midfielder. [3] , however, during his first season at western Sydney he has mostly been deployed as a right back with attacking instructions such a high press and overlaps whilst proving wide support to his counterparts. 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

Scicluna is the older brother of Australian soccer player Lucas Scicluna. [4]

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References

  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. "Dylan Scicluna - Keepup article". 3 September 2023.
  4. "Dylan Scicluna open to idea of representing Malta". timesofmalta.com. 10 August 2022.