Dylan Scicluna

Dylan Dean Scicluna (Maltese: [ʃkluˈna];^[1] 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.

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	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

Early life

Scicluna moved to England at the age of nine.^[2]

Club career

As a youth player, Scicluna joined the youth academy of English side Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[3]

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. 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.^[4]

Style of play

Scicluna mainly operates as a midfielder.,.^[5] 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

Scicluna is the older brother of Australian soccer player Lucas Scicluna.^[6]