Dylan Dykes (born 14 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays for West of Scotland team Pollok.[2]

Dylan Dykes
Personal information
Full name Dylan Dykes
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Crookston, Scotland[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pollok
Youth career
2013–2016 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Ross County 2 (0)
2018Stranraer (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020 Greenock Morton 7 (0)
2019–2020Stenhousemuir (loan) 12 (1)
2020 Cumbernauld Colts 1
2020–2022 St Cadoc's
2022- Pollok 7 (2)
International career
2014 Scotland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

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Dykes played youth football with Rangers, signing a contract until the summer of 2016.[3] He was released upon the expiration of his contract in May that year.[4]

Dykes then signed for fellow Scottish Premiership side Ross County on 22 July 2016.[1][5] He made his professional debut in a Highland derby against Inverness CT on 28 April 2017.[6]

Having had limited first team opportunities at Ross County, Dykes joined League One club Stranraer in January 2018 on a development loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[7]

Dykes left Ross County in January 2019 and signed for Greenock Morton.[8] Dykes joined Stenhousemuir on loan before joining Cumbernauld Colts in February 2020.[9]

Dykes agreed a move to West of Scotland team St Cadoc's in May 2020[2] before moving to Pollok two years later.[10] He made his debut at home to Hurlford United in March, and scored his first goal from the penalty spot against Troon F.C. in a 2-1 win in April.[11]

In October 2022, Pollok announced that Dykes had undergone treatment following a cancer diagnosis, triggering a wave of support from his former clubs and the wider footballing world.[12][13][14]

Career statistics

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As of 21 July 2019 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ross County 2016–17[16] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18[17] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[18] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Stranraer (loan) 2017-18[17] Scottish League One 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Greenock Morton 2018–19[18] Scottish Championship 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2019–20[19] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 23 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1st team - Dylan Dykes". Rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pollok FC".
  3. ^ Hedworth, Alice (5 June 2015). "Kids Sign Up". Rangers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ^ Hedworth, Alice (4 May 2016). "Eight Academy Players To Leave". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  5. ^ Lindsay, Clive (3 July 2016). "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - summer 2016". BBC Sport. BBC.
  6. ^ Dowden, Martin (28 April 2017). "Ross County 4-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC.
  7. ^ "Dylan Dykes completes loan move to Stranraer". Ross County F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Morton add Dykes". SPFL. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. ^ FC, Cumbernauld Colts (28 February 2020). "Signing News....The club are delighted to announce the signing of Dylan Dykes from Greenock Morton". @OfficialCColts. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Dykes checks in at Newlandsfield". 25 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Dylan Dykes".
  12. ^ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-football-team-tribute-teammate-28319188
  13. ^ https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/23075283.rangers-pay-tribute-ex-academy-player-dylan-dykes-following-cancer-diagnosis/
  14. ^ https://www.pollokfc.com/2022/10/24/dylan-dykes/
  15. ^ Dylan Dykes at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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