Ross Sykes
Defender - Centre-Back
at Union Saint-Gilloise
at Union Saint-Gilloise
1,424 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€2.20m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Accrington Stanley
top club · 131 apps
Career highs
€2.20m
peak value · 2024
€280k
top transfer fee · 22/23
5
best season · 23/24
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1999-03-26 · 6 players total
234Appearances
21Goals
10Assists
44Yellow cards
1Red cards
96Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ross Sykes |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ross James Sykes |
| Date of birth | 1999-03-26 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Burnley, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 196.00 m |
| Current club | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | Major League Sports ... |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Union Saint-Gilloise
3 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Union Saint-Gilloise
34 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Union Saint-Gilloise
34 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Union Saint-Gilloise
26 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Accrington → Union SG
22/23 · Transfer · €280k
Jul 2021
21/22 — Accrington Stanley
44 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Accrington Stanley
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Accrington Stanley
39 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Accrington Stanley
26 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2017
Transfer: Southport → Accrington
17/18 · Return from loan
Oct 2017
Transfer: Accrington → Southport
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Accrington Stanley, Southport FC
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Accrington Stanley
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Accrington U18 → Accrington
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.51/90
Assists1 total · 0.51/90
G+A2 total · 1.02/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.51/90
Minutes played by club
Union Saint-Gilloise
28.3%
Accrington Stanley
71.7%
Southport FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 2,446 |
| Accrington Stanley | 6 | 16/17 | 21/22 | 131 | 10 | 7 | 6,191 |
| Southport FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Jupiler Pro League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 176 |
| 25/26 | Volkswagen Supercup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Croky Cup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 464 |
| 24/25 | JPL Champions PO | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Jupiler Pro League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 509 |
| 23/24 | Conference L. | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 439 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | JPL | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 316 |
| 23/24 | JPL Champions PO | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Champions League Qu. | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Europa League | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL | Union Saint-Gilloise | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 542 |
| 22/23 | JPL Champions PO | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 39 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1,151 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 789 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2,762 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 390 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 829 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | National League North | Southport FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Accrington U18 | Accrington | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-10-05 | Accrington | Southport | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-11-24 | Southport | Accrington | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Accrington | Union SG | Transfer | 0 | €280k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Knee injury | 2023-07-15 | 2023-09-12 | 60 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Foot injury | 2024-07-01 | 2024-09-18 | 80 | 10 |
| 24/25 | Muscle injury | 2024-12-08 | 2024-12-19 | 12 | 3 |
Current€2.20m
Peak€2.20m
Low€350k
Δ since start+€1.60m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loïc Lapoussin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gustaf Nilsson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Butcher | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Savin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Puertas | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Finley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Koki Machida | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McConville | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Callum Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Vanhoutte | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dion Charles | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Clark | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Noah Sadiki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seamus Conneely | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Moris | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | JPL | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 16 |
| 21/22 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 39 |
| 18/19 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 39 |
| 19/20 | League One | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 31 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 2 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-11-24 | Southport | Accrington | Return from loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-10-05 | Accrington | Southport | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Union Saint-Gilloise The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Cercle Brugge | Available |
| 2025-11-09 | BE1 |
KV Mechelen | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | BE1 |
SV Zulte Waregem | 1–4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Sint-Truidense VV | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–1 | Sporting Charleroi | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | BE1 |
Club Brugge KV | 1–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | KVC Westerlo | Available |
| 2025-09-21 | BE1 |
KRC Genk | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | BE1 |
FCV Dender EH | 0–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | RSC Anderlecht | Available |
| 2025-08-24 | BE1 |
RAAL La Louviére | 0–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Standard Liège | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 2–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-08-03 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 5–0 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Available |
| 2025-07-25 | BE1 |
Royal Antwerp FC | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-05-25 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–1 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2025-05-17 | BE1 |
Royal Antwerp FC | 0–4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-05-10 | BE1 |
RSC Anderlecht | 0–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–0 | KRC Genk | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–0 | Club Brugge KV | Available |
| 2025-04-24 | BE1 |
Club Brugge KV | 0–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | BE1 |
KRC Genk | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | RSC Anderlecht | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 0–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 5–1 | Royal Antwerp FC | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | BE1 |
KRC Genk | 2–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Standard Liège | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 4–1 | FCV Dender EH | Available |
| 2025-02-23 | BE1 |
RSC Anderlecht | 0–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-02-16 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–1 | KV Mechelen | Available |
| 2025-02-09 | BE1 |
KV Kortrijk | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-02-02 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Sint-Truidense VV | Available |
| 2025-01-26 | BE1 |
K Beerschot VA | 0–4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-01-19 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–0 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Available |
| 2025-01-11 | BE1 |
Sporting Charleroi | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2025-01-08 | BE1 |
Royal Antwerp FC | 5–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2024-12-26 | BE1 |
KAA Gent | 1–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2024-12-22 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–2 | Club Brugge KV | Available |
| 2024-12-15 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–1 | KVC Westerlo | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2024-12-08 | BE1 |
Cercle Brugge | 0–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | INJURED Muscle injury |
| 2024-12-04 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–2 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Royal Antwerp FC | Available |
| 2024-11-24 | BE1 |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2024-11-10 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 4–0 | KRC Genk | Available |
| 2024-11-02 | BE1 |
KV Mechelen | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–3 | Cercle Brugge | Available |
| 2024-10-19 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–0 | KAA Gent | Available |
| 2024-10-06 | BE1 |
Club Brugge KV | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
| 2024-09-29 | BE1 |
Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | KV Kortrijk | Available |
| 2024-09-20 | BE1 |
Standard Liège | 0–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Available |
Teams faced most often by Ross Sykes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham FC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 17% |
| AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 50% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 42% |
| Fleetwood Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 25% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 45% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 45% |
| Burton Albion | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 9% |
| Oxford United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 50% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 50% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 44% |
| Portsmouth FC | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 22% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 56% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 18/19 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 24/25 | 34 | 973 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 23/24 | 34 | 755 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 22/23 | 26 | 542 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 21/22 | 44 | 1,151 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 20/21 | 14 | 789 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 19/20 | 39 | 3,032 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 |
| 18/19 | 26 | 1,219 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 17/18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Jupiler Pro League
52 apps
9 G
3 A
League One
99 apps
7 G
6 A
EFL Trophy
21 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Croky Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
2 apps
0 G
1 A
JPL Champions PO
18 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
National League North
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Ross Sykes?
Ross Sykes is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Union Saint-Gilloise.
How old is Ross Sykes?
Ross Sykes is 27 years old. He was born on March 26, 1999 in Burnley.
What position does Ross Sykes play?
Ross Sykes plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Ross Sykes play for?
Ross Sykes currently plays for Union Saint-Gilloise.
How many career goals has Ross Sykes scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ross Sykes has scored 21 goals in 234 appearances.
What is Ross Sykes's market value?
Ross Sykes's most recent reported market value is €2.20m.