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Cain Sykes

Cain Sykes

Defender - Centre-Back  at South Shields FC
Age23
CitizenshipEngland
Height0.00 m
Footright
BornAugust 14, 2002
at South Shields FC 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value
Rating · 25/26 4.8 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Middlesbrough U23
top club · 51 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#288
goals rank
#321
assists rank
8
season goals
5
season assists

Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€100k
peak value · 2023
top transfer fee
3
best season · 18/19
int'l / penalties
109Appearances
8Goals
5Assists
14Yellow cards
0Red cards
27Full matches (90′)
Full nameCain Sykes
Date of birth2002-08-14 (23 yrs)
Place of birthSunderland, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height0.00 m
Current clubSouth Shields FC
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
AgentCAA Stellar
Jul 2025
25/26 — South Shields FC
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Boro U21 → South Shields
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Middlesbrough FC U21
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Middlesbrough FC U21
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough FC U21
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Middlesbrough FC, FC Middlesbrough U23
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Middlesbrough FC, FC Middlesbrough U23
21 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Boro U18 → Boro U23
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Middlesbrough FC U18, FC Middlesbrough U23
13 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Middlesbrough FC U18, FC Middlesbrough U23
22 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Boro Yth. → Boro U18
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Middlesbrough FC U18
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €100k
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 · 0.16/90
59
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.16/90
44
Yellow cards1 total · 0.16/90
44
2,389 min
Minutes played by club
South Shields FC 23.2%
Middlesbrough FC U21 0.0%
Middlesbrough FC 0.0%
FC Middlesbrough U23 25.4%
Middlesbrough FC U18 51.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
South Shields FC 1 25/26 25/26 7 1 0 554
Middlesbrough FC U21 3 22/23 24/25 17 0 0 0
Middlesbrough FC 3 20/21 22/23 0 0 0 0
FC Middlesbrough U23 4 18/19 21/22 51 3 2 606
Middlesbrough FC U18 3 17/18 19/20 34 4 3 1,229

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€25K3€50K5€75K6€100K18/19 — 3 goals (Middlesbrough FC U18)18/19 — 3 assists618/1919/20 — 1 goals (Middlesbrough FC U18)19/20 — 1 assists219/2020/21 — 3 goals (FC Middlesbrough U23)320/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2223/2425/26 — 1 goals (South Shields FC)125/2621/22 — €50K23/24 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

17/18: 0017/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

17/18: 0017/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 National League North South Shields FC 7 1 0 1 0 554
24/25 Premier League 2 Middlesbrough FC U21 4 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Premier League 2 Middlesbrough FC U21 9 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Championship Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League 2 Middlesbrough FC U21 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League 2 FC Middlesbrough U23 24 0 1 5 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 FC Middlesbrough U23 21 3 0 2 0 606
19/20 FA Youth Cup Middlesbrough FC U18 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League 2 FC Middlesbrough U23 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 U18 Premier League Middlesbrough FC U18 9 1 1 2 0 789
18/19 FA Youth Cup Middlesbrough FC U18 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League 2 FC Middlesbrough U23 4 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 U18 Premier League Middlesbrough FC U18 17 3 2 1 0 440
17/18 U18 Premier League Middlesbrough FC U18 5 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
18/19 2018-07-01 Boro Yth. Boro U18 Transfer 0
20/21 2020-07-01 Boro U18 Boro U23 Transfer 0
25/26 2025-07-01 Boro U21 South Shields Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€100k
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€25k€50k€75k€100k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Stephen Walker 1 0 956
Sam Collins 1 0 0
Tyrone O'Neill 2 0 0
Stephen Wearne 1 0 0
Bryant Bilongo 2 0 0
Sam Folarin 2 0 0
Nathan Wood 1 0 0
Nick Hood 1 1 0
Jeremy Sivi 1 0 0
Calum Kavanagh 2 0 0
Joseph Gibson 1 1 0
Connor Malley 1 0 0
Jack Stott 1 0 0
Harry Green 1 1 0
Sol Brynn 1 0 0
Jack Hannah 2 0 0
William Kokolo 1 0 0
Hayden Hackney 1 1 0
Isaac Fletcher 2 1 0
Alberto Baldé 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
20/21 Premier League 2 FC Middlesbrough U23 3 21
18/19 U18 Premier League Middlesbrough FC U18 3 17
25/26 National League North South Shields FC 1 7

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 U18 Premier League Middlesbrough FC U18 2 17
19/20 U18 Premier League Middlesbrough FC U18 1 9
18/19 Premier League 2 FC Middlesbrough U23 1 4

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
17/18 Senior debut season
18/19 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 7 554 1 0 0 0.16
24/25 4 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 9 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 24 0 5 0 0 0
20/21 21 606 2 0 0 0.3
19/20 13 789 2 0 0 0.23
18/19 22 440 1 0 0 0.2

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U18 Premier League
31 apps
4 G
3 A
Premier League 2
68 apps
3 G
2 A
National League North
7 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Cain Sykes

Who is Cain Sykes?

Cain Sykes is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for South Shields FC.

How old is Cain Sykes?

Cain Sykes is 23 years old. He was born on August 14, 2002 in Sunderland.

What position does Cain Sykes play?

Cain Sykes plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Cain Sykes play for?

Cain Sykes currently plays for South Shields FC.

How many career goals has Cain Sykes scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cain Sykes has scored 8 goals in 109 appearances.