{{short description|Australian soccer player}} {{Third-party|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lucas Scicluna | image = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Lucas Dean Scicluna | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|11|7}} | birth_place = [[Australia]] | height = | position = [[Defensive midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs1 = [[Aston Villa]] | youthyears2 = 2012–2023 | youthclubs2 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] | youthyears3 = 2024–2025 | youthclubs3 = [[Central Coast Mariners Academy|Central Coast Mariners]] | years1 = 2024–2025 | clubs1 = [[Central Coast Mariners Academy]] | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = [[Central Coast Mariners]] | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025–2026 | clubs3 = [[Newcastle Jets FC Youth|Newcastle Jets NPL]] | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = [[Newcastle Jets]] | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2022–2025 | nationalteam1 = [[Malta national under-19 football team|Malta U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2025– | nationalteam2 = [[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 14 March 2026 | nationalteam-update = 9 September 2025 }} '''Lucas Dean Scicluna''' (born 7 November 2005) is a professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who last played as a [[defensive midfielder]] for the [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]. Born in Australia, he represents Malta internationally at the youth level.
== Club career ==
=== Youth === Lucas moved to England from Australia at the age of eight, first joining the Aston Villa academy at under-8s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Under-18s midfielder on developing through Wolves Academy {{!}} Academy {{!}} News |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/academy/20230223-under-18s-midfielder-on-developing-through-wolves-academy/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |language=en}}</ref> After a season with [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], he moved to the academy of [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers.]]
Scicluna earned a scholarship deal with Wolverhampton,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022/23 Wolves Academy scholars inducted {{!}} Academy {{!}} News |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/academy/20220811-202223-wolves-academy-scholars-inducted/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |language=en}}</ref> spending the 2022–23 season with their Under-18s side before departing at the end of the season.
Lucas returned to Australia, signing with the [[Central Coast Mariners Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 NPL NSW Men |url=https://ccmariners.com.au/2024-npl-nsw-men-squad/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Central Coast Mariners |language=en-AU}}</ref>
=== Central Coast Mariners === After returning from England, Lucas featured heavily for the Central Coast Mariners reserve team in the [[National Premier Leagues NSW]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre |url=https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/memberprofile/?date_range=default&m=8NOpjqE7kK&season=7MNGJn7mAz&timezone=Australia/Sydney |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=competitions.footballnsw.com.au}}</ref>
Lucas featured in the [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] senior squad for the first time in the [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite]], as he was on the bench against [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.]] He made his professional debut against [[Western United FC]] on January 29, 2025.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/1145527627203829/ |title=28K views · 355 reactions {{!}} A special moment of Wednesday night, with Lucas Scicluna making his Isuzu UTE A-League debut 💛 F3 Derby 🎟: https://bit.ly/4jj79bC #CCMFC #RideTheWave🌊 {{!}} Central Coast Mariners |language=en |access-date=2026-02-26 |via=www.facebook.com}}</ref> Lucas departed the Mariners at the conclusion of the [[2024–25 A-League Men|2024–25 A-League]] season.
=== Newcastle Jets === After initially playing for the [[Newcastle Jets FC Youth|Newcastle Jets Youth team]] in the [[Football NSW League|Football NSW League One]] competition,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre |url=https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/memberprofile/?date_range=default&m=emAn5XPoRN&season=7ZKRL1jmkB&competition=nPmr4qLKow&timezone=Australia/Sydney |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=competitions.footballnsw.com.au}}</ref> Scicluna debuted for the senior team against [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] in the [[Australia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=rwood |date=2025-07-31 |title=Who Are They? The Academy Players Involved In The Australia Cup |url=https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/who-are-they-the-academy-players-involved-in-the-australia-cup/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Newcastle Jets |language=en-AU}}</ref> On the 23rd of September 2025, the [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] would announce that Scicluna had signed a one-year scholarship deal with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rwood |date=2025-09-23 |title=Newcastle Jets Sign Scicluna to Scholarship Deal |url=https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-sign-scicluna-to-scholarship-deal/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Newcastle Jets |language=en-AU}}</ref> Lucas would not feature for the senior team again until the [[2025 Australia Cup final]], coming off of the bench to help the Jets win the cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-04 |title=Newcastle Jets win Hahn Australia Cup 2025 with 3-1 victory over Heidelberg United {{!}} Australia Cup |url=https://australiacup.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-win-hahn-australia-cup-2025-3-1-victory-over-heidelberg-united |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=australiacup.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
== International career == Lucas has featured for the [[Malta national football team]] at both [[Malta national under-19 football team|U19]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Effective Germans too strong for Malta |url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/national-teams/under-19-preparatory-tournament-1/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=www.mfa.com.mt |language=en}}</ref> and [[Malta national under-21 football team|U21]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U21 Coach Mazzotta names 28-man provisional squad ahead of San Marino friendlies |url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/national-teams/u21-coach-mazzotta-names-28-man-provisional-squad-ahead-of-san-marino-friendlies/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=www.mfa.com.mt |language=en}}</ref> level.
== Personal life == He is the younger brother of [[Dylan Scicluna]].<ref name=":0" />
== Career statistics == {{updated|7 February 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Domestic Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="3" |[[Central Coast Mariners Academy]] |[[2024 National Premier Leagues NSW|2024]] | rowspan="2" |[[National Premier Leagues NSW]] |28 |3 | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — |28 |3 |- |[[2025 National Premier Leagues NSW|2025]] |8 |0 | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — |8 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !36 !3 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !36 !3 |- |[[Central Coast Mariners FC]] |[[2024–25 A-League Men|2024–25]] |[[A-League Men]] |4 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" | — |5 |0 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Newcastle Jets FC Youth]] |[[2025 Football NSW season|2025]] | rowspan="2" |[[Football NSW League|Football NSW League One]] |7 |1 | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — |7 |1 |- |2026 |2 |0 | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !9 !1 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !9 !1 |- |[[Newcastle Jets FC]] |[[2025–26 A-League Men|2025–26]] |[[A-League Men]] |10 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" | — | colspan="2" | — |12 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !58 !4 !3 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !61 !4 |}
== Honours ==
=== Newcastle Jets === [[Australia Cup]]: [[2025 Australia Cup final|2025]]
[[List of A-League champions|A-League Premiership:]] [[2025–26 A-League Men|2025–26]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
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