# Lucas Scicluna

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Lucas Scicluna Personal information Full name Lucas Dean Scicluna Date of birth (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 20) Place of birth Australia Position Defensive midfielder Youth career 2011–2012 Aston Villa 2012–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024–2025 Central Coast Mariners Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2024–2025 Central Coast Mariners Academy 36 (3) 2024–2025 Central Coast Mariners 4 (0) 2025–2026 Newcastle Jets NPL 9 (1) 2025– Newcastle Jets 10 (0) International career‡ 2022–2025 Malta U19 14 (0) 2025– Malta U21 1 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

**Lucas Dean Scicluna** (born 7 November 2005) is a professional [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who last played as a [defensive midfielder](/source/Defensive_midfielder) for the [Newcastle Jets](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC). 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.[1] After a season with [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.), he moved to the academy of [Wolverhampton Wanderers.](/source/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C.)

Scicluna earned a scholarship deal with Wolverhampton,[2] 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](/source/Central_Coast_Mariners_Academy).[3]

### Central Coast Mariners

After returning from England, Lucas featured heavily for the Central Coast Mariners reserve team in the [National Premier Leagues NSW](/source/National_Premier_Leagues_NSW)[4]

Lucas featured in the [Central Coast Mariners](/source/Central_Coast_Mariners_FC) senior squad for the first time in the [2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AFC_Champions_League_Elite), as he was on the bench against [Shanghai Shenhua F.C.](/source/Shanghai_Shenhua_F.C.) He made his professional debut against [Western United FC](/source/Western_United_FC) on January 29, 2025.[5] Lucas departed the Mariners at the conclusion of the [2024–25 A-League](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_A-League_Men) season.

### Newcastle Jets

After initially playing for the [Newcastle Jets Youth team](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC_Youth) in the [Football NSW League One](/source/Football_NSW_League) competition,[6] Scicluna debuted for the senior team against [Adelaide United](/source/Adelaide_United_FC) in the [Australia Cup](/source/Australia_Cup).[7] On the 23rd of September 2025, the [Newcastle Jets](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC) would announce that Scicluna had signed a one-year scholarship deal with the club.[8] Lucas would not feature for the senior team again until the [2025 Australia Cup final](/source/2025_Australia_Cup_final), coming off of the bench to help the Jets win the cup.[9]

## International career

Lucas has featured for the [Malta national football team](/source/Malta_national_football_team) at both [U19](/source/Malta_national_under-19_football_team)[10] and [U21](/source/Malta_national_under-21_football_team)[11] level.

## Personal life

He is the younger brother of [Dylan Scicluna](/source/Dylan_Scicluna).[1]

## Career statistics

- *As of 7 February 2026*

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Central Coast Mariners Academy 2024 National Premier Leagues NSW 28 3 — — — 28 3 2025 8 0 — — — 8 0 Total 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024–25 A-League Men 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0 Newcastle Jets FC Youth 2025 Football NSW League One 7 1 — — — 7 1 2026 2 0 — — — 1 0 Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Newcastle Jets FC 2025–26 A-League Men 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0 Career total 58 4 3 0 — — 61 4

## Honours

### Newcastle Jets

[Australia Cup](/source/Australia_Cup): [2025](/source/2025_Australia_Cup_final)

[A-League Premiership:](/source/List_of_A-League_champions) [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_A-League_Men)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Under-18s midfielder on developing through Wolves Academy | Academy | News"](https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/academy/20230223-under-18s-midfielder-on-developing-through-wolves-academy/). *Wolverhampton Wanderers FC*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2022/23 Wolves Academy scholars inducted | Academy | News"](https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/academy/20220811-202223-wolves-academy-scholars-inducted/). *Wolverhampton Wanderers FC*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2024 NPL NSW Men"](https://ccmariners.com.au/2024-npl-nsw-men-squad/). *Central Coast Mariners*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre"](https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/memberprofile/?date_range=default&m=8NOpjqE7kK&season=7MNGJn7mAz&timezone=Australia/Sydney). *competitions.footballnsw.com.au*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*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*](https://www.facebook.com/reel/1145527627203829/). Retrieved 2026-02-26 – via www.facebook.com. {{[cite AV media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media)}}: External link in |title= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#param_has_ext_link))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre"](https://competitions.footballnsw.com.au/memberprofile/?date_range=default&m=emAn5XPoRN&season=7ZKRL1jmkB&competition=nPmr4qLKow&timezone=Australia/Sydney). *competitions.footballnsw.com.au*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** rwood (2025-07-31). ["Who Are They? The Academy Players Involved In The Australia Cup"](https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/who-are-they-the-academy-players-involved-in-the-australia-cup/). *Newcastle Jets*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** rwood (2025-09-23). ["Newcastle Jets Sign Scicluna to Scholarship Deal"](https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-sign-scicluna-to-scholarship-deal/). *Newcastle Jets*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Newcastle Jets win Hahn Australia Cup 2025 with 3-1 victory over Heidelberg United | Australia Cup"](https://australiacup.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-win-hahn-australia-cup-2025-3-1-victory-over-heidelberg-united). *australiacup.com.au*. 2025-10-04. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Effective Germans too strong for Malta"](https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/national-teams/under-19-preparatory-tournament-1/). *www.mfa.com.mt*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["U21 Coach Mazzotta names 28-man provisional squad ahead of San Marino friendlies"](https://www.mfa.com.mt/news/national-teams/u21-coach-mazzotta-names-28-man-provisional-squad-ahead-of-san-marino-friendlies/). *www.mfa.com.mt*. Retrieved 2026-02-26.

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