Lucas Dean Scicluna (born 7 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Perth Glory. Born in Australia, he represents Malta at 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. After a season with Aston Villa, he moved to the academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Scicluna earned a scholarship deal with Wolverhampton, 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.
Central Coast Mariners After returning from England, Lucas featured heavily for the Central Coast Mariners reserve team in the National Premier Leagues NSW
Lucas featured in the 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. Lucas departed the Mariners at the conclusion of the 2024–25 A-League season.
Newcastle Jets After initially playing for the Newcastle Jets Youth team in the Football NSW League One competition, Scicluna debuted for the senior team against Adelaide United in the Australia Cup. On the 23rd of September 2025, the Newcastle Jets would announce that Scicluna had signed a one-year scholarship deal with the club. 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.
International career Lucas has featured for the Malta national football team at both U19 and U21 level.
Personal life He is the younger brother of Dylan Scicluna.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCentral Coast Mariners Academy2024National Premier Leagues NSW283 — — —283202580 — — —80Total363000000363Central Coast Mariners FC2024–25A-League Men401000 —50Newcastle Jets FC Youth2025Football NSW League One71 — — —71202620 — — —10Total9100000091Newcastle Jets FC2025–26A-League Men10020 — —120Career total58430——614
Honours
Newcastle Jets Australia Cup: 2025
A-League Premiership: 2025–26
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