Caylan Vickers

Caylan Vickers
Personal information
Full name Caylan David Vickers[1]
Date of birth (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004[2]
Place of birth Windsor, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 47
Youth career
Reading
2024–2025 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Reading 14 (1)
2024– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2025 → Mansfield Town (loan) 19 (2)
2025–2026 → Barnsley (loan) 15 (2)
2026 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Caylan David Vickers (born 22 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Career

On 17 May 2023, Vickers was offered his first professional contract by Reading.[3] On 1 July 2023, Reading confirmed that Vickers had signed his first professional contract with the club.[4]

Vickers made his professional debut with Reading in a 1–0 EFL League One loss to Peterborough United on 5 August 2023.[5] His first league start came on 15 August 2023, in a 1-0 home win against Cheltenham Town.

Vickers scored the 8th goal in a 0-9 victory over Exeter City in the EFL Trophy on 19 September 2023, the biggest win in the club's history.

On 1 February 2024, Vickers transferred to the Brighton & Hove Albion Academy for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

On 3 February 2025, Vickers joined EFL League One club Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 21 July 2025, Vickers joined EFL League One club Barnsley on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club in the 3-2 home win against Burton. He grabbed his second goal of the season in the 1-0 away win at Peterborough United. [8] On 9 January 2026, Brighton announced that Vickers had returned from his loan deal with Barnsley.[9]

Personal life

He is of Indian descent through his mother.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2023–24 EFL League One 14110205[a]2223
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2023–24 —0[a]000
2024–25 —3[a]131
Total —3131
Mansfield Town (loan) 2024–25 EFL League One 192000000192
Barnsley (loan) 2025–26 EFL League One 152102040222
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2025–26 EFL League One 2100000020
Career total 5162040123699
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances and goals in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). efl.com. EFL. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Caylan Vickers". 11v11. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS SIGNED BY NINE YOUNG PLAYERS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "REPORT: READING 0-1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vickers signs from Reading". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mansfield Town are delighted to announce the signing of attacker Caylan Vickers on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion until the end of the season". Mansfield Town F.C. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Caylan Vickers joins Barnsley on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Caylan Vickers returns from Barnsley loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Caylan Vickers at Soccerway