Aaron Thomas Pickles (born 20 March 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Farsley Celtic on loan from EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.

Aaron Pickles
Personal information
Full name Aaron Thomas Pickles[1]
Date of birth (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 19)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Farsley Celtic
(on loan from Accrington Stanley)
Number 25
Youth career
Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Accrington Stanley 18 (0)
2022Glossop North End (loan) 1 (0)
2024–Farsley Celtic (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:27, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Pickles began his career at Accrington Stanley. On 14 October 2022, he joined Glossop North End on a work experience loan.[3] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–1 home defeat to Macclesfield.[4] He made his first-team debut for Accrington on 28 January 2023, after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Doug Tharme in a 3–1 defeat to Leeds United in an FA Cup fourth round match at the Crown Ground.[5]

On 15 November 2024, Pickles joined National League North side Farsley Celtic on a one-month loan deal.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2022–23[7] League One 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2023–24[8] League Two 12 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
2024–25[9] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 18 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 24 0
Glossop North End (loan) 2022–23[4] Northern Premier League
Division One West
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 19 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 25 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Squad list: Season 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Aaron Pickles - Defender - Under-18s Players - Accrington Stanley". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "DEPARTURE: Pickles joins Glossop on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Glossop North End | Appearances | Aaron Pickles | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ Glendenning, Barry (28 January 2023). "Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Aaron Pickles joins on loan from Accrington Stanley". farsleyceltic.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Games played by Aaron Pickles in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Games played by Aaron Pickles in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Games played by Aaron Pickles in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2024.