Aaron Pickles

{{Short description|English footballer (born 2004)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aaron Pickles

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Aaron Thomas Pickles {{cite web|url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/65dc2290-9c5a-11ef-91f1-ff97ab87010f.pdf|title=EFL Squad list: Season 2024/25|publisher=English Football League|date=6 September 2024|accessdate=16 November 2024}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|12|15|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Aaron Pickles - Defender - Under-18s Players - Accrington Stanley |url=https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/teams/under-18s/under-18s-players/defender/aaron-pickles/ |website=www.accringtonstanley.co.uk |access-date=7 February 2023}}

| birth_place =

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Southport
(on loan from Accrington Stanley)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Accrington Stanley

| years1 = 2022–

| clubs1 = Accrington Stanley

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = → Glossop North End (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024

| clubs3 = → Warrington Rylands (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = → Farsley Celtic (loan)

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = → Southport (loan)

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| club-update = 13:02, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

}}

Aaron Thomas Pickles (born 15 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southport on loan from {{English football updater|AccringS}} club Accrington Stanley.

Career

Pickles began his career at Accrington Stanley. On 14 October 2022, he joined Glossop North End on a work experience loan.{{cite news |title=DEPARTURE: Pickles joins Glossop on loan |url=https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2022/october/departure-pickles-joins-glossop-on-loan/ |access-date=7 February 2023 |work=www.accringtonstanley.co.uk |date=14 October 2022 |language=en-gb}} He made his debut the following day, in a 2–1 home defeat to Macclesfield. 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.{{cite news |last1=Glendenning |first1=Barry |title=Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/jan/28/fa-cup-fourth-round-accrington-v-leeds-live |access-date=7 February 2023 |work=the Guardian |date=28 January 2023}}

On 15 November 2024, Pickles joined National League North side Farsley Celtic on a one-month loan deal. {{cite web|url=https://farsleyceltic.com/2024/11/aaron-pickles-joins-on-loan-from-accrington-stanley/|title=Aaron Pickles joins on loan from Accrington Stanley|website=farsleyceltic.com|date=15 November 2024|accessdate=16 November 2024}} On 24 January 2025, he joined Southport on a one-month loan. {{cite web|url=https://southportfc.net/new-signing-aaron-pickles/|title=New Signing {{!}} Aaron Pickles|website=southportfc.net|date=24 January 2025|accessdate=26 January 2025}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 25 January 2025}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|EFL Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Accrington Stanley

|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=169595|season=2022|accessdate=1 July 2022}}

|League One

|5

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2023–24 {{soccerbase season|169595|2023|accessdate=16 November 2024}}

|League Two

|12

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2024–25 {{soccerbase season|169595|2024|accessdate=16 November 2024}}

|League Two

|1

000002{{efn|name=EFT}}030
colspan="2"|Total

!18

0101040240
Glossop North End (loan)

|2022–23{{cite web |title=Glossop North End {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Aaron Pickles {{!}} Football Web Pages {{!}} 2022-2023|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/glossop-north-end/appearances/2022-2023/aaron-pickles/944775 |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk |access-date=7 February 2023}}

|Northern Premier League
Division One West

|1

000colspan="2"|—0010
Warrington Rylands (loan)

|2024–25 {{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/warrington-rylands/appearances/2024-2025/aaron-pickles/973877|title=Warrington Rylands – Appearances – Aaron Pickles – 2024-2025|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=26 January 2025}}

|Northern Premier League Premier Division

|5

000colspan="2"|—0050
Farsley Celtic (loan)

|2024–25 {{soccerway|aaron-pickles/809176|accessdate=26 January 2025}}

|National League North

|4

200colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}052
Southport (loan)

|2024–25

|National League North

|1

000colspan="2"|—0010
colspan="3"|Career total

!24

2101050312

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References