Declan Skura (born 9 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 2002 | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hanworth Villa | |||
| 2020–2023 | Kingstonian | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03 September 2024 | |||
Career
editSkura spent time in the academy systems at Chelsea and Reading, before entering non-League football with Hanworth Villa and Kingstonian.[1][2]
In February 2023, he signed a development squad contract with EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers following a successful trial match against Woking.[3][4] He made his first-team debut for Wycombe on 19 September 2023, starting in a 1–0 win over Crystal Palace U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Adams Park.[5] In January 2024, he joined National League club Ebbsfleet United on loan until the end of the season.[6] Skura made his league debut for Wycombe on 31 August 2024, as a substitute in a 2-2 draw with Blackpool.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kingstonian | 2020–21[8] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[9] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[10] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2023–24[11] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024–25[12] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance/s in FA Trophy
- ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Velocity Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance/s in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ Richings, James (3 February 2023). "Wycombe Wanderers sign former Chelsea and Reading youth player". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Townsend, Ian (19 November 2020). "K's bring in a defender- and a former Rocks manager - The Pitching In Isthmian Football League". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Declan Skura signs following successful trial". Wycombe Wanderers. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Declan Skura". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers - Crystal Palace U21 | 19 Sep 2023". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "All hands on Dec". www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Blackpool 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Kingstonian | Appearances | Declan Skura | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Kingstonian | Appearances | Declan Skura | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Kingstonian | Appearances | Declan Skura | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Declan Skura in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Declan Skura in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2024.