Caylan Vickers
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caylan David Vickers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wigan Athletic (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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) | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:44, 17 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Caylan David Vickers (born 22 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.