Mark
Sykes

Right midfielder · age 29 · Northern Ireland · 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
13
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.71
2026/27

Oladapo
Afolayan

Striker · age 29 · England · 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
15
Goals
5
Assists
2
Rating
6.94
2026/27
Change Sykes
Change Afolayan

Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Mark SykesOladapo Afolayan
SHO46 · 74CRE54 · 33PAS74 · 84DRI51 · 59DEF46 · 61PHY32 · 36
46Shooting74
54Creating33
74Passing84
51Dribbling59
46Defending61
32Physical36

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the Championship.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Mark SykesOladapo Afolayan
745 minutes1,114 minutes
6.71Average rating6.94
0.12Goalsper 900.40
0.00Assistsper 900.16
1.09Shotsper 902.59
0.48Shots on targetper 900.97
44%Shot accuracy38%
0.24Big chances createdper 900.08
1.57Key passesper 900.57
0.60Dribbles completedper 901.37
27.9Passesper 9027.1
73%Pass accuracy79%
2.05Tackles + interceptionsper 902.34
50%Duels won42%
0.48Aerials wonper 901.21
1.69Clearancesper 902.02
–Blocksper 900.32
0.60Fouls wonper 902.75
0.85Dispossessedper 901.78

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Mark SykesOladapo Afolayan
Mark Sykes
RMCMRBLMAM

Right midfielder 49% · Central midfielder 42% · Right-back 5%

Oladapo Afolayan
STLMAMRWLWRM

Striker 40% · Left midfielder 27% · Attacking midfielder 13%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Mark SykesOladapo Afolayan
263League apps175
28League goals35
21League assists15
0.11Goals per game0.20
619Minutes per goalfewer is better319
Goals a season, season by season
  1. 0
    9
    18/19
  2. 2
    26
    19/20
  3. 0
    34
    20/21
  4. 8
    12
    4044
    21/22
  5. 5
    6
    3638
    22/23
  6. 5
    9
    4031
    23/24
  7. 3
    3
    2732
    24/25
  8. 4
    0
    3815
    25/26
  9. 1
    5
    1315
    26/27

Each pair: goals above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Mark SykesOladapo Afolayan
29
Age
29
6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Right
Foot
Right
Jun 2028
Contract to
Jun 2027
9
League seasons
6
0
League titles
1
Free transfer, 2026
Last move
Fee undisclosed, 2026

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.