Lyndon Dykes
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Lyndon John Dykes (born 7 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. Born and raised in Australia to Scottish parents, he plays for the Scotland national team. Dykes previously played for Mudgeeraba, Merrimac, Redlands United and Surfers Paradise Apollo in Australia, for Queen of the South and Livingston in Scotland, and spent four years with English club Queens Park Rangers.
Infobox
2013
Mudgeeraba
2014
Merrimac
2015
Gold Coast City
2016
Surfers Paradise Apollo
Full name
Lyndon John Dykes
Date of birth
(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Striker
Current team
Birmingham City
Number
17
Years
Team
2014–2015
Queen of the South
2016–2019
Queen of the South
2019–2020
Livingston
2020–2024
Queens Park Rangers
2024–
Birmingham City
2020–
Scotland
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
Club
Queen of the South
Season
2016–17
League
Scottish Championship
League
30
League
2
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
6
League cup
1
Other
3
Other
1
Total
40
Total
4
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Scottish Championship
League
34
League
7
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
0
League cup
3
Other
1
Other
44
Total
8
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Scottish Championship
League
36
League
2
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
5
League cup
3
League cup
7
Other
4
Other
52
Total
10
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
100
League
11
League
8
League
1
National cup
15
National cup
4
League cup
13
League cup
6
Other
136
Other
22
Livingston
Livingston
Club
Livingston
Season
2019–20
League
Scottish Premiership
League
25
League
9
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
6
League cup
2
Other
—
Other
33
Total
12
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Scottish Premiership
League
3
League
2
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
3
League cup
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
28
League
11
League
2
League
1
National cup
6
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
36
Other
14
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
Club
Queens Park Rangers
Season
2020–21
League
Championship
League
42
League
12
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Other
—
Other
43
Total
12
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Championship
League
33
League
8
League
2
National cup
1
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Other
37
Other
9
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Championship
League
39
League
8
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
—
Other
40
Other
8
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Championship
League
41
League
6
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Other
43
Other
7
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Championship
League
1
League
1
League
—
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
2
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
156
League
35
League
5
League
2
National cup
4
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
165
Other
37
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
Club
Birmingham City
Season
2024–25
League
League One
League
25
League
1
National cup
3
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
4
Other
2
Other
32
Total
5
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Championship
League
13
League
2
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Other
15
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
38
League
3
League
3
League
2
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
4
League cup
2
Other
47
Other
7
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
322
League
60
League
18
League
6
National cup
27
National cup
6
League cup
17
League cup
8
Other
384
Other
80
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen of the South | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 10 | |
| Total | 100 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 136 | 22 | ||
| Livingston | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 33 | 12 | |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 36 | 14 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2020–21 | Championship | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 12 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 156 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 165 | 37 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25 | League One | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 322 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 384 | 80 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Scotland
Scotland
National team
Scotland
Year
2020
Apps
7
Goals
2
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
13
Apps
4
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
6
Apps
2
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
9
Apps
1
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
7
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
6
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
48
Apps
10
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 10 | |
List of international goals scored by Lyndon Dykes · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
7 September 2020
Venue
Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Opponent
Czech Republic
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
2
2
No.
2
Date
11 October 2020
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Slovakia
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
3
3
No.
3
Date
4 September 2021
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Moldova
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
4
No.
4
Date
7 September 2021
Venue
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
Opponent
Austria
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5
5
No.
5
Date
9 October 2021
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Israel
Score
2–2
Result
3–2
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6
6
No.
6
Date
12 October 2021
Venue
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Opponent
Faroe Islands
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7
7
No.
7
Date
21 September 2022
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Ukraine
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
8
8
No.
8
Date
3–0
9
9
No.
9
Date
17 June 2023
Venue
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Norway
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
10
10
No.
10
Date
9 October 2025
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Greece
Score
3–1
Result
3–1
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 11 October 2020 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Slovakia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 4 September 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Moldova | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 7 September 2021 | Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 9 October 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Israel | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 12 October 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 21 September 2022 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Ukraine | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
| 9 | 17 June 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 10 | 9 October 2025 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Greece | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Three appearances and two goals in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances and two goals in Scottish Premiership play-o
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Queens Park Rangers – In Squad Players"https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/f9455bd0-4dac-11ee-8864-711544c578ce.pdf
- "Lyndon Dykes: QPR's rugby league talent turned Scotland football hero"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/56156654
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/56156654
- FourFourTwo.comhttps://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/lyndon-dykes-interview-dont-let-the-accent-fool-you-my-blood-is-scottish
- The Nationalhttps://www.thenational.scot/sport/17951491.livingstons-australia-born-striker-lyndon-dykes-prepared-pledge-allegiance-scotland/
- Lyndon Dykes: Livingston striker still silent on Scotland or Australia, BBC Sport, 25 July 2020https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53528221
- The Nationalhttps://www.thenational.scot/sport/18057596.lyndon-dykes-says-ready-commit-scotland-tells-steve-clarke-come-get/
- Closerhttp://www.closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/leanne-brown-wag-world
- "Former Queen of the South player Jim Thomson fined for kicking door"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-39119365
- www.qosfc.comhttps://www.qosfc.com/players
- "Lyndon Dykes Signs On"https://web.archive.org/web/20160624074606/http://www.qosfc.com/news-3215
- "Contract Extension For Lyndon"https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044124/http://www.qosfc.com/news-3827
- "Lyndon Dykes"https://web.archive.org/web/20190131092926/http://www.qosfc.com/news-4330
- "Lyndon Dykes says signing for Livingston was a 'no-brainer' after striker pens deal with Premiership club"https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/lyndon-dykes-says-signing-livingston-13930284
- "Livingston 4–0 Ross County"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50791601
- Livingston FChttps://livingstonfc.co.uk/bid-for-lyndon-dykes-accepted/
- Livingston FChttps://livingstonfc.co.uk/lyndon-dykes-signs-for-queens-park-rangers/
- www.qosfc.comhttps://www.qosfc.com/news-5138
- "Lyndon Dykes: Queens Park Rangers sign Livingston striker"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53837265
- "QPR 2-0 Nottingham Forest"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54037866
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/lyndon-dykes-voted-player-of-the-month-280421/
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/squads/first-team/lyndon-dykes/
- bbc.co.ukhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58853026
- "Lyndon Dykes: QPR and Scotland striker admitted to hospital"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64445365
- "Lyndon Dykes: Scotland striker 'enjoying each moment' after 'scary' pneumonia"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65028906
- www.qpr.co.ukhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/dykes-agrees-new-deal-260623/
- "Blues sign Lyndon Dykes!"https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/blues-sign-lyndon-dykes
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53894763
- www.qosfc.comhttps://www.qosfc.com/news-5161
- Soccerwayhttps://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/04/europe/uefa-nations-league/scotland/israel/3243411/
- EDinburgh Newshttps://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/scotland-1-1-israel-disappointment-scots-lyndon-dykes-makes-solid-debut-2962437
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/dykes-bags-scotland-winner-and-kakay-earns-start/
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/dykes-named-in-scotland-euro-2020-squad-190521/
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/euro-rs-dykes-scotland-lose-tournament-opener-140621/
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/euro-rs-dykes-stars-for-scotland-at-wembley/
- QPRhttps://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/euro-rs-dykes-and-scotland-exit-euro-2020/
- Scotland 1–0 Moldova, Clive Lindsay, BBC Sport, 4 September 2021https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58365963
- Austria 0–1 Scotland, Martin Watt, BBC Sport, 7 September 2021https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58386792
- Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland: Steve Clarke praises match-winner Lyndon Dykes, BBC Sport, 12 October 2021https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58892843
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62897957
- "Norway 1-2 Scotland: Lyndon Dykes & Kenny McLean score late to earn dramatic win"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65864111
- "Steve Clarke names Provisional EURO 2024 Squad"https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/steve-clarke-names-provisional-euro-2024-squad/
- "Scotland striker Dykes ruled out of Euro 2024"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqvv496vnpdo
- "Liam Cooper hopes injured Lyndon Dykes stays with Scotland in some capacity"https://news.stv.tv/sport/liam-cooper-hopes-injured-lyndon-dykes-stays-with-scotland-in-some-capacity
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=149
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=150
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=151
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=152
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=153
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=154
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=155
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=156
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=157
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=80989&season_id=158
- Lyndon Dykes at the Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=352491
- "Birmingham win League One title after Wrexham draw"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj3xr53g0z5o