Lyndon Dykes

Lyndon John Dykes is an association footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers. He previously played for Merrimac, Redlands United and Surfers Paradise Apollo in Australia, and for Queen of the South and Livingston in Scotland. Dykes chose to represent Scotland in international football, making his competitive debut in September 2020. He was eligible to play for either Australia or Scotland, as his parents are Scottish.

About Lyndon Dykes in brief

Summary Lyndon DykesLyndon John Dykes is an association footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Queens Park Rangers. He previously played for Merrimac, Redlands United and Surfers Paradise Apollo in Australia, and for Queen of the South and Livingston in Scotland. Dykes chose to represent Scotland in international football, making his competitive debut in September 2020. He was eligible to play for either Australia or Scotland, as his parents are Scottish. His elder sister Hollie was a gold medal-winning gymnast for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and his son was born in Dumfries, Scotland.

He played youth football for Mudgeeraba SC before joining Merrimack FC. He then played in the 2015 National Premier Leagues Queensland with RedlandsUnited and joined Gold Coast City FC the year after but soon departed to play that season for Surfers paradise Apollo SC for one month. On 7 June 2016, Dykes returned to Scotland and signed for Queen Of the South, who had Gavin Skelton as their manager at that time. On 30 January 2019, he secured a two-year contract to join Livingston, but the Doonhamers reached an agreement with the West Lothian club