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Cain
Sykes

Defender

England

Bio

  • Cain began his journey with the Academy with our Under-9s. 
  • Hailing from South Hetton near Sunderland, Cain, the youngest player in the squad for the 2018/19 season - his second as a scholar - attended England training camps and towards the end of the campaign began to mix it at U23 level.
  • He made 17 appearances for the U18s and four with the U23s in the 2018/19 campaign.
  • Cain signed his first professional contract in 2019.
  • The youngster was included in Boro's senior squad for the first time as we travelled to Brentford in the FA Cup in January 2021. 
  • Cain also made the bench against Luton Town in the Championship in the 2022/23 campaign.
  • The versatile defender has since made more than 50 appearances for the U21s team, captaining the side on multiple occasions.