| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Julian Tyjon [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 64 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Rochdale | ||
| 2023–2026 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2026– | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | England U16 | 3 | (2) |
| 2024 | Poland U16 | 3 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | England U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2025– | England U18 | 5 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:01, 21 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:43, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Igor Julian Tyjon (born 20 March 2008) is an English-Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal. He is an England youth international. [1]
Tyjon was born in Southport to Marcin and Marcelina Tyjon, both immigrants from Poland. He has a younger brother. [2]
Tyjon joined Blackburn Rovers from Rochdale in July 2023. [4] He made his debut for the Blackburn U21 side as a fifteen year-old in November 2023. [5] He went on to appear in first-team match day squads during the 2023–24 season for EFL Championship fixtures against Bristol City and Leicester City, though he remained an unused substitute. He signed a scholarship contract with Blackburn in July 2024. [6]
On 27 August 2024, Tyjon was named amongst the match-day substitutes for the Blackburn Rovers first-team for the EFL Cup against Blackpool. [7] He made his professional debut in the EFL Championship on 14 September 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 home win over Bristol City. [8]
On 28 August 2026, Tyjon signed for Premier League club Arsenal. [9] [10] [11]
On 21 February 2024, Tyjon scored two goals on his debut for England U16 in a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia. [12] In April that year, he represented Poland at under-16 level. [13] In September 2024, Tyjon played for England U17. [14] The following month saw him score in qualifiers against Malta and Latvia. [15]
On 3 September 2025, Tyjon made his England U18 debut during a 3–1 win over Uzbekistan. [16] He scored two goals in their next game against Morocco. [17] The following month saw him score again during a draw with France U18. [18]
On 21 October 2025, Tyjon was included in the England squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [19] He featured as a substitute in all of their group games against Venezuela, Haiti and Egypt. [20] [21] [22] Tyjon also came off the bench during their round of sixteen defeat by Austria. [23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2024–25 [24] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||