Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tyler Jay French [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 February 1999||
Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton (on loan from Dundee) | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Long Melford | ||
2015 | Hadleigh United | ||
2015–2016 | A.F.C. Sudbury | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 96 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Bradford City | 16 | (0) |
2020 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Wrexham | 38 | (0) |
2022– | Dundee | 18 | (1) |
2023– | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 30 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Tyler Jay French (born 12 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greenock Morton, on loan from Dundee.
Born in Bury St Edmunds, French attended Ormiston Sudbury Academy. [3] He grew up supporting Liverpool. [4]
French spent his early career in non-league football with Long Melford, Hadleigh United and A.F.C. Sudbury. [5] He combined his non-league playing career with a part-time job building conservatory bases. [6] In early 2019 he trialled with Football League clubs Barnsley and Charlton Athletic, and was transfer listed by Sudbury in an attempt to move up the league system. [7] He also had trials at Crystal Palace, Leicester City, and Ipswich Town. [8]
Following a successful trial period, he signed a two-year professional contract with League Two club Bradford City in May 2019. [9] [10] [11] French said that he would be spending the summer before the start of the 2019–20 season training, stating that "I won't have much time off because I want to get myself in the best shape possible for pre-season [...] I've got an off-season [training] programme to help me but I'm quite naturally fit, so hopefully I'll be all right". [6] He scored his first goal for Bradford when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Rochdale on 12 November 2019. [12]
In February 2020 he moved on loan to AFC Fylde. [13] He credited his time at Fyle for helping him getting used to a higher level of football. [14]
French was praised by club captain Richard O'Donnell after an impressive performance in the opening day of the 2020–21 season. [15] On 31 January 2021 it was announced that he had left the club. [16]
On 1 February 2021, he signed for Wrexham. [17] He was sent off on his debut for the club a day later. [18]
On 5 July 2022, French joined Scottish Championship side Dundee for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal. [19] He made his competitive debut for Dundee in an away Scottish League Cup win over Stranraer, starting the match. [20] The following week, French scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Forfar Athletic. [21] On 21 January 2023, French suffered a serious injury to his right leg during a Scottish Cup match against St Mirren, which would leave him out of action for the rest of the season. [22] Despite his injury, French would win the Scottish Championship with Dundee at the end of the season. [23]
French would make his competitive return in August 2023 with Dundee's B team in a Scottish Challenge Cup fixture against East Fife. [24]
On 12 September 2023, French signed for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on a season-long loan. [25] He made his debut in a draw away to Dundee United. [26] The following week, French again suffered an injury to his right leg and was stretchered off against Dunfermline Athletic. [27] Fortunately, it was not a serious injury and French started for the Ton the following week. [28]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
A.F.C. Sudbury | 2015–16 [29] | Isthmian League Division One North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2016–17 [30] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [31] | Isthmian League North Division | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [32] | Isthmian League North Division | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Total | 96 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 120 | 1 | ||
Bradford City | 2019–20 [33] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
2020–21 [34] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
AFC Fylde (loan) | 2019–20 [2] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Wrexham | 2020–21 [2] | National League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2021–22 [35] | National League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Dundee | 2022–23 [36] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
2023–24 [37] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Dundee B | 2023–24 [37] | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2023–24 [37] | Scottish Championship | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
Career total | 203 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 249 | 4 |
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