Tyler John

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Tyler John
Personal information
Full name Tyler Malik John [1]
Date of birth (1995-12-30) December 30, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Tacoma, Washington, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Tacoma Stars
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2014 Federal Way
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Highline Thunderbirds
2016–2018 Seattle Redhawks 27 [2] (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Seattle Sounders 2 0 (0)
2022– Tacoma Stars (indoor) 39 (13)
–2023 Crossfire Redmond
2023 Maharlika Taguig
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 27, 2024

Tyler Malik John (born 30 December 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Tacoma Stars of the Major Arena Soccer League. [3]

Contents

Personal life

John was born in Tacoma, Washington. [1] He grew up and studied in Bonney Lake. [2]

Career

Youth career

In his youth, John played for the youth team of Federal Way FC of the Southern Premier Soccer League, winning the San Diego Surf College Cup in 2012. [4] [5] [6]

College career

John first played college football for the Thunderbirds of Highline College, initially starting as a midfielder but finding his place as a defender. [7] [8] [9] In 2014, he won the 2014 Northwestern Athletic Conference with Highline in a 3–0 win over the North Idaho Cardinals. [10]

In 2016, he transferred to the Redhawks of Seattle University, becoming an important first-team player and winning another title in 2017, the Western Athletic Conference. [11] [2] [12] [13] [6]

Early club career

After graduating from Seattle University, he signed with the reserve team of MLS side Seattle Sounders FC. [1] [14] [15] At the same time, he would also go on to play indoor football for the Tacoma Stars of the NPSL. [16] [17] Later on, he signed for Crossfire Redmond until July 2023, when he departed the club. [3] [18]

Far East United

While playing in the US, he was invited by former Philippines international Anton del Rosario to play for Far East United in The Soccer Tournament in North Carolina, alongside other Southeast Asian legends such as Safee Sali, Charyl Chappuis, and current Azkals player and all-time PFL goalscorer Bienvenido Marañón. [19] [20] In a 4–2 win over West Ham Legends, John scored the opening goal. [21]

Maharlika Manila

After impressing with Far East United, he moved abroad for the first time, linking up with Anton del Rosario once again as a foreign reinforcement for Maharlika Manila of the Philippines Football League. [22] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Manila Digger, scoring his first goal in a 2–0 win over Pilipinas Dragons as Maharlika qualified for the knockouts. [23] He would also play for the club in the 7's Football League. [24]

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