Tyler Onyango

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Tyler Onyango
Personal information
Full name Tyler Jaden Napier Edward Onyango [1]
Date of birth (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
Stockport County
(on loan from Everton)
Youth career
2011–2021 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Everton 4 (0)
2022–2023Burton Albion (loan) 16 (0)
2023Forest Green Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2024–2025Stockport County (loan) 7 (0)
2025–Stockport County (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 England U17 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:44, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Tyler Jaden Napier Edward Onyango (born 4 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder, centre-back or right-back for Stockport County on loan from Premier League club Everton.

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Career

On 24 January 2021, Onyango made his first-team debut for Everton when he came off of the bench to replace André Gomes in the 85th minute of an FA Cup fourth round victory over Sheffield Wednesday. [3] On 21 November 2021, Onyango made his Premier League debut as a substitute in the final minute of a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City, [4] going on to make a further two league appearances in the 2021–22 season as Everton narrowly avoided relegation. [5]

On 27 July 2022, Onyango joined EFL League One club Burton Albion on a season-long loan deal. [6] In January 2023, Onyango returned to Everton. [7]

On 27 January 2023, Onyango returned to League One to join bottom club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season, the first signing for new manager, and former Everton youth coach, Duncan Ferguson. [8] After just three appearances, a hamstring injury saw him forced to return to his parent club. [9]

On 9 August 2024, Onyango signed a season-long loan deal to join Stockport County. [10] Having sustained a hamstring injury in November 2024, he returned to his parent club in January 2025. [11]

On 1 September 2025, Onyango returned to League One side Stockport County on a season-long loan deal. [12]

International career

Onyango was born in England to a Kenyan father and English mother. This makes him eligible to play for either Kenya or England National teams. He is a youth international for England at under-17 level. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2024–25 season [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U23 2019–20 [15] 2 [a] 020
2021–22 [5] 1 [a] 010
2022–23 0000
2023–24 [16] 1 [a] 010
Total4040
Everton 2020–21 [17] Premier League 0010000010
2021–22 [5] Premier League3000000030
2022–23 Premier League0000000000
2023–24 [16] Premier League1000000010
Total4010000050
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23 [18] League One 16020105 [a] 0240
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2022–23 [18] League One3000000030
Stockport County (loan) 2024–25 [19] League One7010101 [a] 0100
Career total3004020100460
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "Tyler Onyango". Burton Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. "FA Cup: Everton 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. "Manchester City 3–0 Everton: Raheem Sterling on target in routine win for champions". BBC Sport. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tyler Onyango in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. "BURTON ALBION COMPLETE LOAN SIGNING OF TYLER ONYANGO FROM EVERTON". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. "ADRIAN MARIAPPA AND TYLER ONYANGO DEPART BURTON ALBION". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. "Onyango joins on loan from Everton". www.fgr.co.uk. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. "Everton pair suffer fresh injury blow as Duncan Ferguson makes bleak recovery prediction". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. "Stockport sign Onyango on loan from Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. "Onyango Returns To Everton From Stockport Loan". www.evertonfc.com. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  12. "Tyler is back at Edgeley Park!". www.stockportcounty.com. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. Otinga, Rene (1 January 2021). "England born Kenyan midfielder Tyler Onyango called up to Everton first team". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news.
  14. Tyler Onyango at Soccerway
  15. "Games played by Tyler Onyango in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Tyler Onyango in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. "Games played by Tyler Onyango in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Tyler Onyango in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  19. "Games played by Tyler Onyango in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.