| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyreece Romayo John-Jules [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2001 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| 2009–2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Blackpool (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Derby County (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Crawley Town | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 11 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 9 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:56, 7 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Tyreece Romayo John-Jules (born 14 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Crawley Town. He has previously played for Arsenal and has played on loan to Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town and Derby County.
John-Jules was born in Westminster, Greater London. [4] He began his football career with Charlton Athletic before joining Arsenal at the age of 8. [5]
John-Jules made his debut for Arsenal under-23s against Arsenal's North London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur and scored in the match. [6] He was part of the Arsenal under-18s team that reached the final of the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup. [7]
John-Jules signed professional terms for Arsenal in 2018. [4] In 2019, head coach Unai Emery selected him for the club's pre-season tour of the United States. [8] He renewed his contract with the club in August 2019. [9] Later in the year, he started to train with the first-team squad at the request of Freddie Ljungberg, Arsenal's under-23 manager who was then the acting first-team coach. [5]
John-Jules was loaned to Lincoln City in January 2020. [10] [11] The move was made by Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta in order for John-Jules to get first-team football in his preferred role as a striker. [12] He made his Lincoln City debut against Shrewsbury Town. [12] Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton praised John-Jules and said he could see him starting in Arsenal's first team in the future. [13] He scored his first Football League goal against Blackpool in his next match. [14] He was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2020. [15] He subsequently returned to his parent club. [16]
After his return to Arsenal, on 29 August 2020 John-Jules was an unused substitute in the 2020 FA Community Shield, in which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 penalty shootout victory over Liverpool after the match ended 1–1. [17]
On 8 September 2020, John-Jules was loaned to Doncaster Rovers for the 2020–21 season. [18] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in a 3–1 win against Charlton Athletic on 19 September 2020, [19] for which he won the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month for League One. [20]
John-Jules joined Blackpool on a season-long loan on 29 July 2021. [21] [22] He returned from the loan on 17 January 2022. [23]
On 25 January 2022, John-Jules joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the remainder of the season to team up with manager Darren Moore once again. [24] [25] He made his debut on 29 January, coming off the bench against Ipswich Town. [26]
On 22 June 2022, John-Jules joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan. [27] [28]
On 25 August 2023, John-Jules joined Derby County on loan until January 2024. [29] [30] After making his debut against Peterborough United on 26 August 2023, he picked up a thigh injury during the international break which ruled him out of the game at home to Portsmouth on 16 September 2023. [31] John-Jules was out for two months with this injury, missing fifteen matches. [32] He scored his first goal for Derby in his return appearance from injury, with his first touch after being a 76th-minute substitute against Port Vale on 28 November 2023, scoring a minute later in the 1–0 victory. [33] Derby head coach Paul Warne was keen to extend John-Jules loan beyond its middle of January 2024 expiry, with Arsenal and Derby being in talks to do so. [34] John-Jules started his first game for Derby on 6 January 2024, at Fleetwood Town. [35] Later that month his loan was extended until the end of the season. [36] On 23 January 2024, he left the field against Reading in pain from a "serious" injury; later in the week it was confirmed that he would out for foreseeable future with a severe hamstring tear which may require surgery, and that the spate of injuries during his loan spells was taking a toll on him mentally. [37] On 8 February 2024, Warne confirmed that John-Jules had surgery on the injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. He also stated that John-Jules had returned to Arsenal for recovery and rehabilitation from said surgery. [38] John-Jules returned to training at Derby in April with a chance of a possible return to action before the end of the season. [39] He did not feature in any further games for Derby, however; he made a total of twelve appearances for Derby, scoring one goal, as they secured promotion to the Championship. [40]
He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2023–24 season following the expiration of his contract. [41]
On 18 October 2024, John-Jules joined League One club Crawley Town on a deal for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [42] [43]
John-Jules has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level. [4] [44] [45] In May 2018, John-Jules was a member of the side that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [46] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with John-Jules scoring his spot kick. [47]
On 7 September 2021, John-Jules made his England U21 debut during the 2–0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK. [48]
He is also eligible to both represent the Dominica national team, as both his paternal grandparents are from Dominica, [49] [50] and Barbados. [51]
John-Jules is the nephew of actor Danny John-Jules, best known for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf . [5] [52] [53]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2019–20 [54] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 [55] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [56] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [57] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 [58] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20 [54] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 [55] | League One | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2021–22 [56] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2021–22 [56] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2022–23 [57] | League One | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Derby County (loan) | 2023–24 [58] | League One | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Crawley Town | 2024–25 [59] | League One | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | 86 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 98 | 11 | ||
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