![]() Tyrese Francois in 2025. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tyrese Jay Francois [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Campbelltown, Australia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
Campbelltown Uniting Church SC | |||
Camden Tigers | |||
2013–2019 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → HNK Gorica (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2024 | → Vejle (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2024– | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2021–2022 | Australia U23 | 8 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2024 |
Tyrese Jay Francois (born 16 July 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic. [3]
Tyrese Jay Francois was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, to a Mauritian father and an English Mauritian mother. [4] He joined Campbelltown Uniting Church Soccer Club at the age of five, and later moved to Camden Tigers. Alongside football, he also played rugby league at junior level, playing at fullback. [5] While in Australia, Francois trained under Andrea Icardi at the AC Milan Academy Australia. [6] In 2013, his family moved to London, England, where he and his brother Marlee Francois signed for Fulham Academy. [6] [7]
On 27 August 2019, Francois made his professional debut for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Southampton. [8] On 1 September 2022 Francois joined Croatian team HNK Gorica on a season long loan from Fulham. [9] [10] He played his first game coming off the bench on 3 September in a 2–1 defeat to NK Varaždin. [11]
On 1 February 2024, it was confirmed that Francois had been loaned to Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub until 30 June 2024. [12] After completing his loan, Francois departed Fulham at the end of his contract. [13] On 19 July 2024, Francois signed for Wigan Athletic, penning a two-year contract.
Francois was called up to the senior Australia squad for two friendly matches against New Zealand in September 2022. [14] He was an unused substitute for the match on 25 September 2022 in Auckland.
Francois supports Wests Tigers. [5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham U21 | 2018–19 [15] | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2019–20 [16] | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 [17] | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 [18] | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
Fulham | 2019–20 [16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 [17] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [19] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [20] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Gorica | 2022–23 [20] | Prva HNL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
Vejle | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
...while Tyrese Francois has joined Gorica in Croatia on loan.