Tyrese Spicer

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Tyrese Spicer
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 16
Youth career
Trincity Nationals
Central FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Lipscomb Bisons 58 (29)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Tennessee SC 10 (3)
2023 Des Moines Menace 8 (1)
2024– Toronto FC 5 (1)
International career
Trinidad and Tobago U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 2024

Tyrese Spicer (born December 4, 2000) is a Triniadian footballer who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Contents

Early life

Spicer began playing youth football at age six with the Trincity Nationals, later playing with Central FC in the Youth Pro League. [1]

Spicer attended St. Mary's College in Trinidad, helping the school become North Zone Champions in 2017. [2] [3] In 2019, he switch to St. Augustine Secondary School 2019 earning SSFL All-Star honours. [4]

College career

In 2020, he was to begin attending Lipscomb University and play with the men's soccer team on an athletic scholarship. [1] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he began attending in January 2021, and debuted in the spring 2021 season (which was delayed from the previous fall). [5] On February 6, 2021, he made his collegiate debut and also scored his first goal in a victory over the Evansville Purple Aces. [6] On September 6, 2021, he scored a hat trick in a victory over Evansville, which earned him ASUN Conference Player of the Week honours. [7] [8] At the end of his sophomore season, he was namedto the ASUN Conference All-Conference First Team, the All Region Second Team, was the ASUN Championship Co-MVP, and named to the ASUN All-Tournament Team, as Lipscomb won the ASUN title. [9] [10] [11]

Ahead of his junior season in 2022, he was named the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year, named to the Preseason All-Conference Team, named a USC Player to Watch, and named #65 on the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 List. [12] [13] [14] At the end of the season, after helping them to another ASUN title, he was named to the All-Conference Second Team, All-Atlantic Region First Team, a Third Team All-American, and the ASUN All-Tournament Team. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Ahead of his senior season, he was again named a USC Player to Watch, was named to the Preseason All-ASUN Team, and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist. [19] [20] [21] In September 2023, he was named the TSWA Men's Soccer Player of the Week. [22] At the end of the season, he was named the ASUN Player of the Year, was named to the All-Conference First Team, All-Region First Team, and a First Team All-American. [23] [24] [25]

Club career

In 2022, he played with Tennessee SC in USL League Two. [26] In 2023, he played with the Des Moines Menace. [27]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Spicer was selected first overall by Toronto FC. [28] [29] He pre-signed a contract prior to the draft, [30] and his selection was announced by Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares. [31] He made his debut on March 16, in a substitute appearance against New York City FC, [32] [33] and followed that up the following week on March 23, scoring his first professional goal in his first start, in a 2-0 victory over Atlanta United FC. [34]

International career

He played with the Trinidad and Tobago U15 team playing two matches, recording two assists. [35] In June 2020, he attended a training camp with the Trinidad and Tobago national team. [36]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 April 2024 [37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tennessee SC 2022 [26] USL League Two 103————103
Des Moines Menace 2023 [38] USL League Two 810000——81
Toronto FC 2024 Major League Soccer 510011—0041
Career total23500110000246

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  2. ↑ "Judah, Jordan, Tyrese, Yohannes… Wired868 selects its 2017 SSFL All-Star team". Wired 868. December 3, 2017.
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  4. ↑ "Jaiye, Shoaib, Tyrese, 'Hulk'… Wired868 highlights the 2019 SSFL All-Star players". Wired 868. December 5, 2019.
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  6. ↑ Butts, Logan (February 6, 2021). "Smith, Spicer combine for three goals in dominant season-opening win for men's soccer". Lipscomb Bisons .
  7. ↑ "Spicer Hat Trick Spearheads Lipscomb to 4-0 Start on the Season". Lipscomb Bisons . September 6, 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Noah Gulden Named Defensive Player of the Year, Six Others Land Spots on All-Conference Teams". Lipscomb Bisons . November 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bisons win ASUN Championship, earn NCAA Tournament bid". Lipscomb Bisons . November 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Four Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams". Lipscomb Bisons . December 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bisons Tabbed First, Six Earn Preseason All-Conference Nods". Lipscomb Bisons . August 10, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Gulden, Spicer, Named United Soccer Coaches National Players to Watch". Lipscomb Bisons . August 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Spicer Earns Spot on TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 List". Lipscomb Bisons . August 24, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Men's Soccer Sweeps ASUN Superlatives, Lands 11 on All-Conference Teams". Lipscomb Bisons . November 4, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Five Bisons Earn All-Region Honors". Lipscomb Bisons . December 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Gulden and Spicer Earn All-American Honors". Lipscomb Bisons . December 9, 2022.
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  19. ↑ "Spicer and Wood Named National Players to Watch". Lipscomb Bisons . August 15, 2023.
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  27. ↑ "League Two Stars Named to United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch". USL League Two . August 14, 2023.
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