| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trincity Nationals | |||
| Central FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Lipscomb Bisons | 58 | (29) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Tennessee SC | 10 | (3) |
| 2023 | Des Moines Menace | 8 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Toronto FC | 40 | (4) |
| 2025– | Orlando City | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago U15 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2025– | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2025 | |||
Tyrese Spicer (born 4 December 2000) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
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 switched to St. Augustine Secondary School, earning SSFL All-Star honours. [4]
In 2020, Spicer 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 6 February 2021, he made his collegiate debut and also scored his first goal in a victory over the Evansville Purple Aces. [6] On 6 September 2021, Spicer 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 named to 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, Spicer 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, Spicer 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]
On 6 May 2022, Spicer was named to the roster of USL League Two club Tennessee SC ahead of their inaugural season. [26] Two days later, Spicer scored the first goal in team history when he scored the first goal of a 2–2 draw against the Dalton Red Wolves in the opening match of the season. [27] On 5 June, Spicer scored the second goal of a 2–0 win over East Atlanta FC, helping to secure the team's first ever win. [28] In total, Spicer would contribute three goals and an assist across ten appearances for the team as the club placed fifth in the South Central Division, losing out on the playoffs. [29] [30]
Spicer played with USL League Two club Des Moines Menace for the 2023 USL League Two season. On 14 June, Spicer scored a brace as Des Moines defeated Springfield ASC 6–0. [31] Des Moines Menace would ultimately qualify for the playoffs after placing second in the Heartland Division, but Spicer would not participate in the playoffs. [32] In total, Spicer would score two goals and contribute at least three assists across all competitions, including a brace of assists against the Menace's rivals Des Moines United FC. [33] [34]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Spicer was selected first overall by Toronto FC. [35] [36] He pre-signed a contract prior to the draft, [37] and his selection was announced by Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares. [38] Upon being drafted, Spicer said that he "will definitely surprise MLS" with his abilities. [39] Spicer made his club debut on 16 March, in a substitute appearance against New York City FC, [40] [41] and followed that up the following week on 23 March, scoring his first professional goal in his first start, in a 2–0 victory over Atlanta United, becoming the sixth MLS SuperDraft first pick to score on his first start. [42] Spicer's performance against Atlanta United saw him named to the Team of the Matchday two days later. [43] In Spicer's first professional season he would contribute three goals and two assists in 20 appearances across all competitions. [44]
On 1 August 2025, Spicer was traded to Orlando City, in exchange for up to $550,000 in General Allocation Money across two seasons. Toronto FC also retained a sell-on percentage for any future potential transfer. [45] Following Spicer's departure from the club, Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez thanked Spicer for his contributions to the team over the past two seasons, but said the transfer came about because it was communicated that Spicer "only wanted to continue with the club if certain contractual commitments and conditions were secured this summer" ahead of the end of his contract at the end of the season. Toronto FC found Spicer's demands unacceptable and opted to move him on ahead of the expiration of his contract. [46] In an interview with The Canadian Press , Hernandez revealed that Spicer's agent had demanded "four or five times" his current annual contract, which was $83,122 USD, the third-lowest on Toronto FC's roster, and that it was an easy decision to make for him to move Spicer to Orlando City. [46] [47]
When signing with Orlando, Spicer spoke to the captain of the Trinidad & Tobago national team, Kevin Molino, who used to play for Orlando City, about his experience with the team, and Spicer described carrying on the Trinidadian legacy in the team as a motivating factor in choosing to play for Orlando City. [48] On 10 August, Spicer made his debut when he substituted on for Iván Angulo in the 90th-minute in a 4–1 win over Orlando City's rivals Inter Miami. [49] [50] Following his first match with Orlando, Spicer said that Orlando City is a much better team than Toronto FC and that Toronto did not contend for titles, and that his development as a professional footballer was being stunted with his former team. [51] In the following match, six days later against Sporting Kansas City, Spicer made his first start and scored his first goal for the team in just one minute and ten seconds. Spicer's goal trumped the previous record of 17 minutes and 54 seconds for the fastest goal scored by an Orlando City player in their first start. [52]
Spicer played two matches with the Trinidad and Tobago U15 team, recording two assists. [53] In June 2020, he attended a training camp with the Trinidad and Tobago senior team. [54]
On 21 March 2025, he made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago senior team in a 2–1 victory over Cuba in a 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match. [55] On 29 August, Spicer was called up by head coach Dwight Yorke for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Curaçao, Jamaica, and Bermuda. [56]
Spicer originated from a poor background in Trinidad & Tobago. Spicer described how he sometimes went hungry but that, because of God and his faith in himself and God, he was able to work through his poverty to become a professional footballer. [48]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tennessee SC | 2022 [29] | USL League Two | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Des Moines Menace | 2023 [58] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| Toronto FC | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Orlando City | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 12 | ||
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