Tyrone Sterling

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Tyrone Sterling
Personal information
Full name Tyrone Zephania Sterling [1]
Date of birth (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Bromley, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Margate (first-team coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2013 Cray Wanderers 235 (13)
2013–2017 Dover Athletic 128 (5)
2013–2014Dartford (loan) 34 (0)
2017–2018 Bromley 44 (0)
2018–2019 Concord Rangers 39 (1)
2019–2020 Hemel Hempstead Town 31 (0)
2020–2021 Concord Rangers 12 (0)
2021–2022 Dulwich Hamlet 31 (2)
2022–2023 Dover Athletic 35 (1)
2023–2025 Margate 50 (3)
Total639(25)
International career
2018–2022 Grenada 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Tyrone Zephania Sterling (born 8 October 1987) is a Grenadian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently first-team coach at Margate.

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Club career

On 24 May 2019, Sterling joined Hemel Hempstead Town. [2]

In June 2022, Sterling returned to Dover Athletic with the club having recently been relegated to the National League South, their first season in the division since Sterling was part of the squad that had earned promotion eight years previously. [3] Following survival on the final day of the season, he was not one of the four players to be retained by the club. [4]

On 18 May 2023, Sterling agreed to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Margate. [5]

On 23 April 2025, Sterling announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season. [6]

International career

Sterling made his debut for the Grenada national football team in a 2–0 CONCACAF Nations League loss to Cuba national football team on 12 October 2018. [7] He also represented England's 6-a-side team at the 2019 Socca World Cup.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from playing, Sterling remained with Isthmian League South East Division club Margate as first-team coach. [8]

Honours

Dover Athletic

Bromley

Concord Rangers

References

  1. "National team roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Group D" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. Hemel Hempstead sign Sterling [ usurped ], nonleaguedaily.com, 24 May 2019
  3. "TYRONE IS BACK!!". www.doverathletic.com. 20 June 2022.
  4. "RETAINED LIST 2023/24". www.doverathletic.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. "PLAYER NEWS | Sterling Heads To Hartsdown Park". www.margate-fc.co.uk. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. "Tyrone Sterling Will Retire At The End Of The Season". margate-fc.com. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  7. "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  8. Reeves, Thomas (2 July 2025). "Margate player-manager Ben Greenhalgh on his new coach Tyrone Sterling and their opening pre-season friendly at home to Tonbridge Angels". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. Tervet, Steve (10 May 2014). "Ebbsfleet United 0 Dover Athletic 1 match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. Paul Doyle (20 May 2018). "Andy Brown's decisive penalty wins FA Trophy for Brackley over Bromley". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. James Law (3 May 2021). "Concord Rangers 0–1 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2023.