Tyler Denton

Tyler Jake Denton (born 6 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League Two club Stevenage.

Tyler Denton
Personal information
Full name Tyler Jake Denton[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Playing position(s) Left-back; midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
Youth career
2003–2014 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Leeds United 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Port Vale (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2019 → Peterborough United (loan) 10 (0)
2019– Stevenage 15 (0)
National team
2011 England U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

A former England U17 international, he can also play as a midfielder. He turned professional at Leeds United in 2014, and joined Port Vale on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season. He joined Peterborough United on loan for the 2018–19 season and was sold to Stevenage in July 2019.

Club career

Leeds United

Denton started his career at Leeds United in 2003 and graduated through the academy, turning professional in the summer of 2014,[3] before being appointed as the under-21 captain for the 2015–16 season.[4] Under new manager Garry Monk, Denton was called into Leeds first team squad for their friendlies for the 2016–17 pre-season and was given squad number 33.[5] He made his first team debut on 23 August, when he started at left-back in an EFL Cup fixture against Luton Town; he scored the only goal of the game and was subsequently named in the competition's team of the second round.[6][7] Three days later he signed a new three-year contract.[8] On 9 January 2017, Denton made his next appearance for Leeds when he started in their 2–1 FA Cup win at Cambridge United.[9] He made his third appearance in the next round of the competition 20 days later, as Leeds were eliminated by non-league side Sutton United.[10] He signed a new three-year contract in August 2017.[11]

Port Vale loan

On 7 August 2017, Denton joined EFL League Two side Port Vale on loan for the 2017–18 season, with a recall clause option in January.[12] The loan was authorized by Leeds manager Thomas Christiansen after he secured Cameron Borthwick-Jackson on a season-long loan.[13] He was a first-team regular under Michael Brown, before losing his place in October under new manager Neil Aspin.[14] He was recalled to Elland Road on 3 January 2018 due to family reasons.[15] Prior to joining Peterborough, Denton was subject of a loan offer from Italian Serie B Side Brescia, owned by previous Leeds owner Massimo Cellino.[16]

Peterborough loan

On 6 July 2018, Denton joined League One side Peterborough United on loan for the 2018–19 season.[17] Manager Steve Evans had briefly been Leeds manager shortly after Denton had turned professional.[18] His debut for the "Posh" came on 14 August, in a 2–0 defeat to EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Cup.[19] He made his first league appearance on 27 October, in a 2–1 win over Burton Albion.[20] The form of Colin Daniel and Daniel Lafferty meant that he was limited to 14 appearances during the 2018–19 season and chairman Darragh MacAnthony tweeted that "[he] needs to improve massively if to ever break into Leeds team".[21][22]

Stevenage

Denton joined League Two club Stevenage on 11 July 2019, signing for an undisclosed fee.[23] He missed the start of the season due to injury and was only able to feature in one game before manager Dino Maamria was sacked and replaced by Graham Westley.[24] He played 19 games for "Boro" in the 2019–20 season as the club were relegated after finishing bottom of the English Football League and was released by new manager Alex Revell in June 2020.[25]

International career

In 2011, Denton made his debut for England U17 against the Faroe Islands.[4]

Style of play

Denton is primarily a left-back, but can also play as a midfielder.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2014–15[26] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[27] Championship 0000000000
2016–17[28] Championship 0020110031
2017–18[29] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[30] Championship 0000000000
Total 0020110031
Port Vale (loan) 2017–18[29] League Two 15030003[lower-alpha 1]0210
Peterborough United (loan) 2018–19[30] League One 10010102[lower-alpha 1]0140
Stevenage 2019–20[31] League Two 15000004[lower-alpha 1]0190
Career total 400602190571
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. "Tyler Denton Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. "DENTON TO ADD ANOTHER YEAR". www.leedsunited.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. Sobot, Lee (24 August 2016). "Leeds United: All you need to know about top prospect Tyler Denton". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. "2016/17 Squad numbers confirmed". Leeds United. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. "Luton Town 0-1 Leeds United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. Butcher, Alex (26 August 2016). "Team of the Round: A selection of stand-out performers in Round One". English Football League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. "Tyler Denton: Leeds United defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. "Cambridge 1 Leeds 2". BBC Sport. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  10. "Matchday: Sutton United vs Leeds LIVE". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  11. Hay, Phil (4 August 2017). "Youngsters agree to stick around with Leeds United". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  12. Baggaley, Mike (7 August 2017). "Port Vale sign Leeds United's Tyler Denton on loan". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  13. "Tyler Denton: Port Vale complete season-long loan move for Leeds United left-back". BBC Sport. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. Baggaley, Michael (27 October 2017). "Port Vale's Neil Aspin rubbishes suggestions of fall out with Tyler Denton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  15. Baggaley, Michael (3 January 2018). "Tyler Denton returns to Leeds United from loan at Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  16. "Brescia target Leeds left-back Denton with Antonsson deal close". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  17. "Tyler Denton: Peterborough sign Leeds defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  18. Urquhart, Joe (6 July 2018). "Leeds United defender Tyler Denton seals Peterborough loan switch". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  19. "Carabao Cup: Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. "Burton Albion 1-2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018.
  21. Verrall, John (8 May 2019). "Darragh MacAnthony delivers verdict on Leeds United's Tyler Denton". Here Is The City. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  22. Kyle, Fiona (9 May 2019). "The honest verdict on Leeds United loanee as League One spell ends". leedslive. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  23. "Tyler Denton: Stevenage sign Leeds United defender". BBC Sport. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  24. Stadium, Dan Mountney at the Lamex (12 August 2019). "Creativity issues and hope with Taylor – Three things from Stevenage's late defeat to Exeter". The Comet. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  25. Baggaley, Michael (18 June 2020). "Former Port Vale and Stoke City players among 22 released by Stevenage". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  26. "Games played by Tyler Denton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  27. "Games played by Tyler Denton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  28. "Games played by Tyler Denton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  29. "Games played by Tyler Denton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  30. "Games played by Tyler Denton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  31. "Games played by Tyler Denton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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