Tyler French
Tyler Jay French (born 12 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, as a central defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tyler Jay French[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 February 1999||
Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, England[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Central defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Long Melford | ||
2015 | Hadleigh United | ||
2015–2016 | A.F.C. Sudbury | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 96 | (1) |
2019– | Bradford City | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → A.F.C. Fylde (loan) | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:05, 15 March 2020 (UTC) |
Career
French spent his early career in non-league football with Long Melford, Hadleigh United and A.F.C. Sudbury.[3] He combined his non-league playing career with a part-time job building conservatory bases.[4] In early 2019 he trialled with Football League clubs Barnsley and Charlton Athletic, and was transfer listed by Sudbury in an attempt to move up the league system.[5] He also had trials at Crystal Palace, Leicester City, and Ipswich Town.[6]
Following a successful trial period, he signed a two-year professional contract with League Two club Bradford City in May 2019.[7][8][9] French said that he would be spending the summer before the start of the 2019–20 season training, stating that "I won't have much time off because I want to get myself in the best shape possible for pre-season [...] I've got an off-season [training] programme to help me but I'm quite naturally fit, so hopefully I'll be all right".[4] He scored his first goal for Bradford when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Rochdale on 12 November 2019.[10]
In February 2020 he moved on loan to A.F.C. Fylde.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 15 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
A.F.C. Sudbury | 2015–16[13] | Isthmian League Division One North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2016–17[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2017–18[15] | Isthmian League North Division | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
2018–19[16] | Isthmian League North Division | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Total | 96 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 120 | 1 | ||
Bradford City | 2019–20[17] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
A.F.C. Fylde (loan) | 2019–20[17] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 103 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 131 | 2 |
- Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Bradford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- Tyler French at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Simon Parker (4 June 2019). "Bradford City: French gets up to speed for pre-season". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "Charlton Athletic take a look at Tyler French". The Non-League Football Paper. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Simon Parker (25 June 2019). "Bradford City: French bounced back from rejection". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "BANTAMS COMPLETE FRENCH SIGNING". Bradford City A.F.C. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "Tyler French: Bradford City sign AFC Sudbury defender". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Simon Parker (29 May 2019). "Bradford City: Centre-half French is second summer signing". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "Bradford City 1 Rochdale 2: Record low at Valley Parade as Bantams exit EFL Trophy". yorkshirepost.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Bantams defender joins Fylde on loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- Simon Parker (16 July 2019). "Bradford City: Defender French relishes "surreal" occasion". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "2015/16 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "2016/17 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "2017/18 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "2018/19 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- "Games played by Tyler French in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.