Tyrese Jay Francois (born 16 July 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyrese Jay Francois[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbelltown, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campbelltown Uniting Church SC | |||
| Camden Tigers | |||
| 2013–2019 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → HNK Gorica (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Vejle (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Australia U23 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024 | |||
Early life
editTyrese Jay Francois was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, to a Mauritian father and an English mother.[4] He joined Campbelltown Uniting Church Soccer Club at the age of five, and later moved to Camden Tigers. Alongside football, he also played rugby league at junior level, playing at fullback.[5] While in Australia, Francois trained under Andrea Icardi at the AC Milan Academy Australia.[6] In 2013, his family moved to London, England, where he and his brother Marlee Francois signed for Fulham Academy.[6][7]
Club career
editOn 27 August 2019, Francois made his professional debut for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Southampton.[8] On 1 September 2022 Francois joined Croatian team HNK Gorica on a season long loan from Fulham.[9][10] He played his first game coming off the bench on 3 September in a 2–1 defeat to NK Varaždin.[11]
On 1 February 2024, it was confirmed that Francois had been loaned to Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub until 30 June 2024.[12] After completing his loan, Francois departed Fulham at the end of his contract.[13] On 19 July 2024, Francois signed for Wigan Athletic, penning a two-year contract.
International career
editFrancois was called up to the senior Australia squad for two friendly matches against New Zealand in September 2022.[14] He was an unused substitute for the match on 25 September 2022 in Auckland.
Personal life
editFrancois supports Wests Tigers.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 25 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U21 | 2018–19[15] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[16] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[17] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24[18] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Fulham | 2019–20[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[17] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[19] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[20] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Gorica | 2022–23[20] | Prva HNL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Vejle | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Tyrese Francois". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Tyrese Francois | Fulham Football Club". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Brotherly shove: Aussie siblings Tyrese, Marlee battling for Olympic call-ups". SBS Sport.
- ^ a b https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/wigan-athletic-star-opens-up-on-rugby-league-background-that-was-it-4873270
- ^ a b "Meet the Aussie teen brothers wanted by European clubs". The World Game. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Joey Lynch. "Australian teen linked with Valencia, Celtic and Crystal Palace". Daily Football Show. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Fulham vs. Southampton – 27 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Francois Heads To Croatia". Fulham. 2 September 2022.
- ^ Rutzler, Peter; Horncastle, James (2 September 2022). "Fulham's window: Reinforcements arrive but Brexit rules thwart Kluivert move". The Athletic.
...while Tyrese Francois has joined Gorica in Croatia on loan.
- ^ Pruce, Geoff (5 September 2022). "Loan Round-Up: Emotional Debut For Jay". Fulham.
- ^ Vejle Boldklub henter Tyrese Francois, vejle-boldklub.dk, 1 February 2024
- ^ PLAYER DEPARTURES, fulhamfc.com, 5 June 2024
- ^ "Graham Arnold adds fresh faces to Socceroos squad for September matches". Football Australia Media. 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
edit- Profile at the Fulham F.C. website
- Tyrese Francois at Soccerway
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