Tyreece John-Jules

Tyreece Romayo John-Jules (born 14 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.

Tyreece John-Jules
Personal information
Full name Tyreece Romayo John-Jules[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001[2]
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 19
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
2009–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Arsenal 0 (0)
2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 7 (1)
2020– → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 11 (3)
National team‡
2016–2017 England U16 4 (1)
2018 England U17 5 (1)
2018–2019 England U18 11 (9)
2019– England U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:17, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Early life

John-Jules was born in Westminster, Greater London.[4]

Club career

John-Jules began his career with Charlton Athletic before joining Arsenal at the age of 8.[5] John-Jules made his debut for Arsenal under-23s against Arsenal's North London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur and scored in the match.[6] He was a part of the Arsenal under-18s team that reached the final of the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup.[7] John-Jules turned professional in 2018 at Arsenal.[4]

In 2019, he played on Arsenal's pre-season tour of the United States after being selected for it by the Arsenal head coach Unai Emery.[8] Later in the year, he started to train with the Arsenal first team squad at the request of Arsenal under-23s manager and then acting first team coach, Freddie Ljungberg.[5] He moved on loan to Lincoln City in January 2020.[9][10] The move was done by the Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta in order for John-Jules to get first team football in his preferred 9 position.[11] He made his Lincoln City debut against Shrewsbury Town.[11] The Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton praised John-Jules and stated he could see him starting in Arsenal's first team in the future.[12] He scored his first Football League goal against Blackpool in his next match.[13] He was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2020.[14] He subsequently returned to his parent club.[15]

On 8 September 2020 he moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers for the 2020–21 season.[16] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in a 3-1 win against Charlton Athletic on 19 September 2020.[17]

International career

John-Jules has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[4][18][19] In May 2018, John-Jules was a member of the side that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[20] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with John-Jules scoring his spot kick.[21] He is also eligible to represent the Dominica national team as both his paternal grandparents are from Dominica.[22][23]

Personal life

John-Jules is the nephew of actor Danny John-Jules, best known for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf.[5][24][25]

Career statistics
As of 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2019–20[26] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[27] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[26] League One 7100000071
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2020–21[27] League One 113200010143
Career total 184200010214

Honours

Arsenal

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Tyreece John-Jules: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Tyreece John-Jules: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "Tyreece John-Jules". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. Boon, Jon (31 December 2019). "Best young players 2020". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. "Who is Tyreece John-Jules? Arsenal's teenage striker who scored against Al Nasr in Dubai friendly". Football.London. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. "Chelsea-Arsenal: FA Cup Youth Final first leg". The Football Association. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. Willacy, Gavin. "Charlton's academy keeps producing young players who make the grade". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. "Tyreece John-Jules joins Lincoln City on loan". Arsenal F.C.
  10. "Lincoln City sign four players including Max Melbourne and Tayo Edun". 10 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "John-Jules makes Lincoln debut". Football.London. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. Whiley, Mark. "'An Arsenal number nine of the future' - Michael Appleton on new Lincoln City striker John-Jules". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. "Lincoln City 1-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  14. Whiley, Mark (5 March 2020). "City facing striker shortage as extent of John-Jules' injury is confirmed". Lincolnshire Live.
  15. Whiley, Mark (5 March 2020). "Arsenal and Imps have a relationship which will 'last for many years'". Lincolnshire Live.
  16. "Doncaster sign Arsenal's John-Jules" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. "Charlton 1-3 Doncaster". BBC. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  18. "Daily Cannon Exclusive: Interview with Tyreece John-Jules". Daily Cannon. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  19. Tyreece John-Jules at Soccerway
  20. "England U17s squad revealed for U17 Euro finals on home turf". The Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  21. "England 0–0 Netherlands". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  22. "Danny John-Jules: Death in Paradise interview". Cultbox. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  23. "FIFA Statutes" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  24. "Arsenal reward Tyreece John-Jules with new deal". Daily Cannon. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  25. "Danny John-Jules: Red Dwarf Series 10 interview". Cultbox. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  26. "Games played by Tyreece John-Jules in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  27. "Games played by Tyreece John-Jules in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  28. Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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