Tyler French

Tyler Jay French (born 12 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Wrexham.

Tyler French
French in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Tyler Jay French[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999[2]
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
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)
2019–2021 Bradford City 16 (0)
2020 → AFC Fylde (loan) 5 (0)
2021– Wrexham 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Bury St Edmunds, French attended Ormiston Sudbury Academy.[3] He grew up supporting Liverpool.[4]

Career

French spent his early career in non-league football with Long Melford, Hadleigh United and A.F.C. Sudbury.[5] He combined his non-league playing career with a part-time job building conservatory bases.[6] 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.[7] He also had trials at Crystal Palace, Leicester City, and Ipswich Town.[8]

Following a successful trial period, he signed a two-year professional contract with League Two club Bradford City in May 2019.[9][10][11] 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".[6] He scored his first goal for Bradford when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Rochdale on 12 November 2019.[12]

In February 2020 he moved on loan to AFC Fylde.[13] He credited his time at Fyle for helping him getting used to a higher level of football.[14]

French was praised by club captain Richard O'Donnell after an impressive performance in the opening day of the 2020–21 season.[15] On 31 January 2021 it was announced that he had left the club.[16]

On 1 February 2021, he signed for Wrexham.[17] He was sent off on his debut for the club a day later.[18]

Career statistics
As of 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
A.F.C. Sudbury 2015–16[19] Isthmian League Division One North 4000—0040
2016–17[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 24000—60300
2017–18[21] Isthmian League North Division 40050—50500
2018–19[22] Isthmian League North Division 28150—30361
Total 961100001401201
Bradford City 2019–20[23] League Two 2000103[lower-alpha 1]161
2020–21[24] League Two 14010202[lower-alpha 1]0190
Total 160103051251
AFC Fylde (loan) 2019–20[2] National League 5000000050
Wrexham 2020–21[2] National League 1000000010
Career total 1181110301911512
  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bradford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Tyler French at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. Bacon, Mike. "'It's a dream come true' says AFC Sudbury's Tyler French as he joins Bradford City". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. Simon Parker (16 July 2019). "Bradford City: Defender French relishes "surreal" occasion". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. Simon Parker (4 June 2019). "Bradford City: French gets up to speed for pre-season". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "Charlton Athletic take a look at Tyler French". The Non-League Football Paper. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. Simon Parker (25 June 2019). "Bradford City: French bounced back from rejection". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. "BANTAMS COMPLETE FRENCH SIGNING". Bradford City A.F.C. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  10. "Tyler French: Bradford City sign AFC Sudbury defender". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  11. Simon Parker (29 May 2019). "Bradford City: Centre-half French is second summer signing". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  12. "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.
  13. "Bantams defender joins Fylde on loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  14. "Defender French learns from Fylde loan spell - with help from former Bantam star". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  15. "Bantams young guns earn shot as Liverpool beckon in cup". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  16. "UPDATED: French and Mottley-Henry leave Valley Parade". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  17. "High profile takeover at Wrexham had pulling power for French". The Leader.
  18. "Eastleigh 1-1 Wrexham" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. "2015/16 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  20. "2016/17 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  21. "2017/18 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  22. "2018/19 season". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  23. "Games played by Tyler French in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  24. "Games played by Tyler French in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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