Tyrese Francois

Tyrese Francois
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Jay Francois[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24)
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

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]

Early life

Tyrese 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

On 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

Francois 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

Francois supports Wests Tigers.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Tyrese Francois". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Tyrese Francois | Fulham Football Club". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Brotherly shove: Aussie siblings Tyrese, Marlee battling for Olympic call-ups". SBS Sport.
  5. ^ a b https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/wigan-athletic-star-opens-up-on-rugby-league-background-that-was-it-4873270
  6. ^ a b "Meet the Aussie teen brothers wanted by European clubs". The World Game. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ^ Joey Lynch. "Australian teen linked with Valencia, Celtic and Crystal Palace". Daily Football Show. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Fulham vs. Southampton – 27 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Francois Heads To Croatia". Fulham. 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Pruce, Geoff (5 September 2022). "Loan Round-Up: Emotional Debut For Jay". Fulham.
  12. ^ Vejle Boldklub henter Tyrese Francois, vejle-boldklub.dk, 1 February 2024
  13. ^ PLAYER DEPARTURES, fulhamfc.com, 5 June 2024
  14. ^ "Graham Arnold adds fresh faces to Socceroos squad for September matches". Football Australia Media. 14 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Francois in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.


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