Tyreece Romayo John-Jules (born 14 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Ipswich Town, on loan from Arsenal. He has previously played for Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Blackpool, and Sheffield Wednesday.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tyreece Romayo John-Jules[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Ipswich Town (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| 2009–2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Blackpool (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 11 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:19, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:56, 7 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
John-Jules was born in Westminster, Greater London.[4] He began his football 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 part of the Arsenal under-18 team that reached the final of the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup.[7]
John-Jules signed professional terms for Arsenal in 2018.[4] In 2019, head coach Unai Emery selected him for the club's pre-season tour of the United States.[8] He renewed his contract with the club in August 2019.[9] Later in the year, he started to train with the first team squad at the request of Freddie Ljungberg, Arsenal's under-23 manager who was then the acting first team coach.[5] On 29 August 2020, John-Jules was an unused substitute in the 2020 FA Community Shield, in which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 penalty shootout victory over Liverpool after the match ended 1–1.[10]
John-Jules was loaned to Lincoln City in January 2020.[11][12] The move was done by the Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta in order for John-Jules to get first team football in his preferred role as a striker.[13] He made his Lincoln City debut against Shrewsbury Town.[13] Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton praised John-Jules and said he could see him starting in Arsenal's first team in the future.[14] He scored his first Football League goal against Blackpool in his next match.[15] He was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2020.[16] He subsequently returned to his parent club.[17]
On 8 September 2020, John-Jules was loaned to Doncaster Rovers for the 2020–21 season.[18] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in a 3–1 win against Charlton Athletic on 19 September 2020,[19] for which he won the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month for League One.[20]
John-Jules joined Blackpool on a season-long loan on 29 July 2021.[21][22] He returned from the loan on 17 January 2022.[23]
On 25 January 2022, John-Jules joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the remainder of the season, to team up with manager Darren Moore once again.[24][25] He made his debut on 29 January, coming off the bench against Ipswich Town.[26]
On 22 June 2022, John-Jules joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan.[27][28]
John-Jules has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[4][29][30] In May 2018, John-Jules was a member of the side that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[31] The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with John-Jules scoring his spot kick.[32]
On 7 September 2021, John-Jules made his England U21 debut during the 2-0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK.[33]
He is also eligible to represent the Dominica national team as both his paternal grandparents are from Dominica.[34][35]
John-Jules is the nephew of actor Danny John-Jules, best known for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf.[5][36][37]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2019–20[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[40] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[41] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20[38] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[39] | League One | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2021–22[40] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2021–22[40] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2022–23[41] | League One | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Career total | 54 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 9 | ||
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