Tyler Dibling

Tyler-Jay Dibling (born 12 March 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southampton.

Tyler Dibling
Personal information
Full name Tyler-Jay Dibling[1]
Date of birth (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006
Place of birth Exeter, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 33
Youth career
Axminster Town
2011–2013 Millwey Rise
2012–2013 Southampton
2013–2014 Exeter City
2014–2022 Southampton
2022 Chelsea
2022– Southampton
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 England U16 4 (1)
2022– England U17 12 (2)
2023– England U18 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:26, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Exeter, Dibling started his career with local side Axminster Town AFC, where his father Sam played for the men's team.[3] He joined Millwey Rise FC at the age of five, spending two years with the youth side.[4] He joined Southampton in 2012, also spending a year with Exeter City at the age of seven, before signing a professional contract with The Saints in October 2021.[3][4] In April 2022, he scored a hat-trick of near-identical goals in a Premier League 2 game against Newcastle United, with a video of the goals going viral.[2]

Having been named on the bench for a Premier League game against Brentford, in which he did not feature, Dibling drew attention from Newcastle United and Chelsea.[2][5] He joined the latter in July 2022, after ten years with Southampton, with the promise of a professional contract once he turned seventeen.[2][6][7] However, after failing to settle at Chelsea, making only two appearances for the club's under-18 side, he returned to Southampton in September 2022.[2]

He signed a scholarship deal with Southampton on 17 September 2022, stating that the club felt like a "second home" to him.[8][9][10] He is seen as one of the brightest prospects in Southampton's academy.[2][11]

On 22 February 2023, Dibling signed his first professional contract, keeping him at Southampton until 2025.[12]

International career

Dibling has represented England at under-16 and under-17 level.[1]

On 17 May 2023, Dibling was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13]

On 6 September 2023, Dibling made his England U-18 debut during a 2-0 defeat to France in Limoges.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 October 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2022–23[16] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Southampton 2023–24[17] Championship 000010——10
Career total 000010002030
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Tyler Dibling at WorldFootball.net
  2. Tanswell, Jacob (7 September 2022). "Why Tyler Dibling went from Southampton to Chelsea and back again in two months". theathletic.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023. (subscription required)
  3. Evans, Philip (8 May 2022). "Former Axminster player Tyler Dibling, 16, named in Saints' Premier squad". axminster.nub.news. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. Herbert, Tim (21 October 2021). "Premier League contract for local footballer". midweekherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. Haley, Oscar (30 June 2022). "Why Newcastle United may have to work hard to persuade Saints prospect Tyler Dibling to join Magpies". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. House, Alfie (11 August 2022). "Southampton youngster confirms departure to Chelsea". dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (11 August 2022). "Highly-rated Southampton attacking midfielder confirms move to Chelsea youth". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. "Dibling signs Academy scholarship deal". southamptonfc.com. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. Wyatt, Mark (17 September 2022). "Tyler Dibling lays down Southampton ambitions after Chelsea U-turn and new scholarship deal". hampshirelive.news. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. House, Alfie (17 September 2022). "Dibling speaks out as Southampton confirm youngster's scholarship deal". dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. "'Dibling can be a big player for the future of Southampton'". bbc.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  12. "Tyler Dibling signs professional contract". Southampton FC. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  13. "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  15. Tyler Dibling at Soccerway
  16. "Games played by Tyler Dibling in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  17. "Games played by Tyler Dibling in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.