Tyreece John-Jules


Tyreece Romayo John-Jules is an English professional footballer who plays for Arsenal, as a striker.

Club career

Born in Westminster, John-Jules began his career with Charlton Athletic before joining Arsenal at the age of 8. John-Jules made his debut for Arsenal under-23s against Arsenal's North London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur and scored in the match. He was a part of the Arsenal under-18s team that reached the final of the 2017-18 FA Youth Cup. John-Jules turned professional in 2018 at Arsenal.
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. 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. He moved on loan to Lincoln City in January 2020. 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. He made his Lincoln City debut against Shrewsbury Town. The Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton praised John-Jules and stated he could see him starting in Arsenal's first team in the future. He scored his first Football League goal against Blackpool in his next match. He was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2020. He subsequently returned to his parent club.

International career

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

Personal life

John-Jules is the nephew of actor Danny John-Jules, who plays Cat in Red Dwarf.

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