| Tyrese Francois | |
| Full Name: | Tyrese Jay Francois[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Campbelltown, Australia |
| Height: | 1.73 m[2] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Wigan Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthclubs1: | Campbelltown Uniting Church SC |
| Youthclubs2: | Camden Tigers |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Fulham |
| Years1: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Fulham |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → HNK Gorica (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Vejle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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 club Wigan Athletic.[3]
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 .[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]
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.
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.
Francois supports Wests Tigers.
| + 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 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6! | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Fulham | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 11! | 0 | ||||
| Gorica | 2022–23 | 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 | |||