Tyler Dibling | |
Fullname: | Tyler-Jay Dibling |
Birth Date: | 17 February 2006 |
Birth Place: | Exeter, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Southampton |
Clubnumber: | 33 |
Youthclubs1: | Axminster Town |
Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Millwey Rise |
Youthyears3: | 2012–2013 |
Youthclubs3: | Southampton |
Youthyears4: | 2013–2014 |
Youthclubs4: | Exeter City |
Youthyears5: | 2014–2022 |
Youthclubs5: | Southampton |
Youthyears6: | 2022 |
Youthclubs6: | Chelsea |
Youthyears7: | 2022–2023 |
Youthclubs7: | Southampton |
Years1: | 2023– |
Clubs1: | Southampton |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16:23, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 10:34, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Tyler-Jay Dibling (born 17 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Southampton.
Born in Exeter, Dibling started his career with local side Axminster Town AFC, where his father Sam played for the men's team.[1] He joined Millwey Rise FC at the age of five, spending two years with the youth side.[2] 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.[1] [2] 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.[3]
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.[3] [4] He joined the latter in July 2022, after ten years with Southampton, with the promise of a professional contract once he turned seventeen.[3] [5] [6] 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.[3]
Dibling signed a scholarship deal with Southampton on 17 September 2022, stating that the club felt like a "second home" to him.[7] [8] [9] He is seen as one of the brightest prospects in Southampton's academy.[3] [10] On 22 February 2023, Dibling signed his first professional contract.[11] On 18 December 2023, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2026.[12]
Dibling made his first professional appearance on 8 August 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Gillingham in the EFL Cup, replacing Jayden Meghoma in the 85th minute.[13] On 13 January 2024, he made his first league appearance for the club in a 4–0 victory against Sheffield Wednesday, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Fraser in the 88th minute.[14]
On 17 August 2024, Dibling made his first Premier League appearance in a 1–0 away defeat against Newcastle United after he replaced Joe Aribo in the 70th minute.[15] [16]
Dibling has represented England at under-16, under-17 level and under-18 level.
On 17 May 2023, Dibling was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[17]
On 6 September 2023, Dibling made his England under-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges.[18]
On 2 November 2023, Dibling was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[19] He scored in their opening group game against New Caledonia.[20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Southampton U23 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Southampton | 2023–24 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
England U18