Tyler Dibling
Personal information
Full name Tyler-Jay Dibling[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-17) 17 February 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
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Southampton 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U16 4 (1)
2022–2023 England U17 15 (3)
2023– England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:06, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Tyler-Jay Dibling (born 17 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton.

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]

Dibling 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.[12] On 18 December 2023, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2026.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

International career

Dibling has represented England at under-16, under-17 level and under-18 level.[1]

On 17 May 2023, Dibling was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[16]

On 6 September 2023, Dibling made his England U-18 debut during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges.[17]

On 2 November 2023, Dibling was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[18] He scored in their opening group game against New Caledonia.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 January 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2022–23[21] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Southampton 2023–24[22] Championship 101010——30
Career total 101010002050
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 Tyler Dibling at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 Evans, Philip (8 May 2022). "Former Axminster player Tyler Dibling, 16, named in Saints' Premier squad". axminster.nub.news. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 Herbert, Tim (21 October 2021). "Premier League contract for local footballer". midweekherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Maung-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. ↑ "Tyler Dibling commits future to Saints". Southampton FC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Gillingham 3–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Southampton 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (17 May 2023). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2023). "Report: France 2-0 England MU18s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  18. ↑ Smith, Frank (2 November 2023). "England squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  19. ↑ Rees-Julian, George (12 November 2023). "Southampton duo score in England's 10-0 win at U17 World Cup". Daily Echo. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  20. ↑ Tyler Dibling at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "Games played by Tyler Dibling in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Tyler Dibling in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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