Tyrese Jay Francois (born 16 July 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Brisbane Roar.
Early life Tyrese Jay Francois was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, to a Mauritian father and an English Mauritian mother. 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 . While in Australia, Francois trained under Andrea Icardi at the AC Milan Academy Australia. In 2013, his family moved to London, England, where he and his brother Marlee Francois signed for Fulham Academy.
Club career On 27 August 2019, Francois made his professional debut for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Southampton. On 1 September 2022 Francois joined Croatian team HNK Gorica on a season long loan from Fulham. He played his first game coming off the bench on 3 September in a 2–1 defeat to NK Varaždin.
On 1 February 2024, it was confirmed that Francois had been loaned to Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub until 30 June 2024.Vejle Boldklub henter Tyrese Francois, vejle-boldklub.dk, 1 February 2024 After completing his loan, Francois departed Fulham at the end of his contract.PLAYER DEPARTURES, fulhamfc.com, 5 June 2024 On 19 July 2024, Francois signed for Wigan Athletic, penning a two-year contract.
On 6 May 2026 the club announced the player would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired.
On 28 August 2026, Francois returned to his homeland after signing a multi-year deal with Brisbane Roar.
International career Francois was called up to the senior Australia squad for two friendly matches against New Zealand in September 2022. He was an unused substitute for the match on 25 September 2022 in Auckland.
Personal life Francois supports Wests Tigers.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFulham U212018–19————30302019–20————10102020–21————10102023–24————1010Total———6060Fulham2019–20Championship000010—102020–21Premier League100010—202021–22Championship201010—402022–23Premier League100010—202023–24Premier League001010—20Total402050—110Gorica2022–23Prva HNL1012000—121Vejle2023–24Danish Superliga1400000—140Career total281405060431
References
External links Profile at the Fulham F.C. website