Tyler Dibling
English footballer (born 2006)
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Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling (born 17 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Everton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Axminster Town | |||
| 2011–2013 | Millwey Rise | ||
| 2012–2013 | Southampton | ||
| 2013–2014 | Exeter City | ||
| 2014–2022 | Southampton | ||
| 2022 | Chelsea | ||
| 2022–2023 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Southampton | 35 | (2) |
| 2025– | Everton | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | England U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2023 | England U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:23, 3 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:57, 15 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Exeter, Dibling started his career with local side Axminster Town AFC, where his father Sam played for the men's team.[4] He joined Millwey Rise FC at the age of five, spending two years with the youth side.[5]
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.[4][5] 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][6]
He joined the latter in July 2022, after ten years with Southampton, with the promise of a professional contract once he turned seventeen.[2][7][8] 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] reportedly because of "homesickness".[9]
Southampton
Dibling signed a scholarship deal with Southampton on 17 September 2022, stating that the club felt like a "second home" to him.[10][11][12] He was seen as one of the brightest prospects in Southampton's academy.[2][13] On 22 February 2023, Dibling signed his first professional contract.[14] On 18 December 2023, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2026.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17]
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.[18][19] On 21 September, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw against Ipswich Town.[20]
Everton
On 25 August 2025, Dibling joined Everton on a four-year contract,[21] for a reported transfer fee of an initial £35 million plus £5m in potential add-ons.[22]
International career
Dibling has represented England at the under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels.[1] On 17 May 2023, Dibling was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[23] He made his England under-18 debut on 6 September 2023 during a 2–0 defeat to France in Limoges.[24] On 2 November 2023, Dibling was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[25] He scored in their opening group game against New Caledonia.[26]
On 4 September 2024, Dibling made his England U19 debut during a 2–2 draw to Italy.[27] On 8 November 2024, he was named in the England U21 squad to face Spain and the Netherlands in friendlies.[28] He made his England U21 debut on 15 November 2024 in a 0–0 draw with Spain.[29][30]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 January 2026[31]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2022–23[32] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Southampton | 2023–24[33] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[34] | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26[35] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| Everton | 2025–26[35] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
