| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyreece Romayo John-Jules[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| 2009–2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Lincoln City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | →Blackpool (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Ipswich Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | →Derby County (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Crawley Town | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kilmarnock | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | England U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 11 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:17, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:55, 20 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Tyreece Romayo John-Jules (born 14 February 2001) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forKilmarnock. He has previously played forCharlton Athletic andArsenal before spending time on loan withLincoln City,Doncaster Rovers,Blackpool,Sheffield Wednesday,Ipswich Town andDerby County. After his release from Arsenal he played forCrawley Town and Scottish clubKilmarnock.
John-Jules was born inWestminster, Greater London.[4] He began his football career withCharlton Athletic before joiningArsenal at the age of 8.[5]
John-Jules made his debut forArsenal under-23s against Arsenal'sNorth London derby rivalsTottenham Hotspur and scored in the match.[6] He was part of the Arsenal under-18s team that reached the final of the2017–18 FA Youth Cup.[7]
John-Jules signed professional terms for Arsenal in 2018.[4] In 2019, head coachUnai Emery selected him for the club's pre-season tour of the United States.[8] He renewed his contract with the club in August 2019.[9] Later in the year, he started to train with the first-team squad at the request ofFreddie Ljungberg, Arsenal's under-23 manager who was then the acting first-team coach.[5]
John-Jules was loaned toLincoln City in January 2020.[10][11] The move was made by Arsenal head coachMikel Arteta in order for John-Jules to get first-team football in his preferred role as a striker.[12] He made his Lincoln City debut againstShrewsbury Town.[12] Lincoln City managerMichael Appleton praised John-Jules and said he could see him starting in Arsenal's first team in the future.[13] He scored his first Football League goal againstBlackpool in his next match.[14] He was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2020.[15] He subsequently returned to his parent club.[16]
After his return to Arsenal, on 29 August 2020 John-Jules was an unused substitute in the2020 FA Community Shield, in which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 penalty shootout victory overLiverpool after the match ended 1–1.[17]
On 8 September 2020, John-Jules was loaned toDoncaster Rovers for the 2020–21 season.[18] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in a 3–1 win againstCharlton Athletic on 19 September 2020,[19] for which he won the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month for League One.[20]
John-Jules joinedBlackpool on a season-long loan on 29 July 2021.[21][22] He returned from the loan on 17 January 2022.[23]
On 25 January 2022, John-Jules joinedSheffield Wednesday on loan for the remainder of the season to team up with managerDarren Moore once again.[24][25] He made his debut on 29 January, coming off the bench againstIpswich Town.[26]
On 22 June 2022, John-Jules joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan.[27][28]
On 25 August 2023, John-Jules joinedDerby County on loan until January 2024.[29][30] After making his debut againstPeterborough United on 26 August 2023, he picked up a thigh injury during theinternational break which ruled him out of the game at home toPortsmouth on 16 September 2023.[31] John-Jules was out for two months with this injury, missing fifteen matches.[32] He scored his first goal for Derby in his return appearance from injury, with his first touch after being a 76th-minute substitute againstPort Vale on 28 November 2023, scoring a minute later in the 1–0 victory.[33] Derby head coachPaul Warne was keen to extend John-Jules loan beyond its middle of January 2024 expiry, with Arsenal and Derby being in talks to do so.[34] John-Jules started his first game for Derby on 6 January 2024, atFleetwood Town.[35] Later that month his loan was extended until the end of the season.[36] On 23 January 2024, he left the field againstReading in pain from a "serious" injury; later in the week it was confirmed that he would out for foreseeable future with a severehamstring tear which may require surgery, and that the spate of injuries during his loan spells was taking a toll on himmentally.[37] On 8 February 2024, Warne confirmed that John-Jules had surgery on the injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. He also stated that John-Jules had returned to Arsenal for recovery and rehabilitation from said surgery.[38] John-Jules returned to training at Derby in April with a chance of a possible return to action before the end of the season.[39] He did not feature in any further games for Derby, however; he made a total of twelve appearances for Derby, scoring one goal, as they secured promotion to the Championship.[40]
He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2023–24 season following the expiration of his contract.[41]
On 18 October 2024, John-Jules joined League One clubCrawley Town on a deal for the remainder of the2024–25 season.[42][43]
On 12 May 2025, Crawley announced he would be leaving the club in June when his contract expired.[44]
He signed for Scottish clubKilmarnock in October 2025 on a short-term deal.[45]
John-Jules has represented England atunder-16,under-17,under-18 andunder-19 level.[4][46][47] In May 2018, John-Jules was a member of the side that hosted the2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[48] The hosts were eliminated by theNetherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with John-Jules scoring his spot kick.[49]
On 7 September 2021, John-Jules made his England U21 debut during the 2–02023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win overKosovo U21s atStadium MK.[50]
He is also eligible to both represent theDominica national team, as both his paternal grandparents are from Dominica,[51][52] andBarbados.[53]
John-Jules is the nephew of actorDanny John-Jules, best known for playingCat in the sci-fi comedy seriesRed Dwarf.[5][54][55]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2019–20[56] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[57] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[58] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[59] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[60] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20[56] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[57] | League One | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2021–22[58] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2021–22[58] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2022–23[59] | League One | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Derby County (loan) | 2023–24[60] | League One | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Crawley Town | 2024–25[61] | League One | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 2025–26[62] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | 95 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 12 | ||
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