Joshua Lewis Tymon (born 22 May 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Sto ...

. Tymon began his career with his local club

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's ...

before joining

in July 2017 following the Tigers' relegation in 2016–17. He spent time on loan at

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. Th ...

in 2017–18.

Early life

Tymon was born in

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, and grew up in the

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area where he attended Endike Primary School and played in the Hull Boys' Sunday League with Pelican United, Pinefleet and Skirlaugh. He then went to the Thomas Ferens Academy and lastly, Malet Lambert School. Tymon joined the

academy at the age of twelve and became a regular for the club's under-18s at the age of fifteen.

Career

Hull City

For the 2015–16 season, Tymon became a regular for the under-21s and began training with the Hull City first-team. Tymon made his professional debut for Hull City on 30 January 2016 in the

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against Bury. He started the match and played 80 minutes of the 3–1 win at

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. On 19 November 2016 Tymon made his

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debut against

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at the

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. On 7 January 2017, he scored his first goal for the club deep in added time after coming on as a substitute for

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in the 2–0

home win against

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Stoke City

On 5 July 2017, it was announced that Tymon left the club after rejecting new contract offers from Hull City. Later in the day, he joined

, signing a five-year contract. Tymon made his debut for Stoke on 23 August 2017 in a 4–0

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victory over

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. He struggled to make much of impact at Stoke and was made available for a loan move in January. On 30 January 2018, Tymon joined

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club

until the end of the 2017–18 season. Tymon made nine appearances for MK Dons but was unable to help them avoid relegation to

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. Tymon's only league appearance in the 2018–19 season came against

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on 26 January 2019, he struggled against Darnell Fisher and was substituted just before half time. At the end of the season Tymon revealed that he is unhappy at Stoke after failing to break into the first team. On 17 July 2019, Tymon agreed to join newly promoted Portuguese club Famalicão on loan for the 2019–20 season. He was signed by

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, assistant to Marco Silva during his time at Hull. He made his debut on 3 August in the first round of the

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, a 2–0 home loss to

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club

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, and a week later played for the first time in the

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in a 2–0 win at

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on the opening day. Tymon made five league appearances for Famalicão before being recalled by Stoke in December 2019. Tymon started against

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on 31 January 2020 in place of the injured

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as Stoke lost 4–0. Tymon didn't make another appearance again until the final day of the season on 22 July 2020 against

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where he came on as a substitute in the 71st minute and provided two assists as Stoke won 4–1. Tymon became a regular member of Michael O'Neill's squad in

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, making 29 appearances in a number of different positions. Tymon scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–0 win against

on 21 August 2021. Tymon signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke in December 2021. He was a key member of the team in 2021–22, making 49 appearances, as Stoke finished in 14th.

International career

In January 2016, Tymon received his first call-up to the England under-17 side. He made his debut on 5 February 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Portugal under-17 in the Algarve Tournament. He started England's other two fixtures in the tournament against Germany under-17 and the Netherlands under-17. In June 2017, Tymon was a member of an England under-20 side that won the

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Personal life

In November 2022, Tymon's home in

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was targeted by thieves who stole his car and jewellery.

Career statistics

Honours

England U20 *

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References

External links

Josh Tymon profile
at the Football Association website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tymon, Josh 1999 births Living people Footballers from Kingston upon Hull English footballers England youth international footballers Association football defenders Hull City A.F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Premier League players English Football League players Primeira Liga players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal