Tyreece Romayo John-Jules (born 14 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has previously played for Arsenal and has played on loan to Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town and Derby County.
Early life
John-Jules was born in Westminster, Greater London.
Club career
Arsenal
John-Jules began his career with Charlton Athletic before joining Arsenal at the age of 8. John-Jules made his debut for Arsenal under-23s against Arsenal's North London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur and scored in the match. He was a part of the Arsenal under-18s team that reached the final of the 2017–18 FA Youth Cup. John-Jules turned professional in 2018 at Arsenal.
In 2019, he played on Arsenal's pre-season tour of the United States after being selected for it by the Arsenal head coach Unai Emery. He renewed his contract with the club in August 2019. Later in the year, he started to train with the Arsenal first team squad at the request of Arsenal under-23s manager and then acting first team coach, Freddie Ljungberg.
On 29 August 2020, John-Jules was named an unused substitute in the 2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 victory over Liverpool in the penalty shootout after the match was 1–1 after 90 minutes.
Loan to Lincoln City
He moved on loan to Lincoln City in January 2020. The move was done by the Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta in order for John-Jules to get first team football in his preferred 9 position. He made his Lincoln City debut against Shrewsbury Town. The Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton praised John-Jules and stated he could see him starting in Arsenal's first team in the future. He scored his first Football League goal against Blackpool in his next match. He was injured and ruled out for the rest of the season in March 2020. He subsequently returned to his parent club.
Loan to Doncaster Rovers
On 8 September 2020 he moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers for the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal for Doncaster in a 3–1 win against Charlton Athletic on 19 September 2020, for which he won the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month for League One.
Loan to Blackpool
John-Jules joined Blackpool on a season-long loan on 29 July 2021.
International career
John-Jules has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level. In May 2018, John-Jules was a member of the side that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The hosts were eliminated by the Netherlands at the semi-final stage on a penalty shootout with John-Jules scoring his spot kick. He is also eligible to represent the Dominica national team as both his paternal grandparents are from Dominica.
Personal life
John-Jules is the nephew of actor Danny John-Jules, best known for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf.