David Tyrie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western Mass Pioneers | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2003 | Norwich City | ||
| 2005–2008 | Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Wroxham | ||
| 2004 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
| 2009– | Western Mass Pioneers | 15 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009. | |||
David Tyrie (born 5 February 1985) is an English soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division.
Career
Youth and college
Tyrie attended City of Norwich school and was a member of the youth academies at storied English clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City as a teenager. He made several appearances for Norwich's academy side, and he also turned out for Norwich's reserves in a game against Luton Town in March 2003.
After Norwich announced that they would not be offering Tyrie a professional contract, he had trials with Cambridge United, Wycombe Wanderers, Rushden & Diamonds and Bristol Rovers. He spent a short time playing for English non-League teams Wroxham and Heybridge Swifts, before departing for the United States in 2005 after being offered a soccer scholarship at Central Connecticut State University.
At CCSU Tyrie was named to the all-conference second team as a freshman, to the All-NEC first team as a sophomore, and was the NEC Defensive Player of the Year as was named to the All-NEC First Team and the NSCAA/adidas All-North Atlantic Region First Team as a junior in 2007.
Professional
Tyrie turned professional in 2009, playing for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on 25 April 2009, in the 3–1 defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders,[1] and went on to play 15 games for the Pioneers in his debut season.