Tyler Toland

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Tyler Toland
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth St Johnston, Ireland,
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Youth career
Maiden City
Kildrum Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sion Swifts
2019–2021 Manchester City 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Glasgow City (loan) 0 (0)
2021- Celtic 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 15 (1)
2017– Republic of Ireland 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:25, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Tyler Toland (born 8 August 2001) is an Irish women's association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL). She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland national team in 2017.

Club career[]

Early years[]

Tyler Toland was born on 8 August 2001 and was raised in St Johnston, a village in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, Republic of Ireland.[1][2] She is the daughter of former Finn Harps player Maurice Toland. She started playing football for Maiden City F.C. while attending Deele College in Raphoe.[3] In 2016, she was voted as Irish under-16 player of the year.[4] She participated in the Galway Cup for in 2017. Despite being the only girl in the tournament, she was on the winning team that defeated Glentoran F.C. in the final.[4] Owing to her home club of Maiden City playing in future tournaments that did not allow for girls to participate, Toland signed to play for Northern Irish club Sion Swifts.[4] In her first season, Toland won the IFA Women's Challenge Cup playing in the final for Sion Swifts against Newry City Ladies at Windsor Park, Belfast.[5]

Manchester City, 2019–present[]

On 9 August 2019, Toland signed with English FA WSL team Manchester City.[6] She made four appearances for Man City in the 2019–20 season,[7] before being disrupted by an ankle ligament injury in August 2020. In October 2020 Toland accepted an offer to move on loan to Scottish champions Glasgow City.[8]

International career[]

In 2014, Toland was selected by the Women's Football Association of Ireland to play for Republic of Ireland Schools.[3][9] In 2016, she played for the Republic of Ireland U-15s, U-16s and U-17s.[4]

In 2017, Toland was called up to the Republic of Ireland's senior team for the 2019 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. She made her senior international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2017 coming on as a substitute against Northern Ireland at Mourneview Park. In doing so Toland became the Republic of Ireland's youngest senior player on record, surpassing goalkeeper Emma Byrne.[10][11][note 1] Toland made her first senior start for the Republic of Ireland a month later in October against the Slovakia women's national football team.[12]

Incoming national team coach Vera Pauw selected Toland in her first two squads, for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifiers against Ukraine and Greece. She remained an unused substitute in both matches and was then dropped from the national team squad after falling into dispute with Pauw. The dispute escalated in May 2021 when Pauw publicly accused Toland's father of "harassment and intimidation", which he described as a joke. Pauw insisted that Toland's 18-month exile from the national team could end, but only if she telephoned to apologise for the perceived misconduct, instead of sending text messages: "Maybe a bit of guts would help her".[13]

International goals[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2019 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Montenegro 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

Notes[]

  1. ^ A list maintained by RSSSF suggests at least two other players, and , played for Ireland while younger than Toland.

References[]

  1. ^ UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship. "Tyler Toland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ "First senior international call-ups for Tyler Toland and Amber Barrett". Donegal Democrat. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.(subscription required)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tyler Toland". FAI Schools. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "It was a 'sweet 16' as soccer ace Tyler Toland makes history at Galway Cup". Donegal Daily. 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ Nethery, Tommy (7 September 2017). "Captain fantastic inspires Sion to historic cup win". The Strabane Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Tyler Toland signs for City". MCFC.
  7. ^ Oatway, Caroline (5 October 2020). "Toland heads out on loan". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Glasgow City sign Tyler Toland on loan from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ McNulty, Chris (17 February 2016). "Donegal pair named in Republic of Ireland Under-15 Schools squad". Donegal Sport Hub. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Tyler Toland enters Irish history books after promotion for senior debut". Donegal Daily. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. ^ Hannigan, Mary. "Tyler Toland taking international football in her stride at just 16". The Irish Times.
  12. ^ "Ireland women make it two wins from two in Slovakia". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  13. ^ Hannigan, Mary (1 May 2021). "Vera Pauw accuses player's father of 'harassment and intimidation'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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