Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Tyler Grant Bindon | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 2005 | ||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
East Coast Bays | |||
Los Angeles FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Reading | 40 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | New Zealand | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:42, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
Tyler Grant Bindon (born 27 January 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Reading and the New Zealand national team. [1]
Bindon was born on 27 January 2005, to Jenny and Grant Bindon; his mother won 77 caps for the New Zealand women's soccer team and his father captained the New Zealand volleyball team. [2]
Bindon began his career in New Zealand with East Coast Bays. [3] [4]
On 7 August 2023, Bindon signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Reading after moving from the LAFC Academy and featuring in four pre-season games under manager Rubén Sellés. [5] [2] He made his professional debut the following day, in a 4–0 win at Millwall in the EFL Cup. [6] Bindon scored his first Reading goal in a 2–1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 7 October 2023. [7] Bindon finished runner-up in the 2023–24 Player of the Season Award for Reading after making 44 appearances and scoring two goals in his first season. [8] [9]
Bindon won his first cap for the United States under-19 team against Argentina in March 2023. [2]
On 26 September 2023, Bindon was called up to the New Zealand men's national football team for the first time. [10] [11] Bindon made his debut on 13 October 2023 when he came on as a late substitute replacing Michael Boxall against the Democratic Republic of Congo. [12] On 17 November 2023, Bindon made his first start for New Zealand in a friendly against Greece. [13] [14] In February 2024, Bindon was nominated for the 2023 New Zealand Men's Young Player of the Year. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2023–24 [16] | EFL League One | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 44 | 2 |
Career total | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
New Zealand
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Tyler Grant Bindon | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 2005 | ||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
East Coast Bays | |||
Los Angeles FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Reading | 40 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | New Zealand | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:42, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
Tyler Grant Bindon (born 27 January 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Reading and the New Zealand national team. [1]
Bindon was born on 27 January 2005, to Jenny and Grant Bindon; his mother won 77 caps for the New Zealand women's soccer team and his father captained the New Zealand volleyball team. [2]
Bindon began his career in New Zealand with East Coast Bays. [3] [4]
On 7 August 2023, Bindon signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Reading after moving from the LAFC Academy and featuring in four pre-season games under manager Rubén Sellés. [5] [2] He made his professional debut the following day, in a 4–0 win at Millwall in the EFL Cup. [6] Bindon scored his first Reading goal in a 2–1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 7 October 2023. [7] Bindon finished runner-up in the 2023–24 Player of the Season Award for Reading after making 44 appearances and scoring two goals in his first season. [8] [9]
Bindon won his first cap for the United States under-19 team against Argentina in March 2023. [2]
On 26 September 2023, Bindon was called up to the New Zealand men's national football team for the first time. [10] [11] Bindon made his debut on 13 October 2023 when he came on as a late substitute replacing Michael Boxall against the Democratic Republic of Congo. [12] On 17 November 2023, Bindon made his first start for New Zealand in a friendly against Greece. [13] [14] In February 2024, Bindon was nominated for the 2023 New Zealand Men's Young Player of the Year. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2023–24 [16] | EFL League One | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 44 | 2 |
Career total | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
New Zealand