Tyrone Mears

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Tyrone Mears
Personal information
Date of birth	February 18, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth	Stockport, England
Height	5ft 11in
Nickname	Tye
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Derby County (on loan from West Ham United)
Number	24
Youth clubs
	Manchester City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–02 2002–06 2006– 2007	Manchester City Preston North End West Ham United → Derby County (loan)	01 (0) 70 (4) 05 (0) 08 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 31 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Tyrone Mears (born February 18, 1983 in Stockport, England) is a professional English football player who currently plays as a right-back for Derby County on loan from West Ham United. He attended North Chadderton School for his secondary school education.

Mears came through the ranks at Manchester City, however upon Man City's promotion to the FA Premier League in 2002, Mears' first-team opportunities became limited, and was sold to Preston North End for £200,000. Mears only made 1 appearance for City, replacing their now-manager Stuart Pearce as a substitute in the 84-minute against Nottingham Forest on 30 March 2002.

Mears signed for West Ham for an initial £1million on 5 July 2006, but the deal could potentially rise to £1.9million depending on appearances and future international recognition with England.

In the 2005-2006 season whilst at Preston North End, instead of having his surname Mears on the back of his shirt it said his nickname "Tye", A rare occurrence in English football.

Tyrone agreed a loan deal with Derby County in the final minutes of the January Transfer Window, with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer. He made his debut as an 84th minute substiture in the 1-0 win at Southampton on February 3rd 2007.

[edit] External links

• Tyrone Mears career stats at Soccerbase
• [1] at BBC.co.uk
• Mears to quit West Ham

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