Tyrone Mears
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tyrone Mears | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | , England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlanta United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Preston North End | 70 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | West Ham United | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Derby County (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Derby County | 28 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Marseille (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Burnley | 82 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 65 | (1) |
| 2017– | Atlanta United | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Jamaica | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:48, 19 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2009 |
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Tyrone Mears (born 18 February 1983) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. His previous clubs include Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, West Ham United, Derby County, Olympique de Marseille, Burnley and Seattle Sounders FC. From Oldham in the north of England, Mears once played for the Jamaica national football team despite not being eligible to do so.
Mears came through the ranks at Manchester City and signed trainee forms in August 2001. Mears only made one appearance for City, replacing Stuart Pearce as a substitute in the 84th minute against Nottingham Forest in March 2002. On Manchester City's promotion to the FA Premier League in 2002, Mears' first-team opportunities became limited and he was sold to Preston North End.
Mears joined Preston in July 2002, for a fee of £200,000. He signed a three-year contract and was expected to provide cover for Graham Alexander.
After missing out the start of the season, due to an thigh injury he suffered in the pre-season training, Mears made his debut for Preston as a substitute in a 3–3 draw with Walsall on 19 October 2002, After playing in the reserve for a while, Mears played his first match in months against Grimsby Town on 14 December 2002. It wasn't until on 15 April 2003 when he scored his first goal for the club, in a 5-1 loss against Reading. Though Manager Craig Brown expressed disappointment over the results, he singled out praises to Mears, including his "spectacular". In his first season at Preston North End, Mears went on to make a total of 24 league and cup appearances in the 2002–03 season, as Preston finished in mid-table of the Football League Championship.
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