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David Tyrie 
Personal information Full name David Tyrie 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 club 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) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).David Tyrie (born 5 February 1985 in Norwich) is an English soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division.
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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.
References
External links
Western Mass Pioneers – current squad Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Norwich
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
- Western Mass Pioneers players
- USL Second Division players
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