Harambee Stars prospect promoted to Everton senior team
Everton's Tyler Onyango (second right) in action during the Premier League 2 International Cup match between Everton and PSV on October 30, 2019 in Southport, England.
What you need to know:
- The lanky midfielder, born to a Kenyan father and English mother has penned a three-year deal that will lapse in June 2023
- Everton confirmed the development via a statement on the official club portal
- The 17-year-old joined the Everton Academy aged eight and has scaled up through the youth ranks
Tyler Onyango, a highly-rated midfielder with Kenyan roots, has signed a first professional contract with English Premier League (EPL) side Everton FC.
The lanky midfielder, born to a Kenyan father and English mother has penned a three-year deal that will lapse in June 2023.
Everton confirmed the development via a statement on the official club portal.
“He is a skillful, athletic central midfielder who boasts a tireless work-ethic and eye for goal,” he is described partly in the statement.
The 17-year-old joined the Everton Academy aged eight and has scaled up through the youth ranks.
He impressed for the Everton Under-18s team and was promoted to the Toffees’ Under-23s set-up during the 2019/20 campaign.
Onyango played in seven Premier League Two matches before the campaign was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Onyango is currently an England Under-17 international.
