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Tyler D'Whyte Roberts is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leeds United and the Wales national football team.
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Roberts is an academy graduate of West Bromwich Albion and made his professional debut for the club in May 2016.
In the 2019-2020 season, Roberts was a member of the Leeds United Squad that won the EFL Championship and promotion to the Premier League under manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Born in Gloucester to UK-born parents of Jamaican and Welsh descent, Roberts moved to Birmingham aged 11.
Having spotted him playing for junior side Tredworth Tigers at a Gloucester Festival, West Brom decided to sign Roberts for their academy when he was just seven years old.
Having then gone on to represent the club at age group level, Roberts was named on West Brom's bench for the first time on the final day of the 2014-15 season against Arsenal.
Following Roberts' inclusion in the squad, he was listed by Match of the Day magazine as one of the 20 wonder-kids to look out for in 2016.
On 14 January 2016, just two days after his 17th birthday, Roberts signed his first professional contract with West Brom, putting pen to paper on a 2+1.⁄2.-year contract.
Shortly after coming on, Roberts was booked for a rash challenge on Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.
Upon making his debut, Roberts became only the second player born in 1999 to play in the Premier League, following on from teammate Leko who had done so the month before.
On 28 July 2016, Roberts joined League One side Oxford United on a six-month loan deal until January 2017.
His League Cup debut came the following week when he entered the field of play as an extra-time substitute in Oxford's 1-0 win over Birmingham.
On 5 November, Roberts made his FA Cup debut and scored in a 5-0 win over Merstham of the Isthmian League.
Later that month, Oxford manager Michael Appleton lodged a request to West Brom to extend Roberts' loan until the end of the season.
On 17 January 2017, Roberts joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.
Roberts scored his first goal for the club, and his first in league football, on 4 February when he netted the opener in a 2-1 win over Bury.
On 4 April, Roberts suffered a hamstring injury in a 2-1 defeat to Millwall that saw his stint at Shrewsbury come to an end.
On 25 August 2017, Roberts left West Brom on loan once again, joining League One side Walsall for the season.
The following day, he scored one goal and assisted another on debut against Bradford City, helping Walsall come from 3-0 down to earn a 3-3 draw.
Roberts' return to West Brom was short-lived as the arrival of Daniel Sturridge on loan from Liverpool limited his first team chances further.
Having recovered from a minor knock which he arrived at the club with, Roberts looked set to make his debut in the middle of February.
After spending several months on the sidelines, Roberts made his unofficial debut as a second-half substitute during a pre-season friendly against Southend United.
His full debut followed on 14 August when started for Leeds in an EFL Cup fixture against Bolton Wanderers.
The following month, he made his league debut in a 1-1 draw with Millwall and scored his first goals for the club three days later, scoring a brace in a 3-0 victory over Preston North End.
On 1 March he assisted Patrick Bamford twice in a 4-0 victory over former club West Bromwich Albion, with Roberts receiving the man of the match award playing in an attacking midfielder position.
Roberts played 32 games scoring 3 goals in all competitions, after Leeds finished the regular season in third place after dropping out of the automatic promotion places with 3 games left after a defeat to 10-man Wigan Athletic on 19 April, Leeds qualified for the playoffs, however Roberts missed the final games of the season due to injury, including missing the semi-final playoffs matches versus sixth-placed Derby County, as Leeds were beaten 4-3 on aggregate over the two legs.
Roberts ended up missing all the 2019-20 pre-season games and the start of the new season after undergoing knee surgery during May 2019.
He returned from injury against Charlton Athletic on 28 September 2019, before scoring his first goal of the season against Queens Park Rangers in a 2-0 win on 2 November 2019.
Roberts picked up an injury against Reading on 26 November, which kept him out of the Leeds side for a month before returning from injury as a substitute in Leeds' 5-4 win against Birmingham City on 29 December 2019, but picked up a hamstring injury in the same game.
On 29 February 2020, Roberts came on as a 67th-minute substitute for striker Patrick Bamford with Leeds 2-0 ahead at Hull City, before Roberts scored the last two goals of the game in his first brace of the season and his second as a Leeds player.
Following the suspension of the Championship season, Roberts appeared in eight of the club's final nine games, scoring once, as they were promoted to the Premier League.
Roberts made his first appearance for Leeds in the Premier League in the first match of the season against Liverpool on 12 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 4-3 defeat at Anfield to the reigning champions.
Roberts scored his first goal of the season against Southampton on 18 May 2021, scoring after coming on as a substitute in the 2-0 win at St Mary's.
On 9 June 2021, Roberts signed a new three-year deal at Elland Road running until the summer of 2024.
Though he represented England, his country of birth, at schoolboy level, Roberts later elected to play for Wales instead, qualifying for selection as two of his grandparents are Welsh.
In May 2017, following the conclusion of the League One season, he was included in Robert Page's squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.
After making his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast, Roberts made one further appearance, against France, as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.
In May 2015, Roberts, along with Liverpool winger Harry Wilson, was called up by Wales manager Chris Coleman to train with the senior squad. In March 2017 he was named as a stand-by player for Wales' World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
His debut followed against the former on 6 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gareth Bale in a 4-1 victory.
The following month, on 16 October 2018, Roberts was handed his first Wales start as the Republic of Ireland were again beaten 1-0 in Dublin.
In the 2019-2020 season, Roberts was a member of the Leeds United Squad that won the EFL Championship and promotion to the Premier League under manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Born in Gloucester to UK-born parents of Jamaican and Welsh descent, Roberts moved to Birmingham aged 11.
Having spotted him playing for junior side Tredworth Tigers at a Gloucester Festival, West Brom decided to sign Roberts for their academy when he was just seven years old.
Having then gone on to represent the club at age group level, Roberts was named on West Brom's bench for the first time on the final day of the 2014-15 season against Arsenal.
Following Roberts' inclusion in the squad, he was listed by Match of the Day magazine as one of the 20 wonder-kids to look out for in 2016.
On 14 January 2016, just two days after his 17th birthday, Roberts signed his first professional contract with West Brom, putting pen to paper on a 2+1.⁄2.-year contract.
Shortly after coming on, Roberts was booked for a rash challenge on Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.
Upon making his debut, Roberts became only the second player born in 1999 to play in the Premier League, following on from teammate Leko who had done so the month before.
On 28 July 2016, Roberts joined League One side Oxford United on a six-month loan deal until January 2017.
His League Cup debut came the following week when he entered the field of play as an extra-time substitute in Oxford's 1-0 win over Birmingham.
On 5 November, Roberts made his FA Cup debut and scored in a 5-0 win over Merstham of the Isthmian League.
Later that month, Oxford manager Michael Appleton lodged a request to West Brom to extend Roberts' loan until the end of the season.
On 17 January 2017, Roberts joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.
Roberts scored his first goal for the club, and his first in league football, on 4 February when he netted the opener in a 2-1 win over Bury.
On 4 April, Roberts suffered a hamstring injury in a 2-1 defeat to Millwall that saw his stint at Shrewsbury come to an end.
On 25 August 2017, Roberts left West Brom on loan once again, joining League One side Walsall for the season.
The following day, he scored one goal and assisted another on debut against Bradford City, helping Walsall come from 3-0 down to earn a 3-3 draw.
Roberts' return to West Brom was short-lived as the arrival of Daniel Sturridge on loan from Liverpool limited his first team chances further.
Having recovered from a minor knock which he arrived at the club with, Roberts looked set to make his debut in the middle of February.
After spending several months on the sidelines, Roberts made his unofficial debut as a second-half substitute during a pre-season friendly against Southend United.
His full debut followed on 14 August when started for Leeds in an EFL Cup fixture against Bolton Wanderers.
The following month, he made his league debut in a 1-1 draw with Millwall and scored his first goals for the club three days later, scoring a brace in a 3-0 victory over Preston North End.
On 1 March he assisted Patrick Bamford twice in a 4-0 victory over former club West Bromwich Albion, with Roberts receiving the man of the match award playing in an attacking midfielder position.
Roberts played 32 games scoring 3 goals in all competitions, after Leeds finished the regular season in third place after dropping out of the automatic promotion places with 3 games left after a defeat to 10-man Wigan Athletic on 19 April, Leeds qualified for the playoffs, however Roberts missed the final games of the season due to injury, including missing the semi-final playoffs matches versus sixth-placed Derby County, as Leeds were beaten 4-3 on aggregate over the two legs.
Roberts ended up missing all the 2019-20 pre-season games and the start of the new season after undergoing knee surgery during May 2019.
He returned from injury against Charlton Athletic on 28 September 2019, before scoring his first goal of the season against Queens Park Rangers in a 2-0 win on 2 November 2019.
Roberts picked up an injury against Reading on 26 November, which kept him out of the Leeds side for a month before returning from injury as a substitute in Leeds' 5-4 win against Birmingham City on 29 December 2019, but picked up a hamstring injury in the same game.
On 29 February 2020, Roberts came on as a 67th-minute substitute for striker Patrick Bamford with Leeds 2-0 ahead at Hull City, before Roberts scored the last two goals of the game in his first brace of the season and his second as a Leeds player.
Following the suspension of the Championship season, Roberts appeared in eight of the club's final nine games, scoring once, as they were promoted to the Premier League.
Roberts made his first appearance for Leeds in the Premier League in the first match of the season against Liverpool on 12 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 4-3 defeat at Anfield to the reigning champions.
Roberts scored his first goal of the season against Southampton on 18 May 2021, scoring after coming on as a substitute in the 2-0 win at St Mary's.
On 9 June 2021, Roberts signed a new three-year deal at Elland Road running until the summer of 2024.
Though he represented England, his country of birth, at schoolboy level, Roberts later elected to play for Wales instead, qualifying for selection as two of his grandparents are Welsh.
In May 2017, following the conclusion of the League One season, he was included in Robert Page's squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.
After making his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast, Roberts made one further appearance, against France, as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.
In May 2015, Roberts, along with Liverpool winger Harry Wilson, was called up by Wales manager Chris Coleman to train with the senior squad. In March 2017 he was named as a stand-by player for Wales' World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
His debut followed against the former on 6 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gareth Bale in a 4-1 victory.
The following month, on 16 October 2018, Roberts was handed his first Wales start as the Republic of Ireland were again beaten 1-0 in Dublin.
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