# Tyrese Campbell
**Tyrese Campbell** (Tyrese Kai Campbell, born 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a center-forward for Championship club Sheffield United. He began in Manchester City's academy, made his name at Stoke City between 2017 and 2024, and joined Sheffield United on a free transfer in August 2024[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/tyrese-campbell/profil/spieler/382554).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Tyrese Kai Campbell, 1999, Cheadle Hulme, England; eligible for England and Jamaica[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/tyrese-campbell/profil/spieler/382554) |
| Position | Centre-forward, left-footed, 1.85 m[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/tyrese-campbell/profil/spieler/382554) |
| Stoke City league record | 146 league appearances and 31 goals between 2017 and 2024[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o) |
| Move to Sheffield United | Signed a three-year deal on 11 August 2024 as a free agent after Stoke released him at the end of his contract[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o) |
| Sheffield United record | 70 appearances, 17 goals and 4 assists in all competitions from 2024 to the present[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/1151/tyrese-campbell/career) |
| Family | Son of former Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell, who died in June 2024 at the age of 54[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o) |
## Early career and Manchester City
Campbell joined the Manchester City youth academy in 2014 and established himself as one of England's most prolific teenage strikers there, scoring 49 goals in a season and representing England at under-17 level[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/tyrese-campbell.html) • [5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/football-league/tyrese-campbell-interview-stoke-man-city-profile-championship-a9574116.html). At 16 he left City for Stoke City, choosing the clearest available pathway to first-team football over a lucrative professional contract at City. He later said that players at the club needed to be "readymade superstars" to get a fair chance, and that he had grown tired of waiting for opportunities that were not coming[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/football-league/tyrese-campbell-interview-stoke-man-city-profile-championship-a9574116.html).
## Stoke City
Campbell's first-team breakthrough came under manager [Paul Lambert](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-lambert) in early 2018. He made his professional debut on 24 February 2018 in a 1-1 Premier League draw away at Leicester City, shortly after his 18th birthday[6](https://www.unitedsheffield.com/tyrese-campbell-from-academy-star-to-premier-league-prospect-player-story/) • [5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/football-league/tyrese-campbell-interview-stoke-man-city-profile-championship-a9574116.html). He had first been named on Stoke's bench on 8 November 2016, in a Football League Trophy tie against Bury[7](https://www.11v11.com/players/tyrese-campbell-254505/).
In 2018/19 he spent a spell on loan at Shrewsbury Town in League One, making 15 league appearances and scoring 5 goals[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/1151/tyrese-campbell/career). By the time Stoke released him at the end of his contract in summer 2024, he had made 146 league appearances for the club and scored 31 goals[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o). His most productive Championship seasons at Stoke included 9 goals in 2022/23 and 9 in 2019/20[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/1151/tyrese-campbell/career).
## Sheffield United
Sheffield United signed Campbell on 11 August 2024 on a three-year deal, their eighth signing of the summer window and third within a week[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o). Several other Championship clubs, including Swansea City, had been interested, and manager [Chris Wilder](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-wilder) said Campbell was a player he had "liked for a long time"[1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o).
Campbell's output at [Bramall Lane](https://www.edgepedia.org/bramall-lane) has exceeded his Stoke scoring rate. Across his first two full seasons he scored 11 Championship goals in 2024/25 and 6 in 2024/25's following season, 2025/26, from 36 and 34 league appearances respectively[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/1151/tyrese-campbell/career). In total he had 70 appearances, 17 goals and 4 assists for the club in all competitions as of the latest records[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/1151/tyrese-campbell/career).
## Playing style
Campbell is a left-footed center-forward who can also operate more widely[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/tyrese-campbell/profil/spieler/382554). His move to Stoke as a teenager was driven by a preference for regular senior football over remaining in a large academy system, a decision he described as a calculated career choice rather than a rejection of City itself[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/football-league/tyrese-campbell-interview-stoke-man-city-profile-championship-a9574116.html).
## References
1. [Tyrese Campbell: Sheffield United sign former Stoke City striker, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24png6gr31o)
2. [Tyrese Campbell player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/tyrese-campbell/profil/spieler/382554)
3. [Tyrese Campbell Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/1151/tyrese-campbell/career)
4. [Tyrese Campbell – Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/tyrese-campbell.html)
5. [Stoke's Tyrese Campbell on leaving Man City, fulfilling his father's legacy and the Championship's return, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/football-league/tyrese-campbell-interview-stoke-man-city-profile-championship-a9574116.html)
6. [Tyrese Campbell: From Academy Star to Premier League Prospect, United Sheffield](https://www.unitedsheffield.com/tyrese-campbell-from-academy-star-to-premier-league-prospect-player-story/)
7. [Tyrese Campbell Football Player Statistics, 11v11.com](https://www.11v11.com/players/tyrese-campbell-254505/)
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