Tyler Hemming (born May 9, 1985) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, USL Premier Development League, Major League Soccer, Veikkausliiga, USL First Division, and the USSF Division 2.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 9, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Hartwick Hawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | London City | ||
| 2005–2006 | Ottawa Fury | 29 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Toronto FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | Tampere United | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Charleston Battery | 26 | (0) |
| 2010 | Montreal Impact | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Austin Aztex | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Forest City London | 43 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Canada U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 15, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 3, 2010 | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editHemming played college soccer at Hartwick College from 2003 until 2006, where he was named the Atlantic Soccer Conference Player of the Year in two consecutive years (2005 and 2006. In 2001, he signed with London City of the Canadian Professional Soccer League becoming the youngest player ever to compete in the league.[1][2][3] During his tenure with London he was selected for the CPSL All-Star team for two straight seasons.[4][5] He also played for two years with Ottawa Fury in the USL Premier Development League.[6]
Professional
editHemming was drafted by Toronto FC as the 40th overall pick of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. He played four games for Toronto in his debut season. The team's injury crisis late in the season allowed Hemming to start two matches. Hemming started at right midfield in Toronto FC's opening match of the 2008 season against Columbus, impressing in a losing effort. Although he started in the Columbus match, he did not play in the following three matches.
He was waived by Toronto FC on April 25, 2008, but rejoined the team in June due to a few unsuccessful spells trialing in Europe.[7]
In September 2008 Hemming was offered a trial by Finnish Veikkausliiga side Tampere United. He made his first appearance for the Tampere-based club on September 13, 2008, in an away match against FC KooTeePee. After featuring in 4 matches, he suffered an injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season and the club decided not to offer him an extension to his contract.
On March 18, 2009, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.[8]
On January 13, 2010 he was traded to the Montreal Impact of the USSF Division 2.[9] In 2011, he returned to the PDL to sign with his hometown FC London.[10] In 2012, he won the PDL Champrionship after defeating Carolina Dynamo by a score of 2–1.[11]
International
editHe made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on March 12, 2008 against Mexico in an Olympic qualifier match.[12] On May 30, 2009, he made his Senior team debut against Cyprus, replacing Issey Nakajima-Farran in the 68th minute.[13]
References
edit- ^ "2001 - Dec. 17 - London City gaining an eviable Reputation". 2002-02-28. Archived from the original on 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Green, Steve (July 13, 2001). "City's Hemming sees U.K. camp as a challenge". The London Free Press.
- ^ Dalla Costa, Morris (April 4, 2007). "MLS rules help young Canadian players develop". Toronto Sun.
- ^ "2001 - July 21 - CPSL All Stars Announced". July 21, 2001. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ Rumleski, Kathy (April 26, 2002). "Two Londoners picked for CPSL all-star tryout". The London Free Press.
- ^ "Tyler Hemming | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ Millson, Larry (2008-04-25). "Toronto FC waives Hemming". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ Charleston Battery signs O’Brian Woodbine, Kenji Treschuk and Tyler Hemming Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today
- ^ Di Lorenzo Is Back, Hemming Joins The Impact
- ^ Dalla Costa, Morris. "Hemming home to bolster FC London". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ CARRUTHERS, Dale. "FC London takes championship". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "National Team Match Past". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2020-09-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
External links
edit- Forest City London player profile
- Charleston Battery bio
- MLS player profile
- TamU coach Ari Hjelm on Hemming (in Finnish)
- Veikkausliiga Player profile (in Finnish)
- Tyler Hemming at National-Football-Teams.com