Tyler Hemming
Tyler Hemming (born May 9, 1985 in London, Ontario) 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 | |||
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Date of birth | May 9, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | London, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2004 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Canada U-23 | 2 | (10) |
2009–2010 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 15, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 3, 2010 |
Career
College and amateur
Hemming 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.
Professional
Hemming 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.[6]
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.[7]
On January 13, 2010 he was traded to the Montreal Impact of the USSF Division 2.[8]In 2011, he returned to the PDL to sign with his hometown FC London.[9]In 2012, he won the PDL Champrionship after defeating Carolina Dynamo by a score of 2-1.[10]
International
On May 30, 2009, he made his Senior team debut against Cyprus, replacing Issey Nakajima-Farran in the 68th minute.[11]
References
- "2001 - Dec. 17 - London City gaining an eviable Reputation". 2002-02-28. Archived from the original on 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-11.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Green, Steve. "City's Hemming sees U.K. camp as a challenge". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- Dalla Costa, Morris. "April 4, 2007 Toronto FC story on Tyler Hemming (from Toronto Sun)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- Spiers, Bill. "CPSL All-Stars Roster-for Maritimo Game". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- Rumleski, Kathy. "London Free Press CPSL column April 26th, 2002". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- 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.
- "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
External links
- 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