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Tyler Grant Bindon (born 27 January 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Reading and the New Zealand national team.[2]
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| Full name | Tyler Grant Bindon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| East Coast Bays | |||||||||||||||||
| –2023 | Los Angeles FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Reading | 60 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | New Zealand | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 26 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 15 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Bindon was born on 27 January 2005, to Jenny and Grant Bindon; his mother won 77 caps for the New Zealand women's soccer team and his father captained the New Zealand volleyball team.[3] Bindon moved to California at age 12 after his mother was hired as a coach for the UCLA women's soccer team.[4]
Bindon began his career in New Zealand with East Coast Bays.[5][6]
On 7 August 2023, Bindon signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Reading after moving from the LAFC Academy and featuring in four pre-season games under manager Rubén Sellés.[7][3] He made his professional debut the following day, in a 4–0 win at Millwall in the EFL Cup.[8] Bindon scored his first Reading goal in a 2–1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 7 October 2023.[9] Bindon finished runner-up in the 2023–24 Player of the Season Award for Reading after making 44 appearances and scoring two goals in his first season.[10][11] Bindon captained Reading for the first time on 2 November 2024 against Fleetwood Town in the first round of the FA Cup where he scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win.[12][13]
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Bindon won his first cap for the United States under-19 team against Argentina in March 2023, having been eligible to represent the US through his American-born mother.[4][3]
On 26 September 2023, Bindon was called up to the New Zealand men's national football team for the first time.[14][15] Bindon made his debut on 13 October 2023 when he came on as a late substitute replacing Michael Boxall against the Democratic Republic of Congo.[16] On 17 November 2023, Bindon made his first start for New Zealand in a friendly against Greece.[17][18] In February 2024, Bindon was nominated for the 2023 New Zealand Men's Young Player of the Year.[19]
In July 2024 he was selected to the New Zealand squad at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[20][21][22] Bindon made his Olympic debut in the opening group game, a 2–1 win over Guinea.[23][24]
Bindon scored his first goals for New Zealand on 15 November 2024, in a 8-1 victory over Vanuatu.[25]
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Club
- As of match played 26 December 2024.
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
International
- As of match played 15 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 2 | |
International goals
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 | 15 November 2024 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |  Vanuatu | 4–1 | 8–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 5–1 | ||||||
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New Zealand
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