Kenyan-British Star Tyler Onyango Signs First Professional Contract with English Premier League Team Everton

17-year-old Kenyan-British football star Tyler Onyango has signed his first professional contract with the English Premier League side, Everton.

Onyango, a son of a Kenyan father and an English mother, penned a three-year contract that will keep him at Everton until 2023.

“Midfielder Tyler Onyango has penned a three-year deal until the end of June 2023,” the club confirmed on its official website on Friday.

The Everton hierarchy awarded Onyango the deal after his impressive progress throughout his time at the club’s academy, which he joined aged 8.

After a remarkable season with the Under-18 team, Onyango was promoted to the Under-23 set-up during the 2019/20 campaign.

The central midfielder featured seven times for Everton U23s in Premier League 2 before the campaign was abandoned due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a past interview with Daily Nation, the Luton-born teenager said he is open to representing Kenya at the international level. 

“I have been to Kenya many times over the years most recently in the summer of 2018. I have a very big family in Kenya so it is always nice to come home to visit everyone,” he said.

“Unfortunately, I can’t speak Swahili or Luo. Expect a few odd words but it is definitely something I want to learn,” said Onyango.

“I am eligible to play for Kenya and it is definitely something I’d be open to as you never know what the future holds so I want to keep my mind open to any opportunities that may occur.”