TYLON SMITH
Defender · QPR · League Cup
“A limited but rising centre-back who defends with bite and urgency.”
GoalPost verdict
↑ model form signal
GoalPost read
A limited but rising centre-back who defends with bite and urgency.
6 GPS components
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range pending · wider band
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. A limited but rising centre-back who defends with bite and urgency.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Value trajectory
Value trajectory appears once GoalPost has a current FMV and dated season ratings.
Dashed line is reconstructed from season ratings, age, role, and today's GoalPost value. Logged-live value points will appear here once history accrues.
Scouting report
GoalPost confidence
62%
Last Updated
Model updated
After latest GoalPost refresh
GoalPost verdict
A limited but rising centre-back who defends with bite and urgency.
Impact
Useful
Form Trend
Tracked
Peak Age
24-27
Potential
Role fit
Overall profile
Attacking DNA
Elite strengths
Current-season output
0Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers
Role reliability
0Reliable plus trait in current sample
Availability signal
0Repeatable action profile in this role
Tournament context
64Positive contributor in team context
Watch-outs
Direct threat
Wide play
Movement
Per-90 breakdown
Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers
0.00
0.17
per 90
0.00
—
—
0.00
1.9
Key metrics
Goals / 90
0.00
season rate
Shots / 90
0.17
shot volume
Shot accuracy
—
0/1 on target
Conversion
—
goals per shot
Dribbles / 90
—
success rate proxy
Key passes / 90
0.00
chance creation
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting impact sample
Playing style
Smith reads the game as a centre-back first: compact in his positioning, quick to step out, and willing to meet danger early. He plays with an emerging, no-frills edge, prioritising clearances, body-on-body defending, and simple progression when space opens. The ceiling is still forming, but the defensive instincts are already visible.
View style breakdown →World Cup 2026 outlook
For South Africa at World Cup 2026, he matters as a developing option who can add freshness and resistance at the back. In a squad role, his value is in offering honest defending and the sense that he is still climbing into his best level.
View projection →GoalPost combines model score, role profile, value, and availability into the current player read. View the full model →
Analysis overview
Smith reads the game as a centre-back first: compact in his positioning, quick to step out, and willing to meet danger early. He plays with an emerging, no-frills edge, prioritising clearances, body-on-body defending, and simple progression when space opens. The ceiling is still forming, but the defensive instincts are already visible.
Player impact
awaiting on-pitch impact sample
Style profile
How he plays
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.17
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
—
Conversion
—
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Source context
Role read
Defender
Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.
Availability
Clear
No current injury concern is attached to the profile.
Coverage
8 apps
Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Ball carrying impact
Drives progress through pace and close control.
Finishing impact
Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.
Creative impact
Creates chances through runs and combinations.
Defensive impact
Presses and recovers possession effectively.
Clutch factor
Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.
Scouting summary
A limited but rising centre-back who defends with bite and urgency.
Performance overview
2024/25 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cup - U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 6.95 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6.23 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 6.79 |
Recent form
Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
Shots
0.17
per 90
Shots on target
—
Conversion %
—
Dribbles
—
Key passes
0.00
Pass accuracy
54%
Fouls won
1.02
per 90
Def actions
1.86
pressure work
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Mins | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
World Cup - U20360 (68%)League Cup90 (17%)Championship82 (15%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | G/A per 90 | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 |  South Africa U20 | World Cup - U20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.88 |
| 2024/25 |  Stellenbosch | Premier Soccer League | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Stellenbosch | Premier Soccer League | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Career highlights
Africa U20 Cup of Nations
2025
Career timeline detail
QPR
2025 – Present
Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
532
Competition breakdown
| World Cup - U20 | 8 app | 0 g | 6.88 |
| Premier Soccer League | 0 app | 0 g | — |
| Premier Soccer League | 0 app | 0 g | — |
Goal timeline
0 goals in selected spell
Career milestones
International career
South Africa
WC trophies
0
Avg rating
6.88
Major tournaments
World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026
days to go
South Africa
Group context
Tournament overview
For South Africa at World Cup 2026, he matters as a developing option who can add freshness and resistance at the back. In a squad role, his value is in offering honest defending and the sense that he is still climbing into his best level.
Appearances
4
Best finish
Group
FIFA rank
58
Titles
0
South Africa · group
Current GoalPost form
GPS
69
Avg rating
6.88
Minutes
532
G/A 90
0.00
Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.
Tournament role
Current GoalPost signals
Tournament history coverage
Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.
South Africa · fixtures
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11 | Mexico | Estadio Azteca | 7:00 PM |
| Jun 18 | Czechia | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 4:00 PM |
| Jun 25 | South Korea | Estadio BBVA | 1:00 AM |
T. Smith · projection status
Awaiting forecast/awards feed
Player-level tournament projection will appear when the forecast or awards stack provides a sourced probability.
Explore players like T. Smith
Jump to comparable profiles and model matches.