Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyler Freeman was born January 9, 2003 in Overland Park, Kansas. He is a forward in Major League Soccer.

Born in Overland Park, Kansas, Freeman joined the Sporting Kansas City youth academy in 2014.[1]During his time with the academy, Freeman progressed through the club ranks, playing with the under-12s through to the under-19s.On October 8, 2018, after scoring 17 goals for the under-17s, Freeman signed a professional homegrown player deal with Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2019 season.

He made his debut for the club's reserve side, Sporting Kansas City II, in the USL Championship on March 9, 2019 against New York Red Bulls II. Freeman started and played 67 minutes during the 3–1 defeat. He then scored his first professional goal on July 17 against Hartford Athletic, his goal being the fourth in a 4–3 victory. Throughout his first professional season, Freeman made a total of 17 appearances for Sporting Kansas City II, scoring the 1 goal. He also made appearance on the bench for the first-team during their 1–1 draw against FC Cincinnati on April 7.In 2020, Freeman continued to play with Sporting Kansas City II, scoring 2 goals in 9 matches during a Covid-19 affected season. He scored his first goal of the season on September 9 against Indy Eleven, a consolation 88th minute free kick goal during a 2–1 defeat.

Freeman joined Nashville SC for the 2023 season.