John Trye

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| name = John Trye

| image = John Trye photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg

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| caption = Trye in 2022

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|3|16}}

| birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone

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| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Dynamo Toronto

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| years1 = 2002–2004

| clubs1 = F.C. Kallon

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| years2 = 2007–2008

| clubs2 = Alianza F.C.

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| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Northern Virginia Royals

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| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = ASA Charge

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| years5 = 2017–2020

| clubs5 = Scarborough SC

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| years6 = 2021–2024

| clubs6 = Serbian White Eagles

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| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Dynamo Toronto

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| nationalyears1 = 2011–

| nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 2 November 2018

| ntupdate = 2 November 2018

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John Trye (born 16 March 1985) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

= Early career =

Trye began his career in 2002 in the Sierra Leone National First Division with F.C. Kallon.{{Cite web |last=Fajah Barrie |first=Mohamed |date=July 27, 2016 |title=Goalkeeper John Trye to go on trials in Canada |url=https://www.sierraleonefootball.com/goalkeeper-john-trye-to-go-on-trials-in-canada/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Sierra Leone Football.com |language=en-GB}} In 2007, he went abroad to play in the Salvadoran Primera División with Alianza F.C.{{Cite web |last=Campos |first=Alfredo |date=July 1, 2008 |title=ALIANZA F.C. DE EL SALVADOR, el poderoso blog de lacasalba.com: AFRICANO A PRUEBA |url=http://lacasalba.blogspot.com/2008/07/africano-prueba.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102122414/http://lacasalba.blogspot.com/2008/07/africano-prueba.html |archive-date=November 2, 2018 |access-date=November 2, 2018 |website=ALIANZA F.C. DE EL SALVADOR, el poderoso blog de lacasalba.com}}{{Cite web |last=Campos |first=Alfredo |date=June 30, 2008 |title=ALIANZA F.C. DE EL SALVADOR, el poderoso blog de lacasalba.com: DESPERTAR PAQUIDERMO |url=http://lacasalba.blogspot.com/2008/06/despertar-paquidermo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102122524/http://lacasalba.blogspot.com/2008/06/despertar-paquidermo.html |archive-date=November 2, 2018 |access-date=November 2, 2018 |website=ALIANZA F.C. DE EL SALVADOR, el poderoso blog de lacasalba.com}} In 2011, he played in the USL Premier Development League with Northern Virginia Royals.{{Cite web |title=2011 Northern Virginia Royals |url=http://www.novafc.org/pdl/royals_pdl_roster/index_E.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118002219/http://www.novafc.org/pdl/royals_pdl_roster/index_E.html |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=novafc.com}} He resumed his career in the United States by playing in the National Premier Soccer League in 2014 with ASA Charge.{{Cite web|url=http://asacharge.com:80/view_playerlist.asp|title=ASA Charge NPSL Team - Powered By Soccer Max Websites!|date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231165105/http://asacharge.com/view_playerlist.asp|archive-date=31 December 2014|url-status=live|access-date=2 November 2018}} Throughout his tenure with ASA, he appeared in the Maryland Cup in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Fajah Barrie |first=Mohamed |date=March 7, 2016 |title=John Trye hailed after Maryland Cup win |url=https://www.sierraleonefootball.com/john-trye-hailed-after-maryland-cup-win/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Sierra Leone Football.com |language=en-GB}}

= North America =

After several seasons in America, he went north of the border to Canada in 2016 for a trial session with Toronto Atomic. He would ultimately sign a deal with league rivals Scarborough SC in 2017 to play in the Canadian Soccer League.{{Cite news |last=Stanchev |first=Stancho |date=May 24, 2017 |title=Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада |language=bg-BG |trans-title=Orleto Kr. Bibishkov became a playing coach in Canada |work=Вестник СТРУМА |url=http://struma.bg/%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BA%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%89-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C/ |access-date=2017-11-25}}{{Cite web |title=Scarborough SC – Canadian Soccer League |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/scarborough-sc/ |access-date=2 November 2018 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}} In his debut season with Scarborough, he assisted the club in reaching the CSL Championship final.{{Cite news |last=Stanchev |first=Stancho |date=May 24, 2017 |title=Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада |language=bg-BG |trans-title=Orleto Kr. Bibishkov became a playing coach in Canada |work=Вестник СТРУМА |url=http://struma.bg/%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%BA%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%89-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C/ |access-date=2017-11-25}} Unfortunately, Scarborough was defeated in a penalty shootout by York Region Shooters in the finals.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2017 |title=YORK REGION WINS CSL CHAMPIONSHIP.....FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/york-region-wins-csl-championship-fc-ukraine-united-defeats-burlington-for-second-division-title/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}

He re-signed with Scarborough for the 2018 season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 19, 2018 |title=Players Abroad: John Trye: "I'm enjoying every moment" |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2018/05/19/john-trye-im-enjoying-every-moment/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 9, 2018 |title=Players Abroad Round-Up: Fofanah heavy hitter in Sudan |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2018/06/09/players-abroad-round-up-fofanah-heavy-hitter-in-sudan/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Stanchev |first=Stancho |date=July 12, 2018 |title="Скарбъро" на брежанеца К. Димитров нанесе съкрушителен удар на лидера в Канада в преследване на историческа титла |trans-title="Scarborough" of Brezhnev K. Dimitrov struck a crushing blow to the leader in Canada in pursuit of a historic title |url=https://struma.bg/%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b1%d1%8a%d1%80%d0%be-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%86%d0%b0-%d0%ba-%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bd/ |access-date=2020-01-26 |website=Вестник СТРУМА |language=bg-BG}} He assisted the club in securing a postseason berth and played in the semifinal match against Ukraine United where Scarborough advanced to the championship final.{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2018 |title=Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News {{!}} Keeper John Trye eyeing first career title with Scarborough |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2018/10/12/keeper-john-trye-eyeing-first-career-title-with-scarborough/ |access-date=November 2, 2018 |website=footballsierraleone.net}} In the championship final, Vorkuta defeated Scarborough in a penalty shootout.{{Cite web |last=Stanchev |first=Stancho |date=October 18, 2018 |title=Прокобата на дузпите отново провали К. Димитров в Канада |trans-title=The execution of the penalties again failed K. Dimitrov in Canada |url=https://struma.bg/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d1%83%d0%b7%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%be%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d0%ba/ |access-date=2020-01-26 |website=Вестник СТРУМА |language=bg-BG |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929214046/https://struma.bg/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d1%83%d0%b7%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%be%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d0%ba/ |url-status=dead }} In 2019, he returned to play with Scarborough for his third season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 29, 2019 |title=John Trye's Scarborough open campaign with victory |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2019/05/29/john-tryes-scarborough-open-campaign-with-victory/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}} The club secured a playoff berth throughout the season by finishing second in the First Division.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 24, 2019 |title=John Trye sets sight on Canadian Soccer League title |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2019/09/24/john-trye-sets-sight-on-canadian-soccer-league-title/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}} For the third consecutive season, the eastern-based Toronto side reached the final and successfully defeated Ukraine United to secure the championship.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 27, 2019 |title=Sierra Leone's John Trye pleased to win first career title |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2019/10/27/sierra-leones-john-trye-pleased-to-win-first-career-title/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=October 26, 2010 |title=SCARBOROUGH ON TOP…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/scarborough-on-top-vorkuta-wins-second-division-championship/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2019-10-31 |website= |language=en-US}}

He extended his contract with Scarborough in 2020 for his fourth and final season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 3, 2020 |title=Keeper Trye happy with good start after third straight win |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2020/09/03/keeper-trye-happy-with-good-start-after-third-straight-win/ |access-date=May 1, 2020 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}} He helped the club claim the First Division title in his final season with Scarborough.{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=October 18, 2020 |title=VORKUTA RALLY FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY – Canadian Soccer League |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/16643-2/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Stanchev |first=Stancho |date=October 14, 2020 |title=К. Димитров-Брежанеца отново спечели редовния сезон на канадската лига |trans-title=K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa again won the regular season of the Canadian league |url=https://struma.bg/%d0%ba-%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2-%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%86%d0%b0-%d0%be%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be-%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%80/ |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=Вестник СТРУМА |language=bg-BG |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204191139/https://struma.bg/%D0%BA-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B0-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D1%80/ |url-status=dead }} Scarborough would also for the fourth consecutive season reach the championship final but failed to defend their title against Vorkuta.{{Cite web |last=Stanchev |first=Stancho |date=October 30, 2020 |title=Брежанецът К. Димитров и подопечните му сдадоха титлата в Канада, привикаха на пожар ексорлето Кр. Бибишков, но не го пуснаха на терена |trans-title=Brezhanets K. Dimitrov and his wards handed over the title in Canada, summoned the exorcist Kr. Bibishkov, but they did not let him on the field |url=https://struma.bg/%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%86%d1%8a%d1%82-%d0%ba-%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2-%d0%b8-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5-%d0%bc/ |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=Вестник СТРУМА |language=bg-BG |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411092343/https://struma.bg/%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%BA-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%BC/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2021, he signed with league rivals Serbian White Eagles.{{Cite web|last=Adamson|first=Stan|date=February 10, 2021|title=CSL TEAMS UPBEAT IN APPROACH TO NEW SEASON – Canadian Soccer League|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/csl-teams-upbeat-in-aproach-to-new-season/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-11|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|language=en-US}} His season was cut short after sustaining a serious injury in the opening round match against Vorkuta in the ProSound Cup tournament.{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2021 |title=CLIFFHANGER VICTORIES PUT VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH IN FINAL |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/cliffhanger-victories-put-vorkuta-scarborough-in-final/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2021 |title=CSL IN RETROSPECT......Reflecting on the 2021 season |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/csl-in-retrospect-reflecting-on-the-2021-season/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}} He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2022 season.{{Cite web |title=2022 Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto - Canadian Soccer League |url=http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/roster/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101185601/https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/roster/ |archive-date=1 November 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |language=en-US}} The Serbs would secure the regular season title.{{Cite web |last=Stancho |first=Stanchev |date=13 August 2022 |title="Скарбъро" на брежанския мениджър К. Димитров остана трети в редовния сезон на канадската Втора лига |trans-title="Scarborough" of Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov remained third in the regular season of the Canadian Second League |url=https://struma.bg/%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b1%d1%8a%d1%80%d0%be-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b0%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b6%d1%8a%d1%80-%d0%ba/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=Вестник СТРУМА |language=bg-BG}}

International career

Trye made his debut for the Sierra Leone national football team on 9 February 2011 against Nigeria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/41953/John_Trye.html|title=John Trye|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=national-football-teams.com|access-date=2 November 2018}} He was called to the national team roster on September 7, 2013, against Equatorial Guinea.{{Cite web |title=Leone Stars Squad Profiles |url=https://www.sierraleonefootball.com/leone-stars-squad-profiles/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Sierra Leone Football.com |language=en-GB}} In 2014, he made his second national team appearance against Congo DR in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{Cite news|url=http://awoko.org/2014/09/05/sierra-leone-sports-as-leone-stars-sets-to-upset-elephants-of-ivory-coast-yayah-toure-and-others-jet-in/?pr=68657&lang=en|title=Sierra Leone Sports: As Leone Stars sets to upset Elephants of Ivory Coast… Yayah Toure and others jet in - Awoko Newspaper|date=5 September 2014|work=Awoko Newspaper|access-date=2 November 2018}} He was also called up for another 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon.{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=2014-10-13 |title=Sierra Leone's Soccer Team Struggles With Stigma Over Ebola Outbreak |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/sports/soccer/sierra-leones-soccer-team-struggles-with-stigma-over-ebola-outbreak.html |access-date=2022-05-01 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=2014-10-14 |title=Coaching Feud Adds to Sierra Leone's Worries |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/sports/soccer/sierra-leone-adds-coaching-feud-to-its-soccer-clubs-worries.html |access-date=2022-05-01 |issn=0362-4331}}

He was named to a 35-man provisional roster in 2018 organized by head coach John Keister in preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 22, 2008 |title=Sierra Leone Coach, John Keister has named a 35-man provisional squad. |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2018/08/22/new-faces-included-in-sierra-leone-provisional-squad-for-afcon-qualifiers/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}} In 2019, he received another call-up to the national team to serve as a backup against Benin and Lesotho for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Sierra Leone name 15 foreign-based for Lesotho and Benin |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2019/11/06/sierra-leone-name-15-foreign-based-for-lesotho-and-benin/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 10, 2019 |title=Sesay, Kamara, Kakay among players to arrive today |url=https://footballsierraleone.net/2019/11/10/sesay-kamara-kakay-among-players-to-arrive-today/ |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Football Sierra Leone |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Jaward Nyallay |first=Mohamed |date=November 9, 2019 |title=As Sierra Leone maintains football national capiatn, Zaingeley, Kei and Buya to jet in for Lesotho and Benin clashes {{!}} Politico SL |url=https://www.politicosl.com/articles/sierra-leone-maintains-football-national-capiatn-zaingeley-kei-and-buya-jet-lesotho-and |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=www.politicosl.com}}

Managerial career

In 2017, he joined SC Toronto's goalkeeping technical staff to assist their Ontario Player Development League team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sctoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SC_Toronto_Coaching_Announcement_Press_Release_6-26-2017.pdf|title=SC TORONTO BEEFS UP COACHING STAFF}} In March 2021, he became a soccer coach at International SC in Mississauga.{{Cite web |title=ISC Mississauga - Soccer Coaches |url=https://www.isoccerclubmississauga.com/osa-certified-licensed-coaches/ |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=International Soccer Club |language=en-US}}