From non-league to England – Tyrone Mings’ rise to prominence

Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings has received his first England call-up, featuring in Gareth Southgates25-man squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers againstBulgaria and Kosovo.Here, the PA news agency take a look at the 26-year-olds background and how he has risen to prominence.Where did he start out?Tyrone Mings has received his first England call-up (Mark Kerton/PA)Bath-born Mings first club was Southampton, who he joined at the age of eight. He was released at 16 before earning a football scholarship atMillfield School, a private boarding school in Somersetknown for developing young athletes. Upon leaving school, Mings signed for non-league side Yate Town before joining local teamChippenham in 2012. Mings caught the attention of Ipswich and they paid Chippenham 10,000 for his services, with the defender ending up making 57 appearances in three seasons at Portman Road.How did he rise to the top flight?Mings (far left), was a key player in Aston Villas 2018-19 return to the Premier League (John Walton/PA)In 2015, newly-promoted Premier League side Bournemouth paid a reported 8million for Mings. His debut was cut short by a serious knee injury that ultimately left him sidelined untilJanuary 2017. In 2019, after struggling to earn himself a regular place in Bournemouths first team, Mings was loaned to Championship side Aston Villa. The powerful centre-back would prove to be a essential part of Villas promotion-winning campaign and his efforts were rewarded with a permanent move, believed to be worth an initial 20 million.What does he bring to the England squad?We are delighted to announce that @OfficialTM_3 has been called up by @England for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers. Full story https://t.co/AzTMXd6PRN#ThreeLions #AVFC pic.twitter.com/tRTffEW1EJ Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 29, 2019At 6ft 5in, Mings is a towering presence at the heart of defence and has proved his ability to make the grade in the Premier League so far this season. Notwithstandinghis injury troubles, Mings career has progressed on an upward trajectory and he has certainly asserted himself as an indispensable part of Villas defence. Now he will get the chance to make in impression at international level, with England boss Southgate saying of his new addition: I really like his leadership qualities, I think hes an outstanding athlete, very composed with the ball, so Im looking forward toworking with him because we see a lot of potential and room for growth given the number of games hes actually played.Who does he replace?Tyrone Mings helped Villa win promotion back to the Premier League (Nick Potts/PA)Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker is notable by his absence, as are his World Cup team-mates Eric Dier and John Stones. Stones has only recently returned to training following injury and Dier is yet to feature this season for Tottenham, which provides some explanation for their omissions. Walker, however, has enjoyed a good start to the season but has still been overlooked in favour of younger players.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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