Tyler Pasher

Tyler Pasher (born 27 April 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.

A combination of UK work permit difficulties, injury, and wishing to return home to Canada prompted Pasher to leave the club, at which time he joined the TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League.

[6][7] Pasher left Toronto FC and signed a 1+2 contract with PS Kemi Kings in the Kakkonen, the third tier of Finnish football, on 5 April 2013.

After leaving PS Kemi, Pasher trained with Lansing United of the National Premier Soccer League for most of the season but was able to appear in only a limited number of matches because of contractual complications with his former club.

[12] About the way in which Pasher ended up with the club, Lansing head coach Eric Rudland described it as, "[He] fell into our lap through a comedy of errors.

[25] In August 2016, Sporting Kansas City, Swope Park's MLS affiliate, announced that they had signed Pasher on a short-term loan to play in the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League against Central FC.

He was called up to Sporting's squad again for the tournament in October 2016 for the final match of the group stage, the return fixture against Central FC.

[8] He ended the regular season with 5 goals and 1 assist from 24 appearances, helping the Rangers finish 4th in the Western Conference and qualify for the playoffs.

[28] Pasher played every minute of Swope Park's 4 playoff games and had 3 assists to help the Rangers reach the final, where they lost 5–1 to New York Red Bulls II.

He 3 assists from 24 appearances in the regular season for the Rangers, helping Swope Park qualify for the playoffs after finishing 4th in the Western Conference.

[44][45][46][47][48][49][50] In the playoffs, Pasher scored twice in 3 appearances as he helped Indy reach the conference finals, where they lost 3–1 to Louisville City in extra time.

[51][52] For this goal, Pasher picked up the ball slightly behind midfield, dribbled down the right flank, cut inside and shot it into the top left corner from over 25 yards out.

[60] He made his Dynamo debut in their season-opening 2–1 victory against the San Jose Earthquakes on 17 April, getting an assist on Maxi Urruti's game-winning goal.

[61][62] In Pasher's third game with the Dynamo on 1 May, he scored his first goal for the club, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Los Angeles FC.

[67] He was hampered by injuries for the back half of the season, making 9 appearances, just 1 of them a start, and picking up no goals or assists over the final 17 games.

[76] Pasher also featured for Birmingham as they progressed to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before losing 1-0 to Inter Miami CF.

[2] Pasher received his first national team call up at any level for a pair of U17 friendlies against Mexico in Morelia in April 2011 in preparation for the upcoming U17 World Cup.

[85] In May 2014, head coach Benito Floro called up Pasher to the senior squad for the first time for a training camp and friendlies against Moldova and Bulgaria in Austria[86] but he once again withdrew because of injury.

[87] He was called up to the senior squad again, this time as an injury replacement for Sam Adekugbe and André Hainault, in March 2015 for friendlies against Puerto Rico and Guatemala.

[89][90] In June 2021 after a hot start with the Houston Dynamo, Pasher was named to Canada's 60-man provisional squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

[92] At the Gold Cup, he made his senior debut as a substitute for Tajon Buchanan, in a 4–1 group stage victory over Haiti.