San Diego Football Club announces Tyler Heaps as the Sporting Director and General Manager of MLS’s newest club.
SDFC Owner and Chairman, Sir Mohamed Mansour said that Heaps’ values fall align with the vision for this new professional soccer club.
“Tyler has demonstrated during his time with Right to Dream that he is one of the brightest people working in world soccer today,” said San Diego FC Owner and Chairman, Sir Mohamed Mansour. “He understands intimately the values of Right to Dream, which we will implement in San Diego, based around investing in youth while building a winning team that plays an attractive brand of football.”
SDFC CEO Tom Penn says that Tyler’s deep knowledge of Major League Soccer and his experience working abroad will contribute to his overall strength in this new journey.
“We are very excited to welcome Tyler as our first-ever Sporting Director,” said SDFC CEO Tom Penn. “Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to work closely with Tyler. His deep knowledge of MLS and soccer in the United States, plus his extensive European experience, makes Tyler the perfect leader to guide our sporting decisions. Since joining Right to Dream a year ago, Tyler has been instrumental in building our first-team recruitment strategy. Tyler’s strong relationships with the leaders of Right to Dream will ensure that our Club is fully aligned with Right to Dream’s vision.”
Heaps says that he is looking forward to this new chapter as the club’s first Sporting Director.
“I am tremendously proud and honored to be named the first Sporting Director at San Diego FC,” said Heaps. “In my time spent with Right to Dream across their group, there is no doubt that this project and the group of people involved fits with my background and values and am excited to continue to lead our sporting efforts here in San Diego.”