Promising South African defender Tylon Smith has lifted the London Senior Cup with the Queens Park Rangers Development squad which marked another milestone in his career.
Smith, 20, has featured three times in the senior squad since his transfer from Stellenbosch, and looks poised to become a more prominent figure for the Championship outfit next season.
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Held in high regard within the technical team, Smith, who was seeking a loan move in January for more regular first team football was informed by head coach Julien Stéphan that his development would be best served around the first-team squad.
After 11 appearances on the bench after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was with the Bafana Bafana squad, he made two appearances from the bench and also a start in the Carabao Cup earlier in the season.
His time in the reserve team has been sparring, with Smith viewed as first-team player, as he started only three games, but was roped into the starting line-up for the London Senior Cup final last night as they trounced Dulwich Hamlet 5-1.
Smith will now be aiming to feature in the final game of the Championship when they face second-placed Ipswich Town on Saturday.
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