Some stories are written by academy badges; Tyrone Mings’ story was written in loan spells and quieter grounds. England Football’s official profile lists him at 6ft 5in (1.96m) and counts 18 senior caps — but the route from Bath to Aston Villa ran through Yate Town before it reached the Premier League.

Position: Centre-back · Club: Aston Villa · England caps: 18 · Height: 6ft 5in (1.96m) · Born: 13 March 1993, Bath

Tyrone Mings at a glance

The headline numbers are easy enough to pin down: a Bath-born defender, 18 England caps, and an injury list long enough to make his current comeback mean more.

Full name Tyrone Deon Mings
Date of birth 13 March 1993
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6ft 5in (1.96m)
Position Centre-back
Current club Aston Villa
Shirt number 5
England caps 18
Worst recent injury ACL rupture, August 2023

Confirmed facts

1 Route
  • Non-league football at Yate Town before joining Chippenham Town, according to Mings’ Wikipedia biography.
  • Later became a Premier League defender and an England international.
2 International
  • 18 senior England caps.
  • Listed as a centre-back by England Football’s official profile.
3 Injury
  • Suffered an ACL rupture in August 2023.
  • Was carried off on a stretcher on the opening day of the 2023–24 season, according to Wikipedia’s career summary.
4 Family
  • Father is of Jamaican heritage; mother is English.
  • Raised by his mother after his father was not directly involved in his upbringing, according to his Wikipedia page.

Early life and family

Heritage and upbringing

  • Born in Bath, England, on 13 March 1993.
  • His father is of Jamaican heritage and his mother is English.
  • His parents were not together for his upbringing, and he was raised by his mother, according to Wikipedia’s early-life section.

Siblings: what the record says

Most public profiles that document Mings’ career focus on his parents and his own children rather than a list of siblings. Those profiles are a useful reality check: they tell a story of a non-league route and a close family rather than a tabloid one.

The road from non-league to Aston Villa

Career timeline

  • 2011–12: played for Yate Town in non-league.
  • Later spell: joined Chippenham Town before moving higher up the football pyramid, according to Wikipedia’s career timeline.
  • Now: listed as an Aston Villa player by the Premier League’s official player profile.

The upshot: Mings is not a player who was handed a path; he is a player who built one out of non-league football, and that context matters when people ask why he plays with so much edge.

Injury: the 2023 ACL rupture

The most defining moment in Mings’ recent career came in August 2023. According to Wikipedia’s season summary, Mings was injured on the opening day of the Premier League season and was carried off on a stretcher. The same page records the injury as an ACL rupture.

Since the club do not publish medical details beyond official statements, exact recovery timelines are rarely dependable. What is documented is that the injury ended most of his season and forced Villa to plan without him.

The patience test: a non-league player’s career is often written off twice — once when he leaves the academy system and again when a long injury arrives. Mings has already answered the first question.

Contract and salary at Aston Villa

What is Tyrone Mings’ current contract?

According to his Wikipedia page, Mings signed a new contract with Aston Villa in 2022. The contract is reported to run until 2026, which is why transfer speculation about him tends to focus on a long recovery rather than an immediate move.

How does his salary compare to other Aston Villa defenders?

The club does not publish individual weekly wages, so any specific number is an estimate rather than an official figure. The reported estimate that follows Mings is roughly in the £75,000–£100,000-a-week range, but the part that can be checked is simpler: he was a regular Premier League starter, an England international, and a senior voice in the dressing room.

The catch: every salary figure you see for Mings should carry that word — estimate. The contract is public; the wage slip is not.

Personal life, partner and children

Mings is private about his home life. According to his Wikipedia biography, he is a father to a son named Deon and also has a daughter. The name of his partner is not something he uses as a public story.

The bigger picture: his football story is open for everyone to read; his family story is not. That boundary is a reminder that Mings gives his career to the public without surrendering everything else.

What’s confirmed and what’s still in the grey zone

Confirmed

  • Height: 6ft 5in (1.96m), confirmed by England Football’s official profile.
  • England senior caps: 18.
  • Aston Villa current contract: described on Wikipedia as running to 2026.
  • August 2023 injury: ACL rupture.

Still not confirmed

  • Exact weekly wage: not published by Aston Villa.
  • Partner/wife’s name: not publicly confirmed.
  • A full, verified list of siblings: not present in the profiles used here.

Questions people ask

How tall is Tyrone Mings?

England Football’s official profile lists him at 6ft 5in (1.96m).

What happened to Mings in August 2023?

He suffered an ACL rupture and was carried off on a stretcher on the opening day of the 2023–24 season, according to his Wikipedia page.

Is Mings still an Aston Villa player?

The Premier League’s official profile lists him at Aston Villa, and his 2022 contract is reported to run until 2026.

How many England caps does Mings have?

His official England profile records 18 senior caps.

Does Mings have children?

Yes — according to his Wikipedia biography, he has a son named Deon and a daughter.