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Footballer (born 1991)

Curtis Anthony Tilt (born 4 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Bradford City. Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level.

Born in Walsall,^[2] Tilt was working in a quarry and had largely stopped playing football when he was spotted by Gornal Athletic playing in a tournament organised by Sporting Khalsa.^[3] After one season with Gornal he left to join Tipton Town in the summer of 2013, but then moved on again to Halesowen Town in September of the same year.^[4] After two seasons with Halesowen, Tilt moved on to Hednesford Town in 2015,^[5] before signing for Wrexham in June 2016,^[6] and moving on loan to Forest Green Rovers in March 2017.^[7] He signed for Blackpool in June 2017.^[8]

Tilt signed for Rotherham United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee.^[9]

In October 2020 Tilt moved on loan to Wigan Athletic.^[10][11] On 30 January 2021, he rejoined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.^[12][13] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–2 loss to AFC Wimbledon on 6 February 2021.^[14]

He re-joined Wigan Athletic for a third loan spell on loan on 31 August 2021.^[15] Although the loan was originally until the end of the season, Rotherham exercised the option to recall in the January transfer window on 14 January 2021.^[16] He returned to Wigan later that month on a permanent deal.^[17]

On 18 July 2023, Tilt signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal.^[18][19] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.^[20]

On 4 June 2025, Tilt agreed to join newly promoted League One side Bradford City on a two-year deal from 1 July.^[21][22] Tilt defended himself after some fans criticised the signing due to his age, at 33.^[23] Tilt later praised the club’s pre-season preparations.^[24] In September 2025 he underwent hamstring surgery and was ruled out for a number of months.^[25] In October it was confirmed that he would remain out-of-action for a few more months.^[26]

He returned to action in January, saying he was grateful for the time to recover,^[27] nothing that the club’s good firm made them a target for other teams.^[28] Later that month, Tilt suffered racist abuse in the West Yorkshire derby away at Huddersfield,^[29] with a man later being arrested.^[30]

In March 2021, he was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team.^[31] On 25 March 2021, he made his Jamaica debut when he came on in the 64th minute of a 4–1 defeat to the United States.^[32] Tilt said that playing for Jamaica was the proudest moment of his career.^[33]

Tilt was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.^[34]

As of matched played on 27 January 2026

As of 1 September 2022^[45]