Alfie Sean Devine (born 1 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
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Full name | Alfie Sean Devine[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 18)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||||||||||
Number | 45 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
2020– | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | England U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | England U19 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:00, 3 July 2022 (UTC) |
Devine was born on 1 August 2004 in Warrington.[4] He is the son of Claire Devine, a Human Resources professional and former rugby league scrum-half Sean Devine, who played for St Helens from 1986 to 1991, and Oldham from 1992 to 1993.[5][6]
Devine was an academy player of Liverpool. He was released when he was 11 and, four months later, he joined Wigan Athletic.[7] He made his under-23 debut aged 15,[7] and was part of the team that beat Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the 2019–20 FA Youth Cup, coming on as a late substitute.[8] He started in the quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[9] He was signed by Wigan on 6 June 2020. However, Wigan went into administration less than a month later, and he was then sold to Tottenham Hotspur on 28 July for around £300,000.[10][11]
Devine played in the U23 match against Chelsea in December 2020, where he made a tackle on Danny Drinkwater and became involved in a physical confrontation with Drinkwater. Both players were sent off.[12]
On 10 January 2021, Devine made his senior debut for Tottenham in the third round match of the FA Cup against Marine. He came on as a substitute at the start of the second half and scored a goal, capping a 5–0 win for Tottenham. His debut at 16 years and 163 days made him the youngest player to have played for Tottenham in a senior game, breaking the record previously held by his under-18 teammate Dane Scarlett.[13][14]
Devine represented England at under-16 level, playing at the Sportchain AGS Cup in December 2019; the tournament was won by Spain,[15] but he was named player of the tournament.[16]
On 2 September 2021, Devine made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park. [17]
On 17 June 2022, Devine was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[18] He scored in their opening group game against Austria.[19] Devine started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3-1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July 2022.[20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
England U19s
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – current squad | |
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