Dane Pharrell Scarlett (born 24 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portsmouth, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
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Full name | Dane Pharrell Scarlett[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 18)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hillingdon, London, England[2] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Portsmouth | |||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
0000–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | → Portsmouth (loan) | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | England U15 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019 | England U16 | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2021– | England U19 | 14 | (12) | |||||||||||||
2022– | England U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:21, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Scarlett was part of the Tottenham Under-18s team in the 2019–20 season, however, the season ended prematurely for him after a knee injury.[4] He started playing with the first team in the pre-season friendly matches in August 2020, but returned to the Under-18s at the start of the 2020–21 season.[5][6] He scored ten goals and made three assists in eight games;[4] four goals, three of them headers, were scored in the Under-18s game on 21 November 2020 against Southampton that ended in a 7–0 win.[7][8]
His performance led to an appearance on the bench in the Europa League game against Ludogorets Razgrad on 26 November,[9] and he made his debut for Tottenham coming on as a substitute for Lucas Moura in this game.[10] At the age of 16 years and 247 days, he became the youngest player to have appeared in a senior first team competitive game for Tottenham, beating the previous record held by John Bostock.[11][12] The record lasted until 10 January 2021 when Alfie Devine made his debut at the age of 16 years 163 days.[13] On 12 January 2021, he scored five goals for the U18 team in the 6–2 win against Newport County in the FA Youth Cup.[14] Scarlett made his Premier League debut, coming off the bench during stoppage time against West Bromwich Albion, on 7 February 2021. Tottenham manager José Mourinho said, "I wanted to be the one to put him on in a Premier League match. Because I know that he will be somebody in a few years."[15] On 24 February, he became the youngest player to make an assist in the Europa League since Kylian Mbappé in a 4–0 win against Wolfsberger AC, teeing up Carlos Vinicius for the goal. [16] On 28 March 2021, Scarlett officially signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur. The contract for the young forward runs until 2023, having been triggered following his 17th birthday.[citation needed]
Scarlett made his first start for Tottenham on 19 August 2021 in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League competition playing against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, which ended in a 1–0 defeat.[17][18] After the 2021–22 season finished Scarlett signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2026.[19]
On 27 July 2022, Scarlett was loaned to League One side Portsmouth ahead of the 2022–23 League One season.[20] He made his first appearance for the club on 5 August 2022 in a 2-0 win against Cheltenham, and scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 win against Port Vale on 27 August.[21][22]
Scarlett made one appearance for the England national under-16 football team in August 2019, playing against Denmark where he scored both goals in a 2–0 win.[23]
On 2 September 2021, Scarlett made his debut for the England U19s and scored during a 2–0 victory over Italy at St. George's Park.[24] On 17 June 2022, Scarlett was included in the squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[25] He scored twice in a group stage match against Serbia.[26] Scarlett started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3–1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July 2022.[27]
On 21 September 2022, Scarlett made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[28]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
Total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
England U19s
Portsmouth F.C. – current squad | |
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