Alfie Devine
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 | [2] | 1 August 2004|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | England U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | England U19 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2023– | England U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
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 23:09, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
Early life
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]
Club career
Devine was an academy player of Liverpool.[7] He was released when he was 11 and, four months later, he joined Wigan Athletic.[8] He made his under-23 debut aged 15,[8] 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.[9] He started in the quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[10] 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.[11][12]
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.[13]
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.[14][15]
International career
Devine represented England at under-16 level, playing at the Sportchain AGS Cup in December 2019; the tournament was won by Spain,[16] but he was named player of the tournament.[17]
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. [18]
On 17 June 2022, Devine was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[19] He scored in their opening group game against Austria.[20] Devine started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3-1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July 2022.[21][22]
Devine made his England U20 debut during a 2-0 win over Germany in Manchester on 22 March 2023.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 January 2023
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[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021–22[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
References
- "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- "Alfie Devine". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Alfie Devine at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "Alfie Devine". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Critchley, Mike (10 January 2021). "Alfie Devine makes Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup history". St Helens Star. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Sean Devine". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Alfie Devine, My Football Journey: 'There's no one better to look up to than Harry Kane'". theathletic.com (Archived).
- Carroll, Sam (10 January 2021). "Alfie Devine is the former Liverpool youngster who broke Tottenham records". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Ewbank, Harry (8 January 2020). "FA Youth Cup Goals: Latics 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0". Wigan Athletic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "Watch Live | Manchester United v Wigan Athletic in the FA Youth Cup". Wigan Athletic. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Stone, Simon (28 July 2020). "Tottenham sign Wigan youngster Alfie Devine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Pattle, Alex (28 July 2020). "Tottenham transfer news: Spurs sign England under-16 Alfie Devine from Wigan". The Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Ernest, Victor (15 December 2020). "Chelsea's 30-year-old Danny Drinkwater attacked Tottenham's 16-year-old Alfie Devine in an under 23's game". Futball News. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Devine intervention – youngest-ever Spurs player scores on debut". BBC Sport. 10 January 2021.
- Hunter, Andy (10 January 2021). "Carlos Vinícius's hat-trick for Tottenham ends Marine's adventure". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "La Selección española de fútbol Sub-16 se proclama campeona de la Sportchain AGS Cup tras empatar con Inglaterra" (in Spanish). sefutbol. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Alfie Devine commits long term future to Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- Boswell, Zinny (1 July 2022). "Meet England's Young Lions gunning for glory in Under-19s European Championships final against Israel". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- Honeyman, Sam (1 July 2022). "Israel 1-3 England (aet): Chukwuemeka and Ramsey the extra-time heroes as Young Lions fight back". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- Veevers, Nicholas (1 July 2022). "England win U19 EURO title after 3-1 win against Israel". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "Report: England MU20s 2-0 Germany". England Football. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Games played by Alfie Devine in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "Games played by Alfie Devine in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Games played by Alfie Devine in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
External links
- Alfie Devine at WorldFootball.net
- Alfie Devine at Soccerbase