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Harry Winks
Winks playing for England U19s in 2015
Personal information
Full name Harry Billy Winks[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2014 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Tottenham Hotspur 36 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 England U17 6 (0)
2014 England U18 2 (1)
2014–2015 England U19 6 (0)
2015–2016 England U20 8 (0)
2016– England U21 2 (0)
2017– England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:59, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Harry Billy Winks (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the English national team.

Early and personal life

Harry Winks was born to Anita and Gary Winks. He is of Spanish descent through his mother and grandparents.[4][5][6] He was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead and was educated at Cavendish School.[2][7] Winks is a Tottenham Hotspur fan; he attended his first match at White Hart Lane when he was six and joined the Tottenham academy at the age of eight.[8][9]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Early career

Winks is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. During the 2013–14 season, he regularly trained with the first-team squad and was named on the senior bench for the first time in a Premier League tie against Liverpool on 30 March 2014, remaining an unused substitute in a 4–0 loss at Anfield.[10] On 27 July 2014, Winks signed his first professional contract with Tottenham.[11] According to Winks, Mauricio Pochettino said that he wanted to sign Winks immediately after watching videos of his performances.[9] He made his first team debut on 27 November 2014 in the UEFA Europa League group against FK Partizan in a 1–0 home win at White Hart Lane, replacing Paulinho after 87 minutes.[12]

On 6 July 2015, Winks signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2018, with the option of an additional year.[13] He was given the number 29 shirt, which was included on the club's list of first-team numbers.[14] Winks made his first appearance of the season as a late substitute in a 3–1 win against Qarabağ FK.[15]

2016–17 season

On 27 August 2016, he made his Premier League debut, replacing Christian Eriksen in the last minute of the match in a 1–1 draw at home to Liverpool.[16]

On 19 November 2016, Winks made his full debut against West Ham United, performing well and scoring his first ever goal for Spurs to level the match at 1–1. Tottenham went on to win the match 3–2 in a dramatic finish at White Hart Lane after scoring two late goals.[17] Winks made his debut in the FA Cup on 8 January 2017, when he was selected for the team in the match against Aston Villa of the third round. Tottenham went on to win the match 2–0.[18] On 14 February 2017, Winks signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2022.[19] During an away match against Burnley on 1 April 2017 in the Premier League, Winks suffered an injury when he tumbled into the Burnley dugout,[20] and was later taken to hospital for a scan on his ankle.[21] Spurs announced on 4 April that Winks would be sidelined by the injury to his ankle ligament for the rest of the season.[22]

2017–18 season

Winks began the 2017–18 season as substitutes in three early games after recovering from his injury.[23] He made his first start of the season in the Carabao Cup tie against Barnsley that finished 1–0.[24] He next started in the match in UEFA Champions League away game against APOEL FC, and his performance earned him praise from Mauricio Pochettino as the "perfect midfielder".[25] Despite only one previous start in the Premier League for the club this season (in a 4–0 win against Huddersfield) and 4 Premier League starts including last season, he gained his first call-up for the national squad.[26][27] He received plaudits for his performance in the UEFA Champions League game away against Real Madrid where he was judged to have held his own against the likes of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.[28][29]

International career

Winks has represented England up to U21 level. He was part of the under-20 squad for the Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup in Germany in 2015.[30] Winks made his under-21 debut on 14 November 2016 where he started in England's friendly 3–2 defeat to France.[31]

On 2 October 2017, Winks received his first call up to the senior England squad, for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania.[32] He made his debut when starting in England's 1–0 away win over Lithuania, which was the team's final match in their successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. BBC Sport stated that, on the night, Winks was "England's best performer. Neat and tidy and almost scored. Eye-catching among so much mediocrity".[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2013–14[34] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[35] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2015–16[36] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2016–17[37] Premier League 21 1 4 0 2 0 6[b] 0 33 1
2017–18[38] Premier League 15 0 0 0 1 0 5[c] 0 21 0
Career total 36 1 4 0 3 0 14 0 57 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 8 October 2017[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2017 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Winks: Harry Billy Winks". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "H. Winks". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Harry Winks: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ Balague, Guillem. "On Harry Winks. His great grandparents (not his grandparents) are Spanish which does not qualify him to play for Spain. The Spanish FA know it". Twitter. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ Cross, John (13 March 2017). "Tottenham youngster considered by SPAIN for shock international call-up". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Harry Winks revels in comparisons with Andres Iniesta". Mirror.co.uk. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Hemel hot shot ready to earn his Spurs". Tring Today. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Tottenham vs Gillingham: Harry Winks in frame for full debut after impressing Mauricio Pochettino". The Independent. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  9. ^ a b Pitt-Brooke, Jack (27 January 2017). "Harry Winks: How trusting Mauricio Pochettino saw me break into the Tottenham first-team". The Independent.
  10. ^ Emons, Michael (30 March 2014). "Liverpool 4–0 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ O'Rourke, Pete (26 July 2014). "Premier League: Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks agrees professional deal". Sky Sports.
  12. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (27 November 2014). "Tottenham 1–0 Partizan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  13. ^ "New deal for Winks". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  14. ^ "2015–16 Premier League squad numbers announced 7 August 2015". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 FK Qarabag". BBC Sport. 17 September 2015.
  16. ^ Wallace, Sam (27 August 2016). "Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1: Danny Rose scores late equaliser to cancel out James Milner penalty". The Daily Telegraph.
  17. ^ Smith, Alan (19 November 2016). "Harry Kane's two late goals earn Tottenham victory over West Ham". The Guardian.
  18. ^ Rostance, Tom (8 January 2017). "Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Harry Winks signs new Tottenham contract". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  20. ^ Stelton, Jack (1 April 2017). "Burnley 0–2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Harry Winks: Tottenham midfielder taken to hospital with ankle injury". BBC Sport. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Harry Winks: Tottenham midfielder ruled out for the rest of the season". BBC Sport. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  23. ^ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (19 September 2017). "Harry Winks set to make first Tottenham start in six months after recovering from ankle injury". The Independent.
  24. ^ Kilpatrick, Dan (20 September 2017). "Tottenham's Harry Winks: 'I feel like I'm 100 percent now' following injury". ESPN.
  25. ^ Valente, Allan (29 September 2017). "Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham's Harry Winks can unlock defences". Sky Sports.
  26. ^ Fifield, Dominic (2 October 2017). "Harry Winks earns England call-up after Fabian Delph and Phil Jones withdraw". The Guardian.
  27. ^ Tweedale, Alistair (5 October 2017). "Why Harry Winks's four Premier League starts is more than enough experience to shine for England". The Daily Telegraph.
  28. ^ Malyon, Ed (17 October 2017). "Harry Winks shines at Real Madrid as Tottenham midfielder proves he has the most important thing - Mauricio Pochettino's trust". The Independent.
  29. ^ McAuley, John (19 October 2017). "A nudge to Winks: Tottenham's promising star must keep feet to ground". The National.
  30. ^ Veevers, Nicholas. "England Under-20s squad named for Mercedes Elite Cup in Germany". The Football Association.
  31. ^ "France-U21 3–2 England-U21". BBC Sport. 14 November 2016.
  32. ^ Pitt-Brooke, Jack; Delaney, Miguel (2 October 2017). "England call up Harry Winks to replace injured Fabian Delph and Phil Jones". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  33. ^ McNulty, Phil (8 October 2017). "Lithuania 0–1 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  34. ^ "Games played by Harry Winks in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  35. ^ "Games played by Harry Winks in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  36. ^ "Games played by Harry Winks in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  37. ^ "Games played by Harry Winks in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  38. ^ "Games played by Harry Winks in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  39. ^ "Winks, Harry". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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