John Bostock
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Joseph Bostock | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
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| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Crystal Palace | 4 | (0) |
| 2008– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brentford (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hull City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2012– | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | England U17 | 25 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | England U19 | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:33, 11 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Joseph Bostock (born 15 January 1992 in Lambeth, London) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Crystal Palace
Signed as a 7 year old from Ajax 95 he made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player.[2] He also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game,[3] aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.[4] He has captained England at Under-17 level.[3]
[edit] Tottenham Hotspur
On 30 May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Bostock on their club website.[5] Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that an agreement had been reached with Tottenham.[6] Tottenham and Crystal Palace entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but agreement could not be reached, leading to the sum being decided at a tribunal. On 9 July the tribunal declared that Tottenham would pay £700,000 for Bostock, with add-on payments of up to £1.25m dependent on appearances and a further £200,000 should he make his full international debut. A sell-on clause entitles Crystal Palace to 15% of any profit Tottenham makes from any future sale of Bostock's contract.[7][8] Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan said he was so disgusted with Bostock and his stepfather that he intended to revoke and refund their Selhurst Park season tickets for 2008–09, which the pair had already purchased.[9]
Bostock made his first team debut for Spurs in an 8–0 pre-season win over Spanish side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal.[10] On 6 November 2008 he made his competitive match debut in the 2008 UEFA Cup game against Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute, and becoming the youngest player ever to play for Spurs at 16 years, 295 days, just beating the previous record-holder Ally Dick by six days.[11][12]
[edit] Brentford
On 13 November 2009, Bostock joined League One outfit Brentford on loan for a month,[13] he was handed the number 17 shirt immediately. Bostock scored twice on his debut against Millwall [14]
[edit] Hull City
On 6 August 2010, Bostock had joined newly relegated Hull City on a season-long loan.[15] He scored with a 30-yard strike described as a "wonder goal" on his debut against Swansea on 7 August.[16] On 31 December 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Bostock had returned early from his largely unsuccessful loan spell at Hull City.
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
Bostock joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan on 30 January 2012 for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.[17] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with MK Dons.[18]
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of 10 January 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[19] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentford (loan) | 2009–10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Hull City (loan) | 2010–11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | |
[edit] Honours
- 2006 Victory Shield
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Player profile: John Bostock". Crystal Palace F.C.. http://www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10323~42136,00.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 29 October 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7054132.stm. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ a b Collins, Sam (August 2009). "Spurs braced for Bostock compensation battle". London: Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/16/tottenhamhotspur.crystalpalace. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Cardiff 1–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7076416.stm. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Bostock joins Club". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 30 May 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bostockjoinsclub.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "No Bostock Agreement". Crystal Palace F.C.. 5 June 2008. http://www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~1321444,00.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "League Clarifies Bostock Details". The Football League. 23 July 2008. http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10794~1353409,00.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Jordan Fury over Bostock fee". Sky Sports. 9 July 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_3796545,00.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ Hytner, David (31 May 2008). "Jordan accuses Bostock of 'lies' over transfer to Tottenham". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/31/premierleague.championship. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Gr-eight for Gio". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 14 July 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/greatforgio140708.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Four-midable!". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 6 November 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/fourmidable061108.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Record breaker". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 7 November 2008. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/recordbreaker071108.html. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Bostock joins Brentford on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 13 November 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/brentfordloanforbostock131109.html. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Brentford 2 – 2 Millwall". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8327997.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Bostock extends deal/Hull loan". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 6 August 2010. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bostock-extends-deal-hull-loan-060810.html. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ Dulin, David (7 August 2010). "Hull City 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8881517.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign John Bostock from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 30 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16789347. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "MK Dons 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16695903. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
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