Alfie Devine
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team 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 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | England U19 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:10, 30 March 2022 (UTC) |
Alfie Sean Devine (born 1 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
Early life
Devine was born on 1 August 2004 in Warrington.[4] He is the son of former rugby league scrum-half Sean Dyche, 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. 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]
International career
Devine has represented England at the U16 level. He played in 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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 January 2021[18]
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 |
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Devine in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
External links
- Alfie Devine at WorldFootball.net
- Alfie Devine at Soccerbase