Tottenham have always given youngsters a chance in the first team, and some have taken to senior football like a duck to water.
From Ledley King to Harry Kane, Spurs have produced some talented young players over the years – but not all of them made it at the club.
We’ve taken a look at the club’s youngest-ever goalscorers in all competitions since the start of 1992-93 to see what they’re up to now.
Alfie Devine – 16 years & 163 days
Devine joined Spurs from Wigan for £500,000 in 2020 and caught Jose Mourinho’s eye with his performances during pre-season.
He became Tottenham’s youngest-ever player in the FA Cup win over Marine in January 2021 and marked the occasion with a goal just 15 minutes after being brought on.
“He’s a kid with good potential that came to the club only this summer,” Mourinho said after Devine’s debut. “He was lucky enough to have pre-season with us because we were short of players, so he had pre-season with us and played a few friendlies.
“Which of course gave him close contact with the first team. He’s not a stranger, and then working in the academy, playing in different teams in the academy.
“Coming to us sometimes to train so a nice process for him. Also, some experience in the youth teams and in the national team so step by step he’s going.
“He’s a kid that basically is a midfield player but with an instinct to appear in finishing zones and to score goals. We like him and of course, for him today is a special day.”
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 10, 2021
Andy Turner – 17 years & 165 days
Turner became the youngest Premier League goalscorer when he found the net for Spurs against Everton in September 1992, a record he held until 1997.
“Youngest goalscorer before Michael Owen took it from me. I’m at number six now,” Turner told The42 in 2019.
“But to be there alongside names like Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas and James Milner and stuck somewhere between Owen and Raheem Sterling…
“Everyone remembers those types of players and then there’s me at number six. And everyone is saying, ‘Who’s that?’ You have to smile about that.”
The winger netted three more goals in his next 23 appearances for the club but was sold to Portsmouth in 1996 following a series of loan spells.
He continued to drop down the divisions before retiring in 2008,…
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