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.[2]

Alfie Devine
Personal information
Full name Alfie Sean Devine[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004
Place of birth Warrington, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 54
Youth career
Liverpool
Wigan Athletic
2020– Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– England U16 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Devine was born on 1 August 2004 in Warrington.[3] He is the son of former rugby league scrum-half Sean Devine, who played for St Helens R.F.C. from 1986–91, and Oldham R.L.F.C. from 1992–93.[4][5]

Club career

Devine was an academy player of Liverpool. He was released when he was 11 and, four months later, he joined Wigan Athletic.[6] He made his under-23 debut aged 15,[6] 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.[7] He started in the quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[8] 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.[9][10]

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.[11]

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.[12][13]

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,[14] but he was named player of the tournament.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 January 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 Premier League 0011000011
Career total 0011000011

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. Alfie Devine at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Alfie Devine". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. Critchley, Mike (10 January 2021). "Alfie Devine makes Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup history". St Helens Star. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "Sean Devine". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. Carroll, Sam (10 January 2021). "Alfie Devine is the former Liverpool youngster who broke Tottenham records". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. Ewbank, Harry (8 January 2020). "FA Youth Cup Goals: Latics 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0". Wigan Athletic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. "Watch Live | Manchester United v Wigan Athletic in the FA Youth Cup". Wigan Athletic. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. Stone, Simon (28 July 2020). "Tottenham sign Wigan youngster Alfie Devine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. Pattle, Alex (28 July 2020). "Tottenham transfer news: Spurs sign England under-16 Alfie Devine from Wigan". The Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. 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.
  12. "Devine intervention – youngest-ever Spurs player scores on debut". BBC Sport. 10 January 2021.
  13. Hunter, Andy (10 January 2021). "Carlos Vinícius's hat-trick for Tottenham ends Marine's adventure". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. "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.
  15. "Alfie Devine commits long term future to Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. "Games played by Alfie Devine in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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