Tom Huddlestone

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Andrew Huddlestone
Date of birth	28 December 1986 (1986-12-28) (age 23)
Place of birth	Sneinton, Nottingham, England
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre Midfield
Club information
Current club	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2005	Derby County	88	(0)
2005–	Tottenham Hotspur	93	(5)
2005–2006	→ Wolves (loan)	13	(1)
National team‡
2005–2009	England U21	33	(5)
2009–	England	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2009

Thomas Andrew "Tom" Huddlestone (English pronunciation: /ˈhʌdɫstən/, born 28 December 1986 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a professional English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national football team.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Attributes 4 Honours 5 Career stats 6 Personal life 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Club career

Huddlestone made his Derby debut on the opening day of the 2003-04 season in a 3-0 home defeat to Stoke City, but despite the defeat, he was voted Man of the Match.

Huddlestone signed for Tottenham in January 2005 for a fee reported to be worth up to £3 million, but remained at Derby until the summer.^[1] Huddlestone spent a few months of the 2005-06 season on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring his first league goal, ironically at Derby,^[2] before returning to make his début for Tottenham as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat away at Fulham on 31 January 2006.^[3]

His first start for Tottenham came on 14 September 2006, away to Slavia Prague in the UEFA Cup, a game which Tottenham won 1-0. His first goal for Spurs came in the Carling Cup 4th Round match against Port Vale on 8 November 2006. Huddlestone scored 2 goals in this match, his second goal proving decisive in extra time, taking Tottenham through to the quarter finals of the competition. Huddlestone got his first league goal for Spurs on 17 December 2006 against Manchester City with an excellent half-volley on 24 minutes, hit first-time after assisting with team mate Calum Davenport's first goal with a free-kick.^[4]

Huddlestone established himself as one of the most promising young English central midfielders in the premiership towards the end of the 2006-07 season and head coach Martin Jol compared Tom Huddlestone with German legend Franz Beckenbauer due to his playmaking abilities, ferocious shot power and versatility.^[5] He has also been deployed at centre back on numerous occasions for both Tottenham and the England under-21s.

On 25 December 2006, he signed a new four and a half year contract - keeping him at the club until 2011.^[6] Tom signed a new and improved five-year contract on 30 June 2008 committing his future to Tottenham Hotspur until 2013. ^[7] He came on as a substitute as Spurs beat Chelsea in the 2008 Football League Cup Final.

[edit] International career

Having been capped at the U-17 and U-19 levels, Huddlestone was a regular in the England under-21s. He played twice in the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship before a red card for dissent ruled him out of the semi-final and final.^[8] In October 2008, he scored the opening goal from a free kick in the second leg of the 2009 European Championship qualifying play-offs against Wales. Although the game ended in a draw which ensured qualification for England, it was marred by his sending-off in the second half for a reckless challenge on Darcy Blake.^[9] He missed the tournament through injury.

He was called up into the England squad by coach Fabio Capello to face United States and Trinidad and Tobago in friendlies. On 14 November 2009, he received his first cap for the senior side in the 1-0 loss in a friendly match against Brazil, after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.

[edit] Attributes

He is known for his size and his superb passing range which has led to comparisons with former team-mate Michael Carrick and more recently to Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle.^{[citation needed]} He also has a powerful shot that has enabled him score long range goals from midfield, notably when he scored twice from outside the penalty box against Fulham on 26 December, 2007^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• Carling Cup: 2007-08
• Barclays Asia Trophy: 2009

[edit] Career stats

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cups			Europe			Total
		Games	Goals	Assists	Games	Goals	Assists	Games	Goals	Assists	Games	Goals	Assists
Tottenham Hotspur	09-10	12	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	15	3	3
	08-09	22	0	2	3	0	1	6	2	0	31	2	3
	07-08	28	3	7	6	1	0	9	0	1	43	4	8
	06-07	21	1	2	8	2	2	6	0	1	35	3	5
	05-06	4	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0	1
Club Total		84	4	15	20	5	3	21	2	2	125	11	20
Wolves (on loan)	05-06	13	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	1	0
Club Total		13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0
Derby County	04-05	45	0	1	3	0	0	-	-	-	48	0	1
	03-04	43	0	1	2	0	0	-	-	-	45	0	1
Club Total		88	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	93	0	2
Career Totals		185	5	17	25	5	3	21	2	2	231	11	22

^{Correct as of 17:14, 19 November 2009 (UTC)}

[edit] Personal life

Tom Huddlestone grew up in Nottingham and he attended Greenwood Dale School in Sneinton, Nottingham.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tom Huddlestone career stats at Soccerbase
• Player Profile at Tottenham Hotspur Official Website

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