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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Malik Whiteman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottenham, Greater London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Degerfors (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Degerfors (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alfie Malik Whiteman (born 2 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Whiteman joined the Tottenham academy in 2015.[3] In 2019, he signed a new contract with the club until 2022.[4]
On 26 November 2020, Whiteman was brought on as a substitute against Ludogorets Razgrad in the UEFA Europa League in the 82nd minute, replacing Joe Hart.[5]
On 12 August 2021, Whiteman joined Swedish Allsvenskan side Degerfors on loan for the rest of the Swedish 2021 season.[6] He returned to Tottenham after the Swedish season finished in December 2021. Whiteman began a second loan with Degerfors in February 2022,[7] and returned to Tottenham in December 2022.
On 22 February 2023, it was announced that Whiteman had signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2025.
Whiteman attended Park View School in Tottenham.[3] His father was a jazz guitarist and Whiteman would attend Soho jazz club Ronnie Scott's with him, and saw performances by Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Eumir Deodato. He has produced work as a DJ himself and has interests in art, photography, and art house cinema.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2017–18[9] | – | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[10] | – | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[11] | – | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Degerfors IF (loan) | 2021[13] | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2022–23 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||