External links
- Alfie Whiteman at the Tottenham Hotspur (archived)
- Alfie Whiteman at Soccerway
- Alfie Whiteman – UEFA competition record ( archive )
- Whiteman's radio program Sweet Tooth on NTS Radio
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2025 | 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 as of 20:49, 26 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alfie Malik Whiteman (born 2 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent.
Whiteman joined the Tottenham academy in 2015. [2] In 2019, he signed a new 3 year contract with the club. [3]
On 26 November 2020, Whiteman made his sole appearance for Tottenham when he was brought on as a substitute against Ludogorets Razgrad in the UEFA Europa League in the 82nd minute, replacing Joe Hart. [4]
In April 2021, Whiteman tore his meniscus, which he underwent surgery for. [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 2-year contract with Tottenham. [8] [9]
In August 2023, Whiteman suffered an ankle injury during Tottenham's 2023–24 season pre-season tour in Singapore. [10]
Whiteman was awarded a medal for Tottenham's Europa League winning campaign during the 2024–25 season.
On 31 May 2025, Tottenham announced that Whiteman would leave the club at the end of his contract. [11]
Whiteman was born and raised in Tottenham, attending Park View School. [12] He is of Pakistani descent. [13]
Whiteman is a boyhood Tottenham Hotspur fan, with the club's stadium in view of his parent's house. [14] 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 hosts the monthly music program Sweet Tooth w/ Alfie Whiteman for NTS Radio since May 2024 after a successful pilot episode in February, showcasing music from a variety of genres including jazz fusion, new wave, shoegaze, dream pop, folk and trip hop. [15] [16] Whiteman also has interests in art, photography, and art house cinema. [17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2017–18 [18] | – | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 [19] | – | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 [20] | – | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Degerfors IF (loan) | 2021 [22] | 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 | 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 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
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