Dane Scarlett

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Dane Scarlett
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Scarlett in Tottenham Hotspur colours (July 2025)
Personal information
Full name Dane Pharrell Scarlett [1]
Date of birth (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Hillingdon, London, England [2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 44
Youth career
–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Tottenham Hotspur 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Portsmouth (loan) 34 (4)
2023–2024 → Ipswich Town (loan) 12 (0)
2024–2025 → Oxford United (loan) 20 (4)
International career‡
2019 England U15 2 (1)
2019 England U16 1 (2)
2021–2022 England U19 14 (12)
2022–2025 England U20 22 (10)
2023– England U21 4 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:46, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:14, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Dane Pharrell Scarlett (born 24 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

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Scarlett has represented England up to under-21 level and was a member of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship-winning squad. He began his domestic career at Tottenham Hotspur, becoming the club's youngest appearance maker at 16 years and 247 days during a UEFA Europa League match in November 2020. He made his Premier League debut three months later. He spent the 2022–23 season on loan at Portsmouth in League One. He spent the early parts of the 2023–24 and 2024–25 campaigns on loan at Championship clubs Ipswich Town and Oxford United.

Club career

Scarlett was part of the Tottenham Hotspur Under-18s team in the 2019–20 season; however, the season ended prematurely for him after he sustained a knee injury. [4] He started playing with the first team in pre-season friendly matches in August 2020 and returned to the Under-18s at the start of the 2020–21 season. [5] [6] He scored ten goals and made three assists in eight games; [4] four goals, three of them headers, were scored on 21 November in a 7–0 win over Southampton. [7] [8]

He first appeared on the first-team bench at White Hart Lane in a UEFA Europa League game against Ludogorets Razgrad on 26 November, [9] and he made his debut after coming on as a substitute for Lucas Moura. [10] At the age of 16 years and 247 days, this made him the youngest player to have appeared in a senior first-team competitive game for Tottenham, beating the previous record held by John Bostock. [11] The record lasted until 10 January 2021 when Alfie Devine made his debut at the age of 16 years and 163 days. [12] On 12 January 2021, Scarlett scored five goals for the Under-18 team in a 6–2 win over Newport County in the FA Youth Cup. [13] He made his Premier League debut on 7 February 2021, coming off the bench during stoppage time against West Bromwich Albion. Manager José Mourinho said, "I wanted to be the one to put him on in a Premier League match. Because I know that he will be somebody in a few years." [14] On 24 February, he became the youngest player to make an assist in the Europa League since Kylian Mbappé in a 4–0 win against Wolfsberger AC, teeing up Carlos Vinícius for the goal. [15] On 28 March 2021, Scarlett signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur. [16]

Having enjoyed a promising pre-season, Scarlett was seen as having "big, big expectations" by new manager Nuno Espírito Santo. [17] Scarlett made his first start for Spurs on 19 August 2021 in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League competition, playing in a 1–0 defeat to Paços de Ferreira. [18] [19] New manager Antonio Conte said that Scarlett was "the best prospect from the academy" in February 2022. [20] The following month, Conte urged the player to show patience with his lack of game time as he had noticed that he was "improving a lot". [21] He played seven first-team games for Spurs during the 2021–22 season, [22] after which Scarlett signed a new contract to run until 2026. [23]

On 27 July 2022, Scarlett was loaned to League One side Portsmouth for the 2022–23 season. [24] [25] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 win at Port Vale on 27 August. [26] On 3 September, he scored both Pompey's goals in a 2–1 win over Peterborough United at Fratton Park to conclude a run of four goals in three games. [27] Manager Danny Cowley said that he was the best defensive forward he had seen in 15 years. [28] Cowley was sacked on 2 January. [29] His successor, John Mousinho, later admitted that Scarlett "struggled to get a place" in the first XI, however, showing "how competitive it is in league football". [30] Interim manager Simon Bassey mused that "sometimes, failure is good... I am sure Dane is going to be a good player". [31] Scarlett ended the campaign with six goals in 40 appearances. [32] Spurs interim manager Ryan Mason said that he had returned as a physically stronger player. [33]

On 31 August 2023, Scarlett signed a new contract with Tottenham to run until 2027 and joined Championship side Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. [34] He made 12 substitute appearances for the Tractor Boys, [35] before being recalled from his loan on 27 December because of a lack of playing time as Kieran McKenna's side were going strong in the automatic promotion places. [36] [37] He returned to the Spurs team for their third round FA Cup game against Burnley, coming on in the 83rd-minute as a substitute for Richarlison. [38]

On 12 August 2024, he returned to the Championship on a season-long loan at Oxford United. [39] He scored his first goal for the U's, an injury-time equaliser, against West Bromwich Albion on 19 October. [40] He struggled for playing time under manager Des Buckingham due to the form of Mark Harris. [41] He featured even less, however, after Gary Rowett replaced Buckingham as manager and signed both Ole Romeny and Tom Bradshaw in the January transfer window. [42] Scarlett was recalled from his loan by Tottenham on 20 January, [43] having scored four goals in 22 games for Oxford. [44] Ten days later Scarlett scored his first goal for Spurs when he headed home the opening goal of a 3–0 win against IF Elfsborg in the last match of the league phase of the UEFA Europa League. [45] He played five games for Spurs in the 2024–25 campaign, [44] and Ange Postecoglou revealed in May that Scarlett had undergone surgery after carrying a groin injury all year. [46]

International career

Scarlett celebrates his goal against Tunisia with his teammates. England vs. Tunisia - 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup (2).jpg
Scarlett celebrates his goal against Tunisia with his teammates.

Born in England, Scarlett is of Jamaican descent. [47] He made one appearance for the England U16 team in August 2019, playing against Denmark, where he scored both goals in a 2–0 win. [48] On 2 September 2021, Scarlett scored on his debut for the England U19s in a 2–0 victory over Italy at St. George's Park. [49] On 17 June 2022, Scarlett was included in the squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [50] He scored twice in a group stage match against Serbia. [51] He started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3–1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July. [52] [53]

On 21 September 2022, he made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena. [54] On 10 May 2023, he was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [55] [56] He scored the winning goal in their opening group game against Tunisia and also played in their round of sixteen elimination against Italy. [57] [58] On 11 September 2023, he made his England U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–0 win away at Luxembourg in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match. [59]

Style of play

Scarlett is a centre-forward with excellent off-the-ball movement and positional skills, as well as good athletic attributes. [60]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2021–22 [22] ————1 [a] 111
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 [61] Premier League 1000002 [b] 0—30
2021–22 [22] Premier League1020004 [c] 0—70
2022–23 [32] Premier League00000000—00
2023–24 [35] Premier League402010——70
2024–25 [44] Premier League30——2 [b] 1—51
Total90401081—221
Portsmouth (loan) 2022–23 [32] League One 3440020—4 [a] 2406
Ipswich Town (loan) 2023–24 [35] Championship 120—00——120
Oxford United (loan) 2024–25 [44] Championship2041010——224
Total758504081539712
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

England U19s

References

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  7. ↑ "Tottenham's England U16 striker Dane Scarlett hits 4 goals in rout of Southampton". OneFootball. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Scarlett quadruple in seven-goal win for Under-18s". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Dawes, Olly (26 November 2020). "Confirmed Tottenham line-up tonight: Tanganga starts, Dane Scarlett on Mourinho's bench". HITC. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Poole, Harry (26 November 2020). "Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Ludogorets Razgrad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Meyers, Billy (28 November 2020). "'God bless you': Former Tottenham record holder sends heartfelt message to Dane Scarlett - HITC". HITC. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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  13. ↑ Kemble, Jamie (12 January 2021). "'Announce lifetime contract' – Tottenham fans go crazy as Dane Scarlett nets five". Football.London. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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  27. ↑ Lacey, Pepe (3 September 2022). "Pompey 2-1 Peterborough: Spurs starlett steals the show as Blues remain in League One promotion places". The News. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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  38. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur - Burnley live updates". TNTSports. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  39. ↑ "Dale Scarlett signs for United". Oxford United F.C. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  40. ↑ Rice, Liam (20 October 2024). "Tottenham loanee Dane Scarlett on first Oxford United goal". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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