Jun'ai Byfield

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Jun'ai Byfield
Personal information
Full name Jun'ai De'Andre Ashlee Byfield
Date of birth (2008-12-06) 6 December 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur's academy
Number 67
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career
2023–2024 England U16 4 (0)
2024– England U17 13 (0)
2025– England U18 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Jun'ai De'Andre Ashlee Byfield (born 6 December 2008) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur's academy.

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Club career

As a youth plater, Byfield joined the youth system of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, where he played in the UEFA Youth League. For the first team, he was an unused substitute in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup on 13 August 2025. [1] [2]

International career

Byfield is an England youth international and captained England under-17. [3] During May 2025, he represented England U17 at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship starting in their opening game against Belgium and subsequent loss to Italy as England were eliminated at the group stage. [4] [5] Later that year Byfield was initially selected for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup however he withdrew before the tournament due to injury. [6]

Style of play

Byfield plays as a defender. English newspaper Evening Standard wrote in 2024 that he is "a tall and powerful centre-back... who is comfortable in possession". [7]

References

  1. "UEFA SUPER CUP". UEFA.com. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. "Wed 13 Aug 2025, UEFA Super Cup Final". BBC Sport. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. Brown, Jamie (23 September 2025). "Five youngsters Thomas Frank must play vs Doncaster, including star Kulusevski named Tottenham's most 'underrated'". TBR Football. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. "England 1-1 Belgium". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  5. "Italy 4-2 England". BBC Sport. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. Veevers, Nicholas (21 October 2025). "England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  7. Kinsella, Nizaar; Kilpatrick, Dan; Collings, Simon; Ouzia, Malik; Smith, Dom (21 March 2024). "London's top 50 youngsters: best academy stars across the capital". The Standard. Retrieved 30 October 2025.