| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca James Williams-Barnett | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 68 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2025– | England U18 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:30, 26 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:13, 5 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luca Jamie Williams-Barnett (born 1 October 2008) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Tottenham Hotspur's academy.
As a youth player, Williams-Barnett joined the youth academy of Luton Town. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. On 7 November 2024, he first made the senior matchday squad for a 3–2 away loss to Galatasaray in the UEFA Europa League. [1]
On 24 September 2025, he made his senior debut as an 87th minute substitute in an EFL Cup match against Doncaster Rovers, [2] becoming Spurs' youngest ever player in the competition at 16 years, 11 months and 24 days. [3]
Williams-Barnett is an England youth international and has played for the England national under-15 football team, the England national under-16 football team, and the England national under-17 football team. In 2024, he played for the England national under-17 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. [4] He was included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [5]
On 3 September 2025, Williams-Barnett made a goalscoring England U18 debut during a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan. [6]
Williams-Barnett plays as a midfielder or forward. Two-footed, he can also play as a winger. [7] English newspaper Evening Standard wrote in 2024 that he is "known for his skills, dribbling and spectacular finishing". [8] He is one of the most highly rated prospects in English football and has been compared to another Tottenham youth star Mikey Moore who also broke through at a young age. [9] [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2025–26 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||