Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malachi John Hardy | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 2008 | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham | ||
Number | 79 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | England U16 | 8 | (10) |
2024– | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:39, 23 March 2025 (UTC) |
Malachi John Hardy (born 10 March 2008) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham.
Hardy joined the youth academy of Premier League side Tottenham at the age of eight. [1] In 2024, he was promoted to the club's under-18 team and started training with the first team.
Hardy is an England youth international. At the age of sixteen, he captained the England national under-17 football team. [2]
Hardy plays as a defender and is right-footed. English newspaper Evening Standard wrote in 2024 that he "has the makings of a commanding centre-back... has won plaudits at youth level for his maturity and calmness both in and out of possession". [3]