Will Lankshear

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Will Lankshear
Personal information
Full name William Lankshear [1]
Date of birth (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England [2]
Position(s) Forward [2]
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 42
Youth career
–2021 Arsenal
2021–2022 Sheffield United
2022–2024 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Tottenham Hotspur 3 (0)
International career‡
2023– England U19 5 (3)
2024– England U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:35, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

William Lankshear (born 20 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a forward.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Lankshear agreed a scholarship contract with Sheffield United in February 2021. [3] Lankshear was the top scorer in the division as he captained Sheffield United to the under-18 Professional Development League Division 2 title in 2021–22. He scored 38 goals in 48 appearances for the Sheffield United age-group teams in total. Sheffield United first team manager Paul Heckingbottom described him as having "a good gift to score goals", and Sheffield United were ready to offer him a new contract. [4] However, amid interest from Premier League club Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur agreed to pay £2 million to Sheffield United for him on 31 August 2022, [5] with £1 million of the fee guaranteed and further payments thought to be performance-related bonuses. [5] Some reports suggest the fee could rise to £2.5 million with Heckingbottom admitting it was "a good deal" for the youngster considering they had picked him up for free only a year previously. [6] Lankshear signed a contract with Tottenham running until the summer of 2025. [7]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 8 October 2022, Lankshear made his debut as a substitute for Spurs' under-18s with his team 3–1 down against the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth side, and scored a quick-fire brace to level the match. [8] Lankshear paid tribute to the strength and conditioning work he had undertaken since joining Tottenham Hotspur. [8] Playing in the UEFA Youth League against Sporting Lisbon, Lankshear scored after 46 seconds. [9]

Lankshear scored 23 goals for Tottenham's U21 team in the 2023–24 Premier League 2 season, including a brace in the 3–1 play-off final victory against Sunderland. His performances saw him named as the league's Player of the Season. [10] [11]

On 3 October 2024, Lankshear made his senior debut for Tottenham, starting a 2–1 away win over Hungarian champions Ferencvárosi TC in the UEFA Europa League. [12] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 November in a 3–2 away defeat to Galatasaray in the same competition, before being sent off for receiving two yellow cards. [13]

International career

Lankshear scored on his debut for England U19 on 15 November 2023, in a 6–0 win over Romania U19. [14]

On 10 October 2024, Lankshear made his U20 debut during a 2-1 win over Italy in Frosinone. [15]

Style of play

Lankshear has been described as a "poacher" who is "outstanding in front of goal". [16]

Personal life

Lankshear is reportedly a Tottenham Hotspur supporter. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2022–23 [18] ————1 [a] 010
2023–24 [19] ————3 [a] 232
2024–25 [20] ————1 [a] 111
Total————5353
Tottenham Hotspur 2024–25 [20] Premier League 3000003 [b] 1—61
Career total3000003153114
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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  10. ↑ "Lankshear brace fires Under-21s to Premier League 2 play-off final triumph". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham: Youthful Spurs side win in Hungary in Europa League". BBC Sport. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Galatasaray 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Victor Osimhen scores twice in thriller". BBC Sport. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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