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The Mali international joined us from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2022 and went on to make 111 appearances in all competitions in our colours.

His two competitive goals for us both came in the Premier League against Everton and West Ham United in the opening months of the 2024/25 season before his crowning achievement at the end of that campaign as he helped us lift the UEFA Europa League trophy with impressive performances in both legs of the semi-final against Bodo/Glimt and in the final against Manchester United in Bilbao.

From our Under-21s, we can confirm the departures of Pele Arganese-McDermott, Tyrell Ashcroft, Leo Black, Dante Cassanova, Matthew Craig and Calum Logan following the conclusion of their contracts.

Defender Pele joined our Academy in 2021 from Luton Town and progressed to become a regular at Development Squad level during the recently-concluded campaign while full-back Tyrell arrived from Reading’s Academy in 2022 and was part of our Premier League 2 title-winning side in 2023/24.

Midfielder Leo came up through the age groups with us and helped us win the Under-17 Premier League Cup in 2022/23 before turning pro and earning his first England youth call-up in 2024.

Versatile defender or midfielder Dante also progressed through the ranks in our Academy and helped our Under-21s win the Premier League 2 title in 2023/24, and was named on the bench for the first team on eight occasions during the following campaign.

Central midfielder Matthew joined us in the Under-12s and worked his way through the age groups before making his first team debut away to Leeds United on the final day of the 2022/23 Premier League season, having been named on the bench on another nine occasions. He subsequently spent time on loan at Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley and Mansfield Town, while left-back Calum joined our Academy from Ipswich Town in 2023 and progressed to Under-21 level, enjoying a loan spell at Braintree Town during the recently-concluded campaign.

From our Under-18s, we can confirm the departure of Jamel Beggs, Samal Bangura and Leon Myrtaj following the conclusion of their respective contract and scholarships. Additionally, Elijah Upson has rejected the offer of a contract and will leave the Club.

Jamel, Leon and Elijah have all been with us since the age of seven, while Samal joined in his Under-12 year. All four were part of our young squad that won the Under-17 Premier League Cup in 2024/25.

We extend our grateful thanks to all departing players and their families for their contributions to the club and wish them every success in the future.

Set to enter his 13th year as a Spurs player, Ben has seen it all in N17.

From a League Cup final in his first season, to battling for the Premier League title over the next couple of years and the Champions League Final in 2019.

Helping us to another League Cup final in 2021 and then to Bilbao last year as all the years of hard work and dedication paid off with European glory, the Welshman has quite the Spurs story.

The boy from Swansea has become a man, a husband and father during his 12 years so far in north London and this is now his club. Through all the highs and lows, he wears our badge with honour and pride, ready to give everything for it.

Ever popular among players and staff, he has made friends for a lifetime here, which includes our 2020/21 Welsh contingent in Gareth Bale and Joe Rodon but, most notably, his best friend, Heung-Min Son.

Now, with Ben's future committed to the Club as we look forward to 2026/27, we want to know what is your favourite Ben Davies moment.

Let us know in the comments below...

An incredible servant to our football club, Ben, who has made 363 appearances for us and was a Europa League winner in 2025, will now enter his 13th season as a Spurs player.

Ben said: "Tottenham Hotspur really feels like home. It's been a huge part of my football journey and I'm grateful for what the Club has given me so far in my career.

"It's been difficult over the past few months, not being able to help the team on the pitch in some tough moments due to injury. So I tried to help the boys off it as much as I could, being a voice in the dressing room and around the group, contributing in any way I could.

"My heart's on my sleeve for this Club and I'll give everything for it."

Aged just 21 when he joined us from boyhood club Swansea City back in July, 2014, Ben has enjoyed quite the journey so far in N17.

Helping us to the League Cup Final in his maiden campaign in north London, he was part of a Spurs revolution as we earned our highest Premier League finishes over the next few years, finishing third in 2015/16 before a second placed finish in 2016/17.

One of only 29 players in our history to have played 350 or more games for us, Ben then appeared in all but four games as we enjoyed a magical run to our first-ever Champions League Final in 2018/19. Helping us to another League Cup Final in 2021, the full-back scored one of his 10 goals so far for the Club on our way to the showpiece at Wembley.

In 2021/22, the now 33-year-old enjoyed a standout campaign. An indispensable part of our team on the left of a back three, he played in 43 matches across the campaign including our last 27 Premier League matches on the spin as we produced a remarkable run to secure UEFA Champions League qualification, ending a two-year absence from European football’s elite club competition.

An influential player in the dressing room who has grown into a leadership role, Ben has captained the Club on numerous occasions as he continues to embody the values of Tottenham Hotspur in everything he does.

His greatest night in Lilywhite so far came just last year as we lifted the UEFA Europa League in Bilbao. He was involved in all but two of our matchday squads throughout the tournament as he moved up to our second-highest appearance maker in European football.

Regularly captaining the Wales national team, Ben reached a century of international caps in October last year and has represented his country at three major international tournaments - Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a record for a Wales player.

Congratulations, Ben!

SPURSPLAY

Our young professionals will face away fixtures against Ebbsfleet United and Hornchurch in July before returning to Queen Elizabeth II – just down the road from our Training Centre – at the beginning of August for the traditional friendly against Enfield Town.

Dates and kick-off times are listed below. Tickets to all matches will be available via the host clubs.

As part of their preparations for the 2026/27 campaign, our Under-21s will also be heading to Spain for a week-long training camp in July.

Under-21s’ pre-season fixtures

Sat 18 July – Ebbsfleet United (a) – 1pm – Morrow Stadium

Sat 25 July – Hornchurch (a) – 3pm – Hornchurch Stadium

Tue 4 Aug – Enfield Town (a) – 7.30pm – Queen Elizabeth II Stadium

‘Daws’ featured in 40 of our 46 matches as we finished fourth in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League for the first time and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where we suffered an unexpected loss to Portsmouth.

It’s to the team’s credit that they bounced back from that defeat at Wembley to win four of our next five matches in the home stretch, beating Chelsea, Arsenal and then Manchester City on that famous night at the Etihad.

Michael joined another four Spurs players – Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Ledley and Aaron Lennon - in Capello’s provisional 30-man squad, but agonisingly was cut from the final 26 for South Africa.

However, Rio Ferdinand was injured in England’s first training session in South Africa on 4 June and was subsequently ruled out of the tournament – Daws called in as his replacement.

Michael featured in a friendly win against Platinum Stars – Defoe on target, but not seen as an ‘official’ match, so Daws didn’t win a cap – and he remained an unused member of the squad as England were knocked out by Germany.

Daws went on to win four caps.

What’s it like to… be in England’s World Cup squad?

Michael Dawson: “First of all, it’s an honour. I was in a 30-man provisional squad, left out and then Rio Ferdinand got injured on the first day of training and I was called up. I went in as an uncapped player alongside absolute superstars. I was thinking, ‘what is this going to be like for me?’ and I'll tell you what, it was an incredible experience and a learning curve for me, being away for long periods, isolated, alongside all the pressure.

“I wasn't one of those players who was playing, I was there to support the team. I was going in as fifth choice centre half, then Ledley gets injured, then Jamie Carragher gets suspended and you start thinking, ‘wow I'm now a lot closer to playing than I was before…’ but it wasn’t to be.

“We had five players out there – Leds, myself, Crouchy, JD and Azza. I would play darts with David James at the hotel, Glen Johnson, Crouchy, myself. I would always play darts and try and interact because I wasn't playing. That’s the only thing about the whole experience, I knew the probability was that I wasn’t going to play. I wasn't like one of the main figures, so you have to learn from these players, you try and learn and experience it all and you want to be part of it. I played golf every afternoon with the guys, I mean Joe Hart was I think probably number two goalkeeper, he might have even been number three, Theo Walcott, I always tried to interact with everyone and mix and be part of the squad and team.

“I go back to when I was 17, 18, when Ronaldinho scored that goal for Brazil against England (in the quarter-finals) in 2002. I was in the pub at seven o'clock in the morning with my brother… years later and I’m there at the World Cup and dreaming, thinking, ‘wow, just to be part of it’ and you've got superstars all around you and you're going to World Cup games with all the expectation and pressure of playing for England.

“It’s something you dream of and that's was what it was for me. Unfortunately, I didn't play a minute in South Africa, but it was certainly a learning curve, just being involved and seeing it from the inside rather than the outside looking in.”

Oliver, who turned 17 last month, has been a regular for our Under-18s during the recently-concluded season after arriving from Leeds United last summer, where he had been since the age of eight.

Capable of playing at centre-forward or on the right side of the attacking line, he featured in all but one of our Under-18 Premier League games in 2025/26, scoring 14 goals along the way including a hat-trick at Birmingham City in March. He also added three more goals in our run to the semi-finals of the Under-18 Premier League Cup, taking his tally to 17 overall.

An England Under-17 international, Oliver also made four appearances in our Under-19 UEFA Youth League campaign.

Congratulations, Ollie!

It all starts with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa at the famous Azteca (now known as the Estadio Banorte) in Mexico City. Co-hosted by USA and Canada, this will be the 23rd World Cup, the inaugural tournament back in 1930.

As we build up to the summer’s football fest, we take a look at the Spurs players to feature on the greatest stage of all...

Paulinho

Five of our seven players at the 2014 World Cup reached the last eight – with Paulinho part of the Brazil side shocked by Germany on home soil, a defeat now know as the Mineiraço.

The midfielder joined us from Corinthians for the 2013/14 season having won a host of trophies in Brazil including the Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup in 2012 and was then part of the Brazil squad to win the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013.

Eventually capped 56 times, Paulinho travelled home for the World Cup after scoring eight goals in 37 appearances in his first season at Spurs.

Paulinho started all three group games as Brazil topped the table with wins against Croatia and Cameroon and a draw against Mexico. He didn’t feature in the Round of 16 penalty shoot-out win against Chile, but was then back in for the 2-1 win against Colombia to take Brazil into the semi-finals.

That’s where it all went wrong. Germany were 5-0 up inside half-hour and 7-0 up by the time Oscar scored a late consolation for the heartbroken hosts, 7-1 the infamous final scoreline at the Mineirao Stadium Belo Horizonte.

Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen

Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen were part of the Belgium squad to reach the quarter-finals. All three Spurs players started in the opening group game against Algeria – Nabil Bentaleb lined up for Algeria – but only Jan featured off the bench in the 1-0 win over Russia.

Jan and Mousa were back in for the final group game against Heung-Min Son’s South Korea and Jan scored the winner with Nacer off the bench as the Red Devils progressed to a Round of 16 clash against the USA. Jan started again, Nacer off the bench again in a 2-1 win against the States and it was the same story for the pair as Argentina won the quarter-final 1-0, Mousa didn’t feature.

Nabil Bentaleb

After the opening defeat against Belgium, Nabil’s Algeria also progressed from the group with a 4-2 win against Korea and 1-1 draw against Russia. The midfielder started all three group games but didn’t feature in the Round of 16 loss to Germany.

Hugo Lloris

Hugo Lloris was the last of the five Spurs to make it to the quarter-finals. Hugo started every game and France looked good as they beat Honduras 3-0 and Switzerland 5-2 before a 0-0 draw against Ecuador set up a Round of 16 tie against Nigeria. That was a 2-0 win but Germany got the better of a tight quarter-final, winning 1-0.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto

Again, Cameroon didn’t have the best of times at the finals.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto was back in the squad and started the first two group games – a 0-0 draw against Mexico and 4-0 loss against Croatia. He didn’t feature in the final game, a 4-1 loss to Brazil.

A left-sided defender, Maeson joined us as a 10-year-old and after going full-time as a scholar in 2022, he signed his first professional contract mid-way through the 2023/24 campaign.

He played a key role towards the end of that season in helping our Under-21s lift the Premier League 2 title and became a regular at that level during 2024/25, a campaign which also saw him named in our first team squad on two occasions.

He overcame a long-term injury to make eight further Premier League 2 appearances in 2025/26.

Earlier in his career, he was part of our young squad that won the Under-17 and Under-18 Premier League Cup double in 2022/23.

Congratulations, Maeson!

The versatile defender/wide man made the perfect start to preparations for this summer’s tournament by providing the assist for Harry Kane’s winner against New Zealand in England’s warm up friendly win in Tampa on Saturday night.

Next up, another warm up fixture against Costa Rica in Orlando on Wednesday before the real thing kicks-off for the Three Lions against Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday week, 17 June (9pm UK).

Eric, who left us in 2024 after almost 10 years of service, played in two World Cups, both as a Spurs player. He scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Colombia and captained the team in the group game against Belgium as the Three Lions reached the semi-finals in Russia in 2018 and earned the last of his 49 caps with two more appearances in Qatar in 2022.

Team-mates for 18 months following Djed’s arrival from Middlesbrough in the summer 2022, Eric is keeping a close eye on Djed’s progress and delighted he’s been selected for the pinnacle event of world football after featuring 44 times for us last season.

Asked for his message to Djed ahead of the tournament, Eric told us: “Just to enjoy it - I've already told him to! We were together at the club for a while and we stay in touch. I spoke to him a couple of days ago.

“It will be one of the best experiences he's going to have in his career and, hopefully, he’ll have more. I think Djed has fantastic individual characteristics, some of them physical, some of them technical and some of them mental.

“I'm excited to see him with the new manager at Spurs next season. I think he has fantastic attributes. He just needs to keep working hard and stay calm. He has fantastic abilities and I like him, too. I feel like he had a tough time, you know, for a while and he showed real resilience to get through that.”