Alfie Whiteman
English former footballer (born 1998)
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Alfie Malik Whiteman (born 2 October 1998) is an English photographer, director, radio host and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Malik Whiteman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottenham, Greater London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Degerfors (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Degerfors (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 35 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Whiteman joined the Tottenham academy at the age of 10.[2] In 2019, he signed a new three-year contract with the club.[3]
On 26 November 2020, Whiteman made his sole appearance for Tottenham when he was brought on as a substitute against Ludogorets Razgrad in the UEFA Europa League in the 82nd minute, replacing Joe Hart.[4]
In April 2021, Whiteman tore his meniscus, which he underwent surgery for.[5]
On 12 August 2021, Whiteman joined Swedish Allsvenskan side Degerfors on loan for the rest of the Swedish 2021 season.[6] He returned to Tottenham after the Swedish season finished in December 2021. Whiteman began a second loan with Degerfors in February 2022,[7] and returned to Tottenham in December 2022.
On 22 February 2023, it was announced that Whiteman had signed a new 2-year contract with Tottenham.[8][9]
In August 2023, Whiteman suffered an ankle injury during Tottenham's 2023–24 season pre-season tour in Singapore.[10]
After recovering from his ankle injury, Whiteman requested to go out on loan for the 2024–25 season, but was denied as Tottenham needed to use him as a club-trained player for their upcoming Europa League campaign, with sanctioning body UEFA requiring clubs to include at least 4 club-trained players in their squads in order to partake in their competitions, a competition Tottenham would win with Whiteman being awarded a winner's medal.[2]
On 31 May 2025, Tottenham announced that Whiteman would leave the club at the end of his contract.[11] In October 2025, Whiteman retired from professional football, despite interest from different clubs, in order to further pursue his creative ambitions.[2]
Post-retirement
Whiteman's father was a jazz guitarist and Whiteman attended Soho jazz club Ronnie Scott's with him, and saw performances by Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Eumir Deodato. He has produced work as a DJ and hosts the monthly music program Sweet Tooth w/ Alfie Whiteman for NTS Radio since May 2024 after a successful pilot episode in February, showcasing music from a variety of genres including jazz fusion, new wave, shoegaze, dream pop, folk and trip hop.[12][13] Whiteman also has interests in art and art house cinema.[14]
Following his retirement from football, Whiteman joined production company Somesuch in October 2025 to pursue a career in photography and film direction.[15] In May 2026, Whiteman launched the Alfie Whiteman: ‘A Loan’ exhibit and accompanying art book at the OOF Gallery at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which features photos and diary entries of his time on loan at Swedish club Degerfors.[16]
Personal life
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2017–18[21] | – | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[22] | – | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[23] | – | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–21[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Degerfors IF (loan) | 2021[25] | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Degerfors IF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
