John Bostock

John Joseph Bostock (born 15 January 1992 in Lambeth, London) is an England Association football who plays as an Midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur F.C..

Career

Crystal Palace

John Bostock made John Bostock league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Watford F.C. at Selhurst Park, making John Bostock Palace's youngest ever player. John Bostock also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game, aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City F.C. at Ninian Park. John Bostock has captained England national under-17 football team at Under-17 level. During John Bostock teenage years, Bostock attended Brazilian Soccer Schools Lewisham to hone John Bostock individual skill.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 30 May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. announced the signing of Bostock on their club website. Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that an agreement had been reached with Tottenham. Tottenham and Crystal Palace entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but agreement could not be reached, leading to the sum being decided at a tribunal. On 9 July the tribunal declared that Tottenham would pay £700,000 for Bostock, with add-on payments of up to £1.25m dependent on appearances and a further £200,000 should John Bostock make John Bostock full international debut. A sell-on clause entitles Crystal Palace to 15% of any profit Tottenham makes from any future sale of Bostock's contract. Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan said John Bostock was so disgusted with Bostock and John Bostock stepfather that John Bostock intended to revoke and refund their Selhurst Park season tickets for 2008–09, which the pair had already purchased.

Bostock made John Bostock first team debut for Spurs in an 8-0 pre-season win over Spain side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal.
On 6 November 2008 John Bostock made John Bostock competitive match debut in the UEFA_Cup_2008%E2%80%9309_group_stage Tottenham_Hotspur_v_Dinamo_Zagreb against Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute, and becoming the youngest player to ever play for Spurs at 16 years, 295 days, just beating the previous record-holder Ally Dick by six days.

Club career statistics

Honours

- 2006 Victory Shield

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