Alfie Whiteman

Alfie Whiteman
Personal information
Full name Alfie Malik Whiteman[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-02) 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 0 (0)
2021 → Degerfors (loan) 13 (0)
2022 → Degerfors (loan) 21 (0)
Total 34 (0)
International career
2015 England U17 9 (0)
2017 England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfie Malik Whiteman (born 2 October 1998) is an English photographer, director, radio host and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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] Whiteman retired from professional football shortly afterwards, despite interest from other clubs, in order to further pursue his creative ambitions.[2]

Later career

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]

Following his retirement from football, Whiteman joined production company Somesuch in October 2025 to pursue a career in photography and film direction.[14] Whiteman also has interests in art and art house cinema.[15]

Personal life

Whiteman was born and raised in Tottenham, attending Park View School.[16] He is of Pakistani descent.[17] Whiteman is a boyhood Tottenham Hotspur fan, with the club's stadium in view of his parents' house.[18]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[19] – — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[20] – — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[21] – — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21[22] 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[23] 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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Burke, Elias (30 October 2025). "Alfie Whiteman: Why I left Spurs and football for a new career as a photographer and director". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ^ "New contract for Whiteman". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad". BBC Sport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Whiteman injury update - Tottenham Hotspur". tottenhamhotspur.com. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Whiteman loaned to Degerfors IF". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Alfie Whiteman". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Whiteman signs new contract - Tottenham Hotspur". tottenhamhotspur.com. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Spurs keeper Whiteman extends contract". bbc.co.uk/sport/. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Whiteman undergoes surgery - Tottenham Hotspur". tottenhamhotspur.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  12. ^ Renshaw, David (18 March 2025). "Alfie Whiteman is the only soccer player with a favorite Vincent Gallo album". thefader.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  13. ^ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (16 May 2024). "NTS Radio announces Tottenham goalie Alfie Whiteman, DEEP MEDi, gyrofield, more residencies". djmag.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Former Tottenham Footballer Alfie Whiteman Signs for Somesuch". Little Black Book. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  15. ^ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (10 April 2024). "Meet Spurs' Alfie Whiteman, the goalkeeper with a passion for DJing, photography and arthouse cinema". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Alfie Whiteman Profile, Statistics, & Latest News". tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  17. ^ Kershaw, Tom (12 June 2025). "Film critic, actor, DJ: the most interesting footballer you've never heard of". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Getting to know... Alfie Whiteman". tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Alfie Whiteman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Alfie Whiteman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Alfie Whiteman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Alfie Whiteman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Alfie Whiteman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  24. ^ UEFA.com. "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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