Where are they now? Tottenham's 10 youngest goalscorers since 1992-93
Tottenham have always given youngsters a chance in the first team, with some jumping into senior football like a duck to water.
From Ledley King to Harry Kane, Spurs have produced talented young players over the years, but not all of them have been successful at the club.
We've taken a look at the club's youngest goalscorers in all competitions since the start of 1992-93 to see what they've been up to so far.
Alfie Devine – 16 years and 163 daysDevine joined Spurs from Wigan for £500,000 in 2020 and caught the eye of Jose Mourinho with his performances during pre-season.
He became Tottenham's youngest ever player in the FA Cup win over Marine in January 2021 and marked the occasion with a goal just 15 minutes after being signed.
>"He's a kid with good potential who only came to the club this summer," Mourinho said after Devine's debut. "He was lucky to have a pre-season with us because we lacked players, so he had a pre-season with us and played some friendlies.
"Which of course allowed him to be in close contact with the first team. He is no stranger, and then works in the academy, playing in different academy teams.
"Coming to us sometimes to train, so it's a nice process for him. Also, some experience in the youth teams and in the national team so step by step he's going there.
"He is a kid who is basically a midfielder but with an instinct to appear in the finish areas and to score goals. We love him and of course for him today is a special day."
Andy Turner – 17 years and 165 daysTurner became the Premier League's youngest goalscorer when he found the net for Spurs against Everton in September 1992, a record he held until 1997.
"Youngest goalscorer before Michael Owen took him away from me. I'm down to number six now," Turner told The42 in 2019.
"But being there alongside names like Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas and James Milner and stuck somewhere between Owen and Raheem Sterling…
"Everyone remembers those types of players and then there's me at number six. And everyone goes, 'Who is that?' You have to smile about that."
The winger scored three more goals in his next 23 appearances for the club, but was sold to Portsmouth in 1996 after a series of loan spells.
He continued down the divisions before retiring in 2008, most recently working as an academy coach in Bangladesh.
Gareth Bale – 18 years and 47 daysAfter joining Spurs from Southampton in 2007, Bale scored in his second appearance for his new club in a 3-3 draw with Fulham.
Despite initially being branded a curse, the Wales international went on to become one of the best players in the world and completed an £86m move to Real Madrid in 2013.
After winning three La Liga titles and five Champions Leagues in Spain, he is now preparing for the World Cup in MLS.
Sol Campbell – 18 years and 78 daysAfter rising through the youth ranks at Spurs, Campbell came off the bench to score on his first-team debut in a 2-1 loss to Chelsea in 1992.
The centre-back made over 300 appearances for the club but became public enemy No.1 at White Hart Lane when he crossed north London to join rivals Arsenal on a free transfer in 2001.
"I'm sorry for the situation where I left and I'm sorry for the way it turned out," Campbell told Sky Sports in 2014. "I'm not going to apologize for the move ( at Arsenal) because I was very successful. I'm sorry for the harm it did to them."
Something tells us Spurs fans didn't accept that apology.
Harry Kane - 18 years and 140 daysFalled into obscurity and was never heard from again.
Nick Barmby – 18 years and 248 daysBarmby made his debut for Spurs in the first Premier League season in 1992-93 and became a first-team regular over the next three seasons, scoring 28 goals in 108 appearances in all competitions.
He completed a £5.25m move to Middlesbrough in 1995 and then became the first Everton player since Dave Hickson in 1959 to join Liverpool.
The former England international spent eight years at Hull City before deciding to hang up his boots in 2012 at the age of 37.
Rory Allen – 18 years and 326 daysAllen scored four goals in 28 appearances in all competitions for Spurs before becoming Portsmouth's first million-pound signing in 1999.
After enduring three years of injury on the south coast, he gave up the remaining eight months of his contract and went to watch the English series Ashes in Australia.
Having retired from football at the age of 25, he has since started a new career...
Tottenham have always given youngsters a chance in the first team, with some jumping into senior football like a duck to water.
From Ledley King to Harry Kane, Spurs have produced talented young players over the years, but not all of them have been successful at the club.
We've taken a look at the club's youngest goalscorers in all competitions since the start of 1992-93 to see what they've been up to so far.
Alfie Devine – 16 years and 163 daysDevine joined Spurs from Wigan for £500,000 in 2020 and caught the eye of Jose Mourinho with his performances during pre-season.
He became Tottenham's youngest ever player in the FA Cup win over Marine in January 2021 and marked the occasion with a goal just 15 minutes after being signed.
>"He's a kid with good potential who only came to the club this summer," Mourinho said after Devine's debut. "He was lucky to have a pre-season with us because we lacked players, so he had a pre-season with us and played some friendlies.
"Which of course allowed him to be in close contact with the first team. He is no stranger, and then works in the academy, playing in different academy teams.
"Coming to us sometimes to train, so it's a nice process for him. Also, some experience in the youth teams and in the national team so step by step he's going there.
"He is a kid who is basically a midfielder but with an instinct to appear in the finish areas and to score goals. We love him and of course for him today is a special day."
Andy Turner – 17 years and 165 daysTurner became the Premier League's youngest goalscorer when he found the net for Spurs against Everton in September 1992, a record he held until 1997.
"Youngest goalscorer before Michael Owen took him away from me. I'm down to number six now," Turner told The42 in 2019.
"But being there alongside names like Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas and James Milner and stuck somewhere between Owen and Raheem Sterling…
"Everyone remembers those types of players and then there's me at number six. And everyone goes, 'Who is that?' You have to smile about that."
The winger scored three more goals in his next 23 appearances for the club, but was sold to Portsmouth in 1996 after a series of loan spells.
He continued down the divisions before retiring in 2008, most recently working as an academy coach in Bangladesh.
Gareth Bale – 18 years and 47 daysAfter joining Spurs from Southampton in 2007, Bale scored in his second appearance for his new club in a 3-3 draw with Fulham.
Despite initially being branded a curse, the Wales international went on to become one of the best players in the world and completed an £86m move to Real Madrid in 2013.
After winning three La Liga titles and five Champions Leagues in Spain, he is now preparing for the World Cup in MLS.
Sol Campbell – 18 years and 78 daysAfter rising through the youth ranks at Spurs, Campbell came off the bench to score on his first-team debut in a 2-1 loss to Chelsea in 1992.
The centre-back made over 300 appearances for the club but became public enemy No.1 at White Hart Lane when he crossed north London to join rivals Arsenal on a free transfer in 2001.
"I'm sorry for the situation where I left and I'm sorry for the way it turned out," Campbell told Sky Sports in 2014. "I'm not going to apologize for the move ( at Arsenal) because I was very successful. I'm sorry for the harm it did to them."
Something tells us Spurs fans didn't accept that apology.
Harry Kane - 18 years and 140 daysFalled into obscurity and was never heard from again.
Nick Barmby – 18 years and 248 daysBarmby made his debut for Spurs in the first Premier League season in 1992-93 and became a first-team regular over the next three seasons, scoring 28 goals in 108 appearances in all competitions.
He completed a £5.25m move to Middlesbrough in 1995 and then became the first Everton player since Dave Hickson in 1959 to join Liverpool.
The former England international spent eight years at Hull City before deciding to hang up his boots in 2012 at the age of 37.
Rory Allen – 18 years and 326 daysAllen scored four goals in 28 appearances in all competitions for Spurs before becoming Portsmouth's first million-pound signing in 1999.
After enduring three years of injury on the south coast, he gave up the remaining eight months of his contract and went to watch the English series Ashes in Australia.
Having retired from football at the age of 25, he has since started a new career...
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