First Team Player Profiles
Tom Huddlestone
The stylish midfielder has earned the reputation as one of the country's best young players since joining as an 18-year-old from Derby County in July 2005.
Having been initially loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers that October, Tom returned to make his Spurs first team debut in a 1-0 defeat at Fulham in January 2006.
During the following campaign, the England Under-21 international established himself in the first team at The Lane, scoring three goals in 35 games.
He was a member of the side that won the Carling Cup at Wembley in February 2008, and one year later, he was given the captain's armband for the first time in a UEFA Cup tie with Shakhtar Donetsk at White Hart Lane.
Tom has now played over 100 games for the Club, scoring nine goals, and is highly-rated by current England Head Coach Fabio Capello.
His performances earned a call into his full England squad for the friendlies against USA and Trinidad & Tobago in the summer of 2008.
A product of Derby County's Academy, Tom made his senior debut aged just 16 in August 2003, and went on to make 95 appearances for the Rams.
A regular England youth international, Tom has represented his country at Under-15 level through to Under-21s.
| TOM HUDDLESTONE INFO |
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| Name Tom Huddlestone |
| Born December 28, 1986 |
| Position Midfielder |
| Squad No. 6 |
| Joined Spurs July 2005 |
| Previous Club(s) Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) |
