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Tom Huddlestone

Tom Huddlestone

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornDecember 28, 1986
👕500+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 23/24 4.9 Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Tottenham Hotspur
top club · 209 apps

Position rank · 23/24

#893
goals rank
#1250
assists rank
28
season goals
50
season assists

Among 1,537 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2010
€5.80m
top transfer fee · 13/14
4
best season · 06/07
49 / 5
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1986-12-28 · 4 players total

606Appearances
28Goals
50Assists
85Yellow cards
4Red cards
170Full matches (90′)
Full nameTom Huddlestone
Name in home countryThomas Andrew Huddlestone
Date of birth1986-12-28 (39 yrs)
Place of birthNottingham, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires—
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2024
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Manchester United U21
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Hull City → Man Utd U21
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Manchester United U21
15 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Hull City
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Hull City
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Derby → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Derby County
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Derby County
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Hull City → Derby
17/18 · Transfer · €2.20m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Derby County
47 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hull City
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hull City
47 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hull City
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2013
Transfer: Tottenham → Hull City
13/14 · Transfer · €5.80m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hull City
40 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur U21
30 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Sep 2011
Injury: unknown
49 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Tottenham Hotspur
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2010
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Tottenham Hotspur
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Tottenham Hotspur
43 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
May 2009
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Tottenham Hotspur
31 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Tottenham Hotspur
43 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Tottenham Hotspur
35 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Wolves → Tottenham
05/06 · Return from loan
Oct 2005
Transfer: Tottenham → Wolves
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Derby → Tottenham
05/06 · Transfer · €4.70m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Derby County
50 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Derby County
45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Derby U18 → Derby
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Derby County
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1270 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.16/90
55
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.16/90
35
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
97
15,326 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester United U21 3.7%
Hull City 35.8%
Derby County 19.0%
Tottenham Hotspur 34.5%
Tottenham Hotspur U21 0.0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester United U21 2 22/23 23/24 24 1 3 564
Hull City 5 13/14 21/22 173 7 12 5,486
Derby County 6 02/03 19/20 185 3 4 2,908
Tottenham Hotspur 8 05/06 12/13 209 16 31 5,285
Tottenham Hotspur U21 1 12/13 12/13 2 0 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 05/06 05/06 13 1 0 1,083

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€3M6€6M9€9M12€12M04/05 — 3 assists304/0505/06 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)105/0606/07 — 4 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)06/07 — 5 assists906/0707/08 — 4 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)07/08 — 8 assists1207/0808/09 — 2 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)08/09 — 5 assists708/0909/10 — 4 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)09/10 — 4 assists809/1010/11 — 2 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)10/11 — 2 assists410/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 6 assists612/1313/14 — 3 goals (Hull City)13/14 — 5 assists813/1414/15 — 2 assists214/1515/16 — 2 goals (Hull City)15/16 — 5 assists715/1616/17 — 2 goals (Hull City)216/1717/18 — 2 goals (Derby County)217/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 1 goals (Derby County)119/2021/2222/23 — 3 assists322/2323/24 — 1 goals (Manchester United U21)123/2404/05 — €50K05/06 — €4.7M06/07 — €3.7M07/08 — €4.7M08/09 — €5M09/10 — €6.5M10/11 — €12M11/12 — €12M12/13 — €8.5M13/14 — €6M14/15 — €6M15/16 — €6M16/17 — €5M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €2.5M21/22 — €350K22/23 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2021/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/24

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 5506/0707/08: 8807/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2021/22: 0021/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 EFL Trophy Manchester United U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 PL2 Playoffs Manchester United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League 2 Manchester United U21 8 1 0 0 0 564
22/23 EFL Trophy Manchester United U21 4 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League 2 Manchester United U21 11 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Championship Hull City 11 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Championship Derby County 11 1 0 2 0 945
19/20 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Championship Derby County 24 0 0 5 0 0
18/19 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 3 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Derby County 2 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Derby County 44 2 0 5 0 1,963
17/18 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Hull City 6 1 0 1 0 355
16/17 FA Cup Hull City 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Premier League Hull City 31 1 0 5 1 2,024
15/16 Championship Hull City 37 2 4 4 0 1,144
15/16 Championship Play-Offs Hull City 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Hull City 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Hull City 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Hull City 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Hull City 31 0 2 5 1 0
13/14 FA Cup Hull City 4 1 2 2 0 390
13/14 League Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Hull City 36 2 3 4 0 1,573
12/13 Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 20 0 4 3 1 0
12/13 U21 PL Elite Group Tottenham Hotspur U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Tottenham Hotspur 5 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Champions League Qu. Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 14 2 2 3 0 582
09/10 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 6 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 0 0 149
09/10 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 33 2 3 8 0 1,425
08/09 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 22 0 2 3 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 2 0 0 232
07/08 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/08 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 4 1 0 0 0 168
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 28 3 7 5 0 647
07/08 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 9 0 1 1 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 2 1 0 220
06/07 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 21 1 2 1 0 1,505
06/07 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 6 1 1 0 0 357
05/06 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 1 0 2 0 1,083
05/06 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Derby County 45 0 3 6 0 0
04/05 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 First Division Derby County 43 0 0 7 0 0
03/04 League Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 First Division Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Derby U18 Derby Transfer 0 —
05/06 2005-07-01 Derby Tottenham Transfer 4700000 €4.70m
05/06 2005-10-25 Tottenham Wolves Loan 4700000 —
05/06 2006-01-15 Wolves Tottenham Return from loan 4700000 —
13/14 2013-08-14 Tottenham Hull City Transfer 4500000 €5.80m
17/18 2017-07-15 Hull City Derby Transfer 5000000 €2.20m
20/21 2020-07-01 Derby Without Club Transfer 800000 —
21/22 2021-08-17 Without Club Hull City Transfer 350000 —
22/23 2022-08-02 Hull City Man Utd U21 Transfer 250000 —
24/25 2024-07-01 Man Utd U21 Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Bone sprain 2008-08-16 2008-08-23 8 4
08/09 Knee problems 2009-05-16 2009-07-30 76 17
10/11 Ankle injury 2010-11-10 2011-02-01 84 17
11/12 Knee surgery 2011-09-23 2012-02-14 145 49
11/12 Knee surgery 2012-02-15 2012-06-30 137 36
12/13 Knee injury 2013-02-06 2013-03-08 31 10
19/20 Hamstring injury 2019-10-02 2019-11-28 58 9
Current—
Peak€12.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€3.00m€6.00m€9.00m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €4.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23260 — 6 0 — — former national player
Team #22907 — 4 0 — — former national player
Team #21340 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #9565 — 32 5 — — former national player
Team #3299 — 4 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Andrew Robertson 1 1 0
Sam Clucas 1 0 0
Abel Hernández 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 3 28
06/07 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 5
08/09 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 6

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 7 28
12/13 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 4 20
15/16 Championship Hull City 4 37

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
05/06 2006-01-15 Wolves Tottenham Return from loan — €4.70m
05/06 2005-10-25 Tottenham Wolves Loan — €4.70m

Teams faced most often by Tom Huddlestone's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Cardiff City 50 20 10 20 71 72 -1 40%
Preston North End 49 22 13 14 66 53 +13 45%
Burnley FC 48 18 13 17 61 56 +5 38%
Queens Park Rangers 48 17 17 14 59 54 +5 35%
Birmingham City 48 18 14 16 67 56 +11 38%
Reading FC 47 16 13 18 58 75 -17 34%
Fulham FC 47 21 16 10 79 54 +25 45%
Stoke City 46 20 12 14 72 56 +16 43%
Ipswich Town 45 17 13 15 53 48 +5 38%
Norwich City 45 21 13 11 71 54 +17 47%
Sheffield Wednesday 44 23 12 9 58 37 +21 52%
Aston Villa 43 16 14 13 52 53 -1 37%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 12 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 12 945 3 0 0 0.29
18/19 31 0 6 0 0 0
17/18 47 1,963 6 1 0 0.32
16/17 39 2,379 7 0 1 0.3
15/16 47 1,144 4 0 0 0.31
14/15 35 0 6 1 1 0
13/14 40 1,963 6 1 0 0.32
12/13 30 0 3 0 1 0
10/11 21 582 4 0 0 0.62
09/10 43 1,574 10 0 0 0.57
08/09 31 232 3 0 0 1.16
07/08 43 815 6 0 1 0.77
06/07 35 2,082 2 0 0 0.09
05/06 17 1,083 2 0 0 0.17
04/05 50 0 6 0 0 0
03/04 45 0 8 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
242 apps
11 G
25 A
Championship
185 apps
6 G
7 A
League Cup
30 apps
6 G
5 A
UEFA Cup
21 apps
3 G
4 A
FA Cup
33 apps
1 G
3 A
Premier League 2
19 apps
1 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League
4 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League Qualifying
5 apps
0 G
1 A
Championship Play-Offs
10 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Tom Huddlestone

Who is Tom Huddlestone?

Tom Huddlestone is an England professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Tom Huddlestone?

Tom Huddlestone is 39 years old. He was born on December 28, 1986 in Nottingham.

What position does Tom Huddlestone play?

Tom Huddlestone plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Tom Huddlestone play for?

Tom Huddlestone currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Tom Huddlestone scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tom Huddlestone has scored 28 goals in 606 appearances.