Oliver Skipp

Oliver William Skipp (born 16 September 2000) is an English professional footballer for Tottenham Hotspur who plays as a central midfielder.

Oliver Skipp
Personal information
Full name Oliver William Skipp[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000[2]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2013 Bengeo Tigers
2013–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tottenham Hotspur 12 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 England U16 13 (0)
2016 England U17 1 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 3 (0)
2019– England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:15, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:03, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Skipp started his youth career with Bengeo Tigers FC before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 2013.[3]

On 29 August 2018, Skipp signed a three-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur.[4] He made his professional debut for Tottenham in the 3–1 EFL Cup win over West Ham United on 31 October 2018.[5] He made his Premier League debut in the home match against Southampton, coming on as a late substitute in a game that Spurs won 3–1.[6]

Skipp made his first Premier League start for Spurs in the home match on 15 December 2018 against Burnley that ended in a 1–0 win.[7]

He gained his first goal involvement in Tottenham's 7–0 win against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup, getting two assists.[8]

International career

Skipp has represented England at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 level.[9]

On 30 August 2019, Skipp was included in the England U21 squad for the first time.[10] He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor. [11]

Personal life

Skipp was born in Welwyn Garden City and grew up in Hertford.[9] From 2003 to 2012, he attended Duncombe primary school and Richard Hale School in Hertford.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[13] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[14] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———3030
Tottenham Hotspur 2018–19[14] Premier League 80202000120
2019–20[15] Premier League 4010102[lower-alpha 2]080
Total 120303020200
Career total 120303050230
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. "Oliver Skipp". 11v11. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "Tigers past and present". Bengeo Tigeres. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. Joanna Durkan (29 August 2018). "Tottenham Announce Contract Extensions for Trio of Up and Coming Young Stars". 90 Min. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. Steve Sutcliffe (31 October 2018). "West Ham United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. Gold, Alasdair. "Spurs player ratings: Kane, Lucas & Son strike & Skipp makes league debut as Tottenham go third". football.london.
  7. Miller, Nick (15 December 2018). "Christian Eriksen's late strike gives Tottenham win over Burnley". The Guardian.
  8. "Tranmere Rovers 0-7 Tottenham: Fernando Llorente scores hat-trick in thrashing". 4 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  9. "Oliver Skipp Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  11. "GOALS FROM EDDIE NKETIAH AND SAM SURRIDGE CANCELLED OUT AS YOUNG LIONS TIE IN MARIBOR". The FA. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  12. "Spurs Academy player and ex-Duncombe pupil, Oliver Skipp goes back to school". Attain. 2 July 2018.
  13. "Games played by Oliver Skipp in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  14. "Games played by Oliver Skipp in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  15. "Games played by Oliver Skipp in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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