Tom Huddlestone
{{short description|English association football player}}
{{Distinguish|Tom Hiddleston}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tom Huddlestone
| image = Tom Huddlestone 22-01-2017 1.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Huddlestone playing for Hull City in 2017
| full_name = Thomas Andrew Huddlestone{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County |publisher=English Football League |page=14 |access-date=17 June 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|28|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/26412/tom-huddlestone |title=Tom Huddlestone: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=4 April 2020}}
| birth_place = Nottingham, England
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2991/Tom-Huddlestone/overview |title=Tom Huddlestone: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=4 April 2020}}
| position = Defensive midfielder{{Hugman|9539|access-date=4 April 2020}}
| currentclub = Birmingham City (first team assistant coach)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2002
| youthclubs2 = Derby County
| years1 = 2002–2005
| clubs1 = Derby County
| caps1 = 88
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2005–2013
| clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps2 = 144
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2005–2006
| clubs3 = → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013–2017
| clubs4 = Hull City
| caps4 = 135
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2017–2020
| clubs5 = Derby County
| caps5 = 79
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Hull City
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022–2024
| clubs7 = Manchester United
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 470
| totalgoals = 18
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2002
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam2 = England U17
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2004
| nationalteam3 = England U19
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2005
| nationalteam4 = England U20
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2005–2009
| nationalteam5 = England U21
| nationalcaps5 = 33
| nationalgoals5 = 5
| nationalyears6 = 2009–2012
| nationalteam6 = England
| nationalcaps6 = 4
| nationalgoals6 = 0
}}
Thomas Andrew Huddlestone (born 28 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer and coach, who is currently a first team assistant coach at Birmingham City. He played as a defensive midfielder.
Having progressed through the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest and Derby County, Huddlestone began his professional career in 2003 with the latter club. He quickly broke into the first team, and made 88 league appearances before switching to Tottenham Hotspur in 2005. Having spent some of the 2005–06 season on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made 13 league appearances, he began to break into the Tottenham team during the 2006–07 season, and became a regular player for the club. However, he struggled with injury problems during the 2011–12 season, and fell out of favour. He joined Hull City in August 2013, having made 144 league appearances for Tottenham.
In 2013, Huddlestone joined Hull City where he played a role in helping the club reach the 2014 FA Cup final, scoring a goal in the FA Cup third semi-final victory, as they ended up runners-up in the competition, this cup run ensured Hull would qualify for Europe via the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the clubs history, Huddlestone would spend four years at Hull and would play 161 times, scoring 8 goals. In July 2017, Huddlestone returned to Derby County, but after two failed play-off campaigns to gain promotion to the Premier League in 2018 and 2019, Huddlestone left Derby in July 2020 after rejected a contact offer, in his second spell at Derby, Huddlestone played 90 times, scoring 3 goals. After 13 months out of game, Huddlestone returned to Hull City in August 2021, where he spent a season, before ending his career with a two-year spell at Manchester United where fulfilled a coaching role for Manchester United's Under-21 team, as well as playing for the under-21s.
Huddlestone represented England at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels before making his under-21 debut in 2005. He was a regular for the under-21 team between 2005 and 2009, and made 33 appearances. He made senior full England debut in 2009, and made three further appearances, his last being in 2012.
Club career
=Derby County=
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/tom-huddlestone-20341/ |title=Tom Huddlestone |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 April 2020}} Huddlestone was taken on by Nottingham Forest at an early age but was released at 12 as he was claimed to be "not strong enough".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/10/hull-city-tom-huddlestone-andre-villas-boas-tottenham-england-world-cup |title=Hull City's Tom Huddlestone out to prove André Villas-Boas wrong |author=Louise Taylor |work=The Guardian |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=18 September 2022}} He joined Derby County and after progressing well, made his debut for Derby County's reserve team at the age of just 15, when he appeared as an 80th minute substitute at right wingback in a match against Coventry City.{{cite news |url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Level-headed-Mason-making-good-progress-landmark-reserves-outing/story-11624917-detail/story.html |title=Level-headed Mason making good progress after landmark reserves outing |access-date=21 April 2016 |date=29 October 2010 |newspaper=Derby Telegraph}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
He was given his first-team debut by George Burley at the age of 16 on the opening day of the 2003–04 season in a 3–0 home defeat to Stoke City, where he was voted man of the match.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/3113043.stm |title=Derby 0-3 Stoke |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2003 |access-date=18 September 2022}}{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Though Derby struggled in Huddlestone's first full season, Huddlestone was one of Derby's few bright points, with Burley saying "He's a terrific talent. As a young player, he (is) the best passer of a ball I (have) ever seen, and I've worked with some good young players."{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/26412/tom-huddlestone?cc=4716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023200238/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/26412/tom-huddlestone?cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2012 |title=Tom Huddlestone Bio Send To Friend |access-date=29 October 2010 |date=29 October 2010 |website=ESPN Soccernet}} He eventually went on to appear in 43 of Derby's 46 league matches that season.{{cite news|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=33696&season_id=133 |title=Tom Huddlestone 2003/04 |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=18 September 2022}} He enjoyed an equally successful 2004–05 as Derby reached the First Division play-offs, where they lost to Preston North End in the semi-final.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/4537183.stm |title=Derby County 0-0 Preston North End |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2005 |access-date=18 September 2022}} However, halfway through the season Huddlestone signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2005 for a fee reported to be worth up to £2.5 million, though he remained at Derby for the rest of the season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4227853.stm |title=Spurs agree deal for Huddlestone |website=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2005 |access-date=28 August 2009}} He had made a total of 95 appearances for Derby, without scoring.
=Tottenham Hotspur=
Huddlestone spent a few months of the 2005–06 season on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4374622.stm |title=Huddlestone joins Wolves on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2005 |access-date=18 September 2022}} scoring his first league goal, at Derby,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4430984.stm |title=Derby 0–3 Wolves |website=BBC Sport |date=18 November 2005 |access-date=23 October 2009}} before returning to make his debut for Tottenham as a substitute in the 1–0 defeat away at Fulham on 31 January 2006.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4581284.stm |title=Huddlestone to stay at Molineux |website=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2006 |access-date=28 August 2009}}
His first start for Tottenham came on 14 September 2006, away to Slavia Prague in the UEFA Cup, a match that Tottenham won 1–0.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} His first goal for Tottenham came in the League Cup fourth round match against Port Vale on 8 November 2006.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6116418.stm |title=Tottenham 3-1 Port Vale (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=8 November 2006 |access-date=27 February 2021}} Huddlestone scored two goals in this match, his second goal proving decisive in extra time, taking Tottenham through to the quarter-final of the competition. Huddlestone got his first league goal for Tottenham on 17 December 2006 against Manchester City with an excellent half-volley on 24 minutes, hit first-time after assisting with teammate Calum Davenport's first goal with a free-kick.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6164455.stm |title=Man City 1–2 Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |date=17 December 2006 |first=Pranav |last=Soneji |access-date=28 August 2009}} Huddlestone established himself as one of the most promising young English central midfielders in the Premier League towards the end of the 2006–07 season and head coach Martin Jol compared Tom Huddlestone with German legend Franz Beckenbauer due to his playmaking abilities, ferocious shot power and versatility.{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_2402128,00.html |title=Huddlestone: Size not important |first=Lewis |last=Rutledge |access-date=28 August 2009 |website=Sky Sports}}
On 25 December 2006, he signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract – keeping him at the club until 2011.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6211123.stm |title=Huddlestone agrees new Spurs deal |website=BBC Sport |date=26 December 2006 |access-date=28 August 2009}} Tom signed a new and improved five-year contract on 30 June 2008 committing his future to Tottenham until 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/newdealfortom300608.html |title=New deal for Tom |access-date=28 August 2009 |date=30 June 2008 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.}} He came on as a substitute as Tottenham beat Chelsea in the 2008 League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson |title=Tottenham 2–1 Chelsea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7256729.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2008 |access-date=7 January 2018}} During the 2009–10 season, he became a regular under Harry Redknapp.{{cite news|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/869174 |title=Tottenham Hotspur: Tom Huddlestone Surgery Could Seal His Fate at Spurs |author=Nick Young |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=28 September 2011 |access-date=18 September 2022}} In March 2010, he extended his contract until 2015.{{cite news |title=Midfielder Tom Huddlestone signs new Tottenham deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8568600.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=15 March 2010 |access-date=16 March 2010}} Huddlestone was plagued with injury during the 2011–12 season and managed only four appearances for the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17041778 |title=Injured Tom Huddlestone out for the rest of the season |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=18 September 2022}} Huddlestone returned for the 2012–13 season and made his first appearance as a substitute for Jermain Defoe against Norwich City on 1 September 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19377918 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Norwich City |author=Ben Smith |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2012 |access-date=18 September 2022}} He was shown a red card for serious foul play, the match ended in a 1–1 draw. The red card was later rescinded.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19482119 |title=Tom Huddlestone red card for Tottenham rescinded by FA |date=4 September 2012 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=27 September 2014}}
=Hull City=
File:Tom Huddlestone 17-07-2015 1.jpg in 2015]]
On 14 August 2013, Huddlestone moved to Hull City for an undisclosed fee believed to be about £5.25 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23699608 |title=Hull sign Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone & Jake Livermore |website=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2013 |access-date=14 August 2013}} He made his debut on the first day of the 2013–14 season when he came off the bench in a 2–0 loss away at Chelsea.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23653975 |title=Chelsea 2–0 Hull |date=18 August 2013 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=18 August 2013}} On 28 December, he scored his first goal for Hull in a 6–0 home win against Fulham, his first goal since April 2011.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25474691 |title=Hull City 6–0 Fulham |date=28 December 2013 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 December 2013}} On 28 January 2014, Huddlestone acted as emergency goalkeeper after Hull City's goalkeeper Allan McGregor was sent off for squaring up with Crystal Palace's player Stuart O'Keefe. With Hull already making three substitutions, Hull's manager Steve Bruce ordered Huddlestone to take over the goalkeeping role.{{cite news |last1=Fifield |first1=Dominic |title=Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon on target again to see off Hull City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/28/crystal-palace-hull-city-premier-league-match-report |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=28 January 2014}}
On 13 April 2014, he scored Hull's third goal in their 5–3 FA Cup semi-final victory over Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26908665 |title=Hull 5–3 Sheff Utd |date=13 April 2014 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2014}} On 17 May 2014, Huddlestone started in the 2014 FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, in which Hull were beaten 3–2 after extra time.{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27354148 |title=Arsenal 3–2 Hull City |website=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=7 January 2018}}
On 1 July 2016, he signed a new two-year deal with the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36687944 |title=Tom Huddlestone: Hull City midfielder signs new contract |date=1 July 2016 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=1 July 2016}}
=Return to Derby County=
On 15 July 2017, Huddlestone returned to boyhood club Derby County, by signing a two-year contract, with an option of a third season, for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £2 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40621728 |title=Tom Huddlestone: Derby County sign Hull City midfielder on two-year deal |website=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2017 |access-date=16 July 2017}} He scored his first goal for Derby in a 3–0 home win against Brentford on 3 February 2018, more than 14 years after his debut for the club.{{cite news |title=EFL: Groundhog Day comes to Accrington as Huddlestone ends long wait |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42932651 |access-date=5 February 2018 |website=BBC Sport |date=3 February 2018}}
On 1 July 2020, Huddlestone revealed that he and Derby County had failed to agree a contract extension and he would be leaving the club.{{cite news|title=Tom Huddlestone: Derby County midfielder fails to agree contract extension|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53249208 |access-date=3 July 2020 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2020}}
=Return to Hull City=
On 17 August 2021, Huddlestone re-signed for Hull City on a one-year contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58243716|title=Tom Huddlestone: Former England midfielder returns to Hull City on short-term deal|date=17 August 2021|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 August 2021}} He made his debut the following day when he came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Richie Smallwood in the home 1–0 loss to Derby County.{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58168106
| title = Hull City 0–1 Derby County
| date = 18 August 2021
| work = BBC Sport
| access-date = 18 August 2021}} Huddlestone was one of three senior players to be released at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/may/retained-list-confirmed/|title=Retained List Confirmed|website=www.wearehullcity.co.uk|date=18 May 2022|accessdate=18 May 2022}}
=Manchester United=
On 2 August 2022, Huddlestone signed for Manchester United, primarily to act as a player-coach for its under-21 team. He replaced Paul McShane in this role, who retired from playing at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite news |title=United issue academy coaching update |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-academy-coaching-update-includes-tom-huddlestone-appointment |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=2 August 2022 |accessdate=2 August 2022 }}
Huddlestone played in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 editions of EFL Trophy, wearing the number 35.
On 5 June 2024, the club announced he would be leaving.{{cite news |title=Club announces official retained list |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-announce-official-list-of-retained-and-released-players-2024 |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=5 June 2024 |accessdate=5 June 2024 }} On 2 July 2024, Huddlestone announced his retirement from football.{{cite news |title=Hull City send classy message to Tom Huddlestone as ex-Tottenham midfielder confirms retirement |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-send-classy-message-9383006 |first=Dominick |last=Howson |date=2 July 2024 |access-date=2 July 2024 |website=HullDailyMail.co.uk }}
Coaching career
On 2 July 2024, it was announced that he had been appointed as a first team coach at EFL League One side Wigan Athletic along with Shadab Iftikhar.https://wiganathletic.com/news/2024/july/02/Tom-Huddlestone-and-Shadab-Iftikhar-join-Shaun-Maloney-s-backroom-staff--/, Tom Huddlestone and Shadab Iftikhar join Shaun Maloney's backroom staff, Wigan Athletic FC, 2 July 2024
On 23 August 2024, Huddlestone joined Ben Futcher's interim backroom staff with the England U21s.{{cite news |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Aug/23/lee-carsley-coaching-team-development-coaches-confirmed-20242308|title=England men's coaching teams confirmed|publisher=England Football|date=23 August 2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}
On 18 September 2024, Huddlestone left Wigan Athletic to join fellow League One side Birmingham City.{{cite news |url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2024/september/18/tom-huddlestone-leaves-wigan-to-take-up-a-coaching-offer-with-birmingham/ |title=Tom Huddlestone leaves Wigan to take up a coaching offer with Birmingham |publisher=Wigan Athletic |date=18 September 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024}}
International career
=Youth=
Having been capped at the U-17 and U-19 levels, Huddlestone was a regular in the England under-21s.{{cite news|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersH/BioHuddlestoneT.html |title=Tom Huddlestone |publisher=England Football Online |access-date=18 September 2022}} He played twice in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship before a red card for dissent ruled him out of the semi-final and final.{{cite news |title=Huddlestone handed two-game ban |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6764825.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=19 June 2007 |access-date=28 August 2009}} In October 2008, he scored the opening goal from a free kick in the second leg of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs against Wales.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7665226.stm |title=England U21 2-2 Wales U21 |author=Chris Bevan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 October 2008 |access-date=18 September 2022}} Although the match ended in a draw which ensured qualification for England, it was marred by his sending-off in the second half for a reckless challenge on Darcy Blake.{{cite news |title=Pearce relieved to pass Welsh test |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=761634.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017181229/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=761634.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2008 |publisher=UEFA |date=15 October 2009 |access-date=20 November 2009}} He missed the tournament through injury.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
=Senior team=
He was called up into the England squad for the first time by coach Fabio Capello to face the United States and Trinidad and Tobago in friendlies.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2300206/Capello-picks-Joe-Hart-for-USA-England-squad.html |title=Capello picks Joe Hart for USA England squad |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=12 May 2008 |access-date=30 August 2011}} On 14 November 2009, he received his first cap for the senior team in the 1–0 loss in a friendly against Brazil, after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8353751.stm |title=Brazil 1–0 England |website=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2009 |access-date=30 August 2011}} His next appearances came in a 2010 FIFA World Cup warm up match against Mexico, where he came on as a substitute in the 61st minute.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8699042.stm |title=England 3–1 Mexico |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2010 |access-date=30 August 2011}} His latest appearance for England also came in a World Cup warm-up match against Japan where he started for the first time in 2–1 victory.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8712673.stm |title=Japan 1–2 England |website=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2010 |access-date=30 August 2011}}
In May 2010, Fabio Capello announced that Huddlestone would be in his preliminary World Cup squad of 30 players.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8673706.stm |title=Fabio Capello makes surprise England World Cup choices |website=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2010 |access-date=30 August 2011}} However, was not selected for the final 23-man squad.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8713742.stm |title=World Cup 2010: Theo Walcott left out of England squad |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=30 August 2011}} On 11 November 2012, new England manager Roy Hodgson gave Huddlestone his first call up to the squad for two years for a friendly match against Sweden on 14 November.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20293234 |title=Wilfried Zaha & Carl Jenkinson get England nod as five pull out |website=BBC Sport |date=11 November 2012 |access-date=12 November 2012}}
Style of play
He is known for his passing ability, which has led to comparisons with former Tottenham player Glenn Hoddle.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/3501927/Tottenhams-Tom-Huddlestone-can-become-the-next-Glenn-Hoddle-Football.html |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120911051624/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/3501927/Tottenhams-Tom-Huddlestone-can-become-the-next-Glenn-Hoddle-Football.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=11 September 2012 |location=London |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone can become the next Glenn Hoddle |first=Duncan |last=White |date=22 November 2008 |access-date=29 May 2010}} He also has a powerful shot that has enabled him to score long-range goals from midfield.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
Personal life
Shortly after scoring a goal for Tottenham against Arsenal in April 2011, Huddlestone accepted a challenge not to cut his hair until he scored again, to raise money for charity.{{cite web |title=Hull's Tom Huddlestone gets haircut after goal drought ends |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25580824 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=16 January 2014 |date=2 January 2014}} It took him two and a half years, and 55 matches, before he finally scored his next goal (in a Premier League match for Hull against Fulham on 28 December 2013), and he raised more than £57,000 for Cancer Research UK as a result.{{cite news |title=Tom Huddlestone goes under the scissors after breaking scoring duck |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/02/tom-huddlestone-haircut-hull-city-fulham |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=16 January 2014 |date=2 January 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.justgiving.com/huddlefro |title=tom huddlestone is fundraising for Cancer Research UK |website=Justgiving.com |date=13 October 2011 |access-date=21 April 2016}}
Career statistics
=Club=
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| rowspan=4|Derby County
|2002–03{{soccerbase season|33696|2002|access-date=2 November 2018}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04{{soccerbase season|33696|2003|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|First Division |43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05{{soccerbase season|33696|2004|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=CPO|Appearances in Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
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!88||0||3||0||2||0||2||0||95||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=9|Tottenham Hotspur
|2005–06{{soccerbase season|33696|2005|access-date=2 November 2018}} |4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07{{soccerbase season|33696|2006|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in UEFA Cup}} | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2007–08{{soccerbase season|33696|2007|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9{{efn|name=UC}} | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 2008–09{{soccerbase season|33696|2008|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UC}} | 2 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2009–10{{soccerbase season|33696|2009|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11{{soccerbase season|33696|2010|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2011–12{{soccerbase season|33696|2011|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13{{soccerbase season|33696|2012|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!144||8||14||0||17||5||34||2||209||15 | ||||||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
|Championship |13 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 13 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan=5|Hull City
|2013–14{{soccerbase season|33696|2013|access-date=2 November 2018}} |Premier League |36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|33696|2014|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|33696|2015|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Championship |37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=CPO}} | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|33696|2016|access-date=2 November 2018}}
|Premier League |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 39 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!135||6||11||1||9||1||6||0||161||8 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Derby County
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|33696|2017|access-date=2 November 2018}} |Championship |44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=CPO}} | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|33696|2018|access-date=22 August 2019}}
|Championship |24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=CPO}} | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|33696|2019|access-date=4 April 2020}}
|Championship |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!79||3||4||0||2||0||5||0||90||3 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=1|Hull City
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|33696|2021|access-date=18 August 2021}} |Championship |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=2|Manchester United U21
|2022–23{{Soccerway|2933|Tom Huddlestone|accessdate=31 October 2023}} |— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||0||5||0 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!470||18||33||1||30||6||52||2||585||27 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 14 November 2012}}{{NFT player |id=34581 |name=Huddlestone, Tom |access-date=4 April 2020}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|England
|2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||4||0 |
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup: 2007–08; runner-up: 2008–09{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm |title=Man Utd 0–0 Tottenham (aet) |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 March 2009 |access-date=7 January 2018}}
Hull City
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2016{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36348885 |title=Hull City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday |first=Adam |last=Williams |website=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2016 |access-date=2 June 2016}}
- FA Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Individual
References
{{reflist}}
External links
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- [https://www.dcfc.co.uk/teams/player/tom-huddlestone Profile] at the Derby County F.C. website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{2004–05 Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huddlestone, Tom}}
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