25 Facts About John Bostock

John Joseph Bostock was born on 15 January 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Solihull Moors.

John Bostock played only four games for Tottenham, none of which were in the Premier League, spending most of his time on loan at various clubs in the English Football League, and later with Toronto FC.

In 2013, John Bostock was released and moved to Belgium, representing Royal Antwerp and OH Leuven.

John Bostock began his career with Crystal Palace at the age of five.

John Bostock became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game, aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.

John Bostock made a further two appearances in the UEFA Cup that season, however his career with Tottenham stalled after that and had to wait until January 2012 for his next appearance, in an FA Cup match against Cheltenham Town.

On 13 November 2009, John Bostock joined League One club Brentford on loan for a month, he was handed the number 17 shirt immediately.

On 6 August 2010, John Bostock had joined newly relegated Hull City on a season-long loan.

On 31 December 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced that John Bostock had returned early from his largely unsuccessful loan spell at Hull City.

John Bostock joined Swindon Town on loan on 22 March 2012 for the remainder of the season, after Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said it would be good for him to play under Paolo Di Canio.

John Bostock returned on loan to Swindon on 30 August 2012 until January 2013.

John Bostock made his first appearance 2 days later against Preston.

In February 2013, it was reported that John Bostock was having trials with two different MLS clubs with a view to a loan move.

On 11 July 2013, John Bostock joined Royal Antwerp in the Belgian second division under the tutelage of manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

On 5 July 2016, John Bostock joined Ligue 2 team RC Lens on a two-year deal.

On 9 August 2016, John Bostock scored his first goal for Lens with a 26th-minute free-kick against AC Ajaccio in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue.

John Bostock scored his fifth league goal of the season with a penalty against Red Star on 30 September 2016.

John Bostock was named Ligue 2 player of the month in September and then again in October 2016.

John Bostock was awarded Ligue 2 player of the year after his first season in French football on 15 May 2017.

In July 2018, John Bostock returned to France signing a three-year contract with Toulouse FC, managed by his former Lens boss Alain Casanova.

On 8 August 2019, John Bostock returned to England with a season-long loan to Championship side Nottingham Forest.

John Bostock left Toulouse by mutual consent in October 2020.

John Bostock joined League One club Doncaster Rovers on an 18-month contract in January 2021.

On 7 December 2022, John Bostock signed for National League club Notts County on an eighteen-month contract.

On 27 July 2024, it was announced that John Bostock signed for National League side Solihull Moors.