1. Thomas Andrew Huddlestone was born on 28 December 1986 and is an English former professional footballer and coach, who is currently a first team assistant coach at Birmingham City.
26 Facts About Tom Huddlestone
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Tom Huddlestone quickly broke into the first team, and made 88 league appearances before switching to Tottenham Hotspur in 2005.
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Tom Huddlestone joined Hull City in August 2013, having made 144 league appearances for Tottenham.
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In 2013, Tom 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, Tom Huddlestone would spend four years at Hull and would play 161 times, scoring 8 goals.
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Tom Huddlestone represented England at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels before making his under-21 debut in 2005.
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Tom Huddlestone was a regular for the under-21 team between 2005 and 2009, and made 33 appearances.
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Tom Huddlestone made senior full England debut in 2009, and made three further appearances, his last being in 2012.
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Tom Huddlestone 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.
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Tom Huddlestone had made a total of 95 appearances for Derby, without scoring.
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Tom 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.
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Tom 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.
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Tom Huddlestone signed a new and improved five-year contract on 30 June 2008 committing his future to Tottenham until 2013.
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Tom Huddlestone came on as a substitute as Tottenham beat Chelsea in the 2008 League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
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On 28 January 2014, Tom 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.
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On 1 July 2020, Tom Huddlestone revealed that he and Derby County had failed to agree a contract extension and he would be leaving the club.
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On 17 August 2021, Tom Huddlestone re-signed for Hull City on a one-year contract.
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On 2 August 2022, Tom Huddlestone signed for Manchester United, primarily to act as a player-coach for its under-21 team.
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On 2 July 2024, Tom Huddlestone announced his retirement from football.
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On 23 August 2024, Tom Huddlestone joined Ben Futcher's interim backroom staff with the England U21s.
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On 18 September 2024, Tom Huddlestone left Wigan Athletic to join fellow League One side Birmingham City.
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Tom Huddlestone 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.
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Tom Huddlestone 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.
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In May 2010, Fabio Capello announced that Tom Huddlestone would be in his preliminary World Cup squad of 30 players.
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Tom Huddlestone is known for his passing ability, which has led to comparisons with former Tottenham player Glenn Hoddle.
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Tom Huddlestone has a powerful shot that has enabled him to score long-range goals from midfield.
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Shortly after scoring a goal for Tottenham against Arsenal in April 2011, Tom Huddlestone accepted a challenge not to cut his hair until he scored again, to raise money for charity.