Dele Alli is a professional footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He plays as a midfielder and his full name is Dele Alli. He was born on the 15th of September 1994 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. At the age of nine, Alli joined Milton Keynes Dons and progressed through the youth team to be promoted to the first team squad in 2010 at the age of 16. In September 2011, Alli was awarded the Golden Ball (Player of the Tournament) at the 2011 UEFA Under-17 European Championship while representing England U17s in Sweden. At an early age, Alli was spotted by MK Dons scout Graham Lea and was offered a contract by them in August 2010
He signed a professional contract with MK Dons for five years, with a view to him playing senior football at such an age. In March 2011, he made his debut for MK Dons against Crystal Palace in a 1–1 draw after coming on as substitute for Jonny Edwards. After making just one more appearance for MK Dons that season, Alli joined Tottenham Hotspur by agreeing to sign for them on his 17th birthday. Alli signed for Spurs officially on his 17th birthday in an undisclosed deal worth up to £5m.
He signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Tottenham Hotspur worth £70,000 per week which will keep him at White Hart Lane until at least June 2018. On 2 December 2012, he made his first league start for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United replacing Aaron Lennon after 61 minutes. During his time at Spurs he played 17 times under Harry Redknapp and then had only 3 starts under Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood and had fallen down the pecking order and had gone out on loan hoping to regain some first team action but returned earlier than expected due to injury problems and made only 2 more appearances before being loaned out again this time to Milton Keynes Dons where he has made 21 appearances scoring 3 goals as their leading goalscorer as they narrowly missed out on promotion as play off winners as they finished 3rd behind Sheffield Wednesday and Blackpool who both went up via third place playoff spots over MK Dons as they finished 4th so despite only appearing twice that season he still had made 16 appearances that season which was more than any other player that year at Spurs and also played three times that season for England U21s which were all starts making
Steven Gerrard was someone I looked up to massively. I'd always try to copy him, right down to the boots he was wearing. It was his attitude on the pitch that stood out - you could really see how much he hated losing.Dele Alli
It's important you stay professional and keep working, and I'm thankful for everything that's happened to me.Dele Alli
You have to focus on the future and know that you can succeed in life, and you have to keep working hard.Dele Alli
