Bamidele Jermaine Alli also known as Dele Alli is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. Alli was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year and made the PFA Team of the Year and was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, helping England to the semi-finals of the latter.
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli ruled out of the start of the new season with a hamstring injury
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been ruled out of the start of the new season with a hamstring injury.
The England international picked up the problem in training and boss Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed he will not be fit for the Premier League opener against Aston Villa next Saturday. It will come as a big blow to the 23-year-old, who was beset by hamstring problems last season and Pochettino admits it is a concern.
Famous for
- Midfielder for Premier club Tottenham
Early Life of Dele Alli
Dele Alli was born on 11 April 1996 in Milton Keynes, England. He holds British nationality with mixed ethnicity and his birth sign is Aries. He was born to his Nigerian father Kehinde and English mother Denise and his birth name is Bamidele Jermaine Alli. His father moved to the United States a week after Alli's birth. Alli was raised up by his mother, who suffered from alcohol problems. At the age of nine, he moved to Nigeria with his father, where he spent two years and returned back to Milton Keynes to live with his mother. At the age of 13, he was legally adopted by Alan and Sally Hickford into the family home because his mother could no longer take care of him.
Regarding his education, Alli attended Stantonbury Campus and The Radcliffe School in Wolverton. Alli was a football fan from his childhood and was a Liverpool fan growing up with Steven Gerrard his childhood idol. Alli joined the youth system at Milton Keynes Dons when he was 11 years old.
Body Measurements of Dele Alli
How tall is Dele Alli?
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has an athletic physique and stands a height of 6ft 1in tall with a weight of 80 kg. Additionally, His dark brown eyes and short curved black hair make him look amazing.
Career of Dele Alli
- Alli started his professional career from the 2013–14 season into the MK Dons first team on a regular basis.
- In his first Football League Trophy appearance, Alli scored to help MK Dons beat Northampton Town 2–0.
- On 28 September, Alli scored his first professional league goal in the 4–1 win against Stevenage.
- On 11 March, Alli scored a hat trick against Notts County at Meadow Lane
- On 26 August, Alli played the full 90 minutes in the League Cup second round as MK Dons recorded a historic 4–0 win over Manchester United.
- He was chosen as the Football League Young Player of the Month for August.
- Alli continued his excellent form with a goal against Crawley Town with a 2-0 win.
- On 18 September, Alli extended his contract with MK Dons until June 2017.
- On 2 February 2015, Alli signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an initial fee of £5 million.
- Alli was immediately loaned back to MK Dons for the 2014–15 season.
- On 19 April, he was chosen as the Young Player of the Year at the Football League Awards.
- On 8 August 2015, Alli made his Tottenham debut against Manchester United in the Premier League as a substitute.
- He scored his first goal for Manchester United after coming on for Christian Eriksen in the 1–1 draw against Leicester City.
- Following an impressive start to his Premier League career scoring five goals and making three assists in his first 18 league matches, he was rewarded with a new long-term contract until 2021 on 12 January.
- On 13 April, he was named on the six-man shortlist for 2015–16's PFA Young Player of the Year.
- Alli was voted the season's PFA Young Player of the Year as Alli scored ten goals in his debut Premier League season.
- On 28 April, Alli was banned by the Football Association for three matches for an off-the-ball incident against West Bromwich Albion in which he punched midfielder Claudio Yacob in the stomach. Later. He Apologised for the incident on Twitter.
- Alli made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–2 loss to AS Monaco at Wembley Stadium on 14 September 2016.
- Alli won the award of Premier League Player of the Month award for January 2017 for scoring eight goals in six league matches.
- On 23 February, Alli received his first red card for a dangerous tackle on Brecht Dejaegere in Tottenham's UEFA Europa League.
- On 23 April, he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year.
- On 26 September, Alli was named as captain for Tottenham's EFL Cup third-round tie with Watford.
- In October 2018, Alli signed a new six-year deal at Tottenham until 2024.
International Career
- Alli has made several appearances at U17 and U18 levels for England.
- He made his debut for England U19 in the 1–1 draw against Germany U19.
- On 1 October of that year, he was included in Roy Hodgson's England squad for the final UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Estonia and Lithuania
- On 17 November 2015, Alli made his first start for the England senior team, scoring the opening goal against France at Wembley Stadium.
- Alli was selected for the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Who is Dele Alli dating?
Dele Alli is currently dating his girlfriend Ruby Mae since 2016.
Birthday of Dele Alli
Dele Alli celebrates his birthday on the 11th of April with his girlfriend and friends. Currently, He is 23 years old.
Net Worth of Dele Alli
Tottenham Midfielder Dele Alli earns a considerable amount of money from his career. As of 2019, The Net worth of Dele Alli is $7 Million and his weekly salary is $66000. His net worth is expected to grow in the coming years as he is still active on his career and also has contracted with Tottenham until 2022.
