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Dele Alli
Bamidele Jermaine "Dele" Alli is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently a free agent.
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sports · English footballer (born 1996) · association football player · also Dele Alli, Bamidele Jermaine Alli Gonzalez, Alli
Born 11 April 1996 · Q10553748
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 17,949 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 3,572, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 2 entries
The Guardian: European football: Mbappé double elevates Real; Dele Alli joins Como
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Played for Como 1907 (2025–2025) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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2024· 1 entry
The Guardian: Dele Alli endures injury setback on road to long-awaited return with Everton
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2023· 4 entries
The Guardian: Dele Alli ‘feeling good’ and on course to make Everton return in new year
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The Guardian: Dele Alli was always synonymous with bravery. He has upped the ante | David Hytner
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The Guardian: Dele Alli: footballer says he was sexually abused and dealing drugs as a child
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The Guardian: Sean Dyche urges Dele Alli to ‘do the right things’ and rescue Everton career
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2022· 10 entries
The Guardian: Dele Alli’s Besiktas move does not signal a failed or squandered career | Jonathan Liew
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The Guardian: Dele Alli seals Besiktas loan in move that could bring Everton £8m
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The Guardian: Besiktas prepare to offer Dele Alli way out after Everton struggles
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The Guardian: Lampard confident in Dele Alli’s hunger to succeed after slow Everton start
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The Guardian: Dele Alli still missing his mojo as he faces emotional Spurs reunion
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The Guardian: ‘I don’t care what he wears’ – Frank Lampard hits back at Dele Alli criticism
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Played for Everton F.C. (2022–2024) — 13 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Beşiktaş J.K. (Football) (2022–2023) — 13 appearances, 2 goals.
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After Dele was loaned to Beşiktaş from Everton, Phil McNulty described his career trajectory as a "dramatic decline
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Joined Besiktas in 2022.
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2021· 2 entries
Runner-up: EFL Cup with Tottenham Hotspur (2020–21).
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The Guardian: Dele Alli's PSG loan off with Tottenham worried by Giovani Lo Celso injury
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2019· 3 entries
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Tottenham Hotspur (2018–19).
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Third place: UEFA Nations League with England (2018–19).
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And becoming a fringe player for Tottenham Hotspur in the following years
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2018· 1 entry
Dele was considered the world's most expensive midfielder from a transfer value perspective by the CIES
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2017· 4 entries
Won the English PFA Young Players Player of the Year with Tottenham (2016-2017).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (January 2017).
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Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (2016–17).
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2016· 5 entries
Won the English PFA Young Players Player of the Year with Tottenham (2015-2016).
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Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (2015–16).
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Won award: BBC Goal of the Season (2015–16).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2015–16).
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In the summer of 2016, Alli announced that he would stop having his surname on match shirts, instead opting for "Dele", since he felt no connection with his biological father's family.
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2015· 12 entries
Won the Football League Young Player of the Year with Milton Keynes Dons (2014-2015).
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Won award: Football League Young Player of the Year (2014–15).
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Won award: Milton Keynes Dons Player's Player of the Year (2014–15).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2014–15).
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Won award: Football League One Player of the Month (January 2015).
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Runner-up: Football League One with Milton Keynes Dons (2014–15).
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Played for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (2015–2022) — 181 appearances, 51 goals.
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Joined Milton Keynes Dons in 2015.
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Played for England national under-21 association football team (2015–2015) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for England men's national association football team (2015–2019) — 37 appearances, 3 goals.
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Joined Tottenham in 2015.
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Played for Milton Keynes Dons F.C. (2015–2015) — 12 appearances, 4 goals.
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2014· 4 entries
Won award: Milton Keynes Dons Young Player of the Year (2013–14).
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Won award: Football League Young Player of the Month (August 2014).
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Played for England national under-18 association football team (2014–2014) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for England national under-19 association football team (2014–2015) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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2012· 1 entry
Played for England national under-17 association football team (2012–2013) — 9 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 2 entries
Played for Milton Keynes Dons F.C. (2011–2015) — 62 appearances, 18 goals.
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Joined Milton Keynes Dons in 2011.
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2007· 1 entry
Joined Milton Keynes Dons in 2007.
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1996· 1 entry
Born 1996-04-11.
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