John Bostock

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This article is about the footballer John Bostock. For the physician and geologist John Bostock, see John Bostock (physician). For the abbot, see John Bostock (abbot).

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John Bostock
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John Bostock in 2015
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Bostock
Date of birth (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Camberwell, England[1]
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Number 15
Youth career
1999–2007 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Crystal Palace 4 (0)
2008–2013 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Brentford (loan) 9 (2)
2010–2011 → Hull City (loan) 11 (2)
2012 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Swindon Town (loan) 11 (0)
2013 → Toronto FC (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 Royal Antwerp 31 (1)
2014– OH Leuven 45 (15)
International career
2006–2007 England U16 6 (0)
2007–2009 England U17 25 (0)
2009–2010 England U19 9 (2)
2016– Trinidad & Tobago 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:52, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

John Joseph Bostock (born 15 January 1992) is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who plays for OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Bostock made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute for Ben Watson in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player.[3] He also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game,[4] aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.[5] He has captained England at Under-17 level.[4]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 30 May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Bostock on their club website.[6] Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that an agreement had been reached with Tottenham.[7] Tottenham and Crystal Palace entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but agreement could not be reached, leading to the sum being decided at a tribunal. On 9 July the tribunal declared that Tottenham would pay £700,000 for Bostock, with add-on payments of up to £1.25m dependent on appearances and a further £200,000 should he make his full international debut. A sell-on clause entitles Crystal Palace to 15% of any profit Tottenham makes from any future sale of Bostock's contract.[8][9] Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan said he was so disgusted with Bostock and his stepfather that he intended to revoke and refund their Selhurst Park season tickets for 2008–09, which the pair had already purchased.[10]

Bostock made his first team debut for Spurs in an 8–0 pre-season win over Spanish side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal.[11] On 6 November 2008 he made his competitive match debut in the 2008 UEFA Cup game against Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute, and becoming the youngest player ever to play for Spurs at 16 years, 295 days, just beating the previous record-holder Ally Dick by six days.[12][13] 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.[14]

Loan spells

On 13 November 2009, Bostock joined League One outfit Brentford on loan for a month,[15] he was handed the number 17 shirt immediately. Bostock scored twice on his debut against Millwall[16]

On 6 August 2010, Bostock had joined newly relegated Hull City on a season-long loan.[17] He scored with a 30-yard strike described as a "wonder goal" on his debut against Swansea on 7 August.[18] On 31 December 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Bostock had returned early from his largely unsuccessful loan spell at Hull City.

Bostock joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan on 30 January 2012 for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.[19] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with MK Dons.[20] He was recalled to Spurs in March after playing only four games.[21]

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.[22] He made his debut on 25 March in the 2012 Football League Trophy Final, which Swindon lost 2–0 to Chesterfield.[23] He made his league debut against Gillingham on 21 April.[24] He made his home debut on 28 April, in a 5–0 win against Port Vale in a game that saw Swindon crowned League Two champions.[25] He made his final appearance on the final day of the season in a 0–0 draw against Bradford.[26]

He returned on loan to Swindon on 30 August 2012 until January 2013.[27] He made his first appearance 2 days later against Preston.[28] He made his home debut on 5 September in the Football League Trophy against rivals Oxford United.[29] Bostock returned to Tottenham on 7 January 2013.[30]

In February 2013 it was reported that Bostock was having trials with two different MLS clubs with a view to a loan move.[31][32] Bostock officially joined Toronto FC on 8 March 2013, and made his debut for team the following day in a 2–1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City where he was substituted in the 85th minute.[33] On 24 May 2013, Bostock was given a waiver (release) by Toronto, ending his loan stint with the club.[34] On 7 June 2013, the Premier League confirmed that Bostock was one of a number of Premier League players who were being released by their clubs and were now free agents, advertising their availability to other clubs.[35] The official announcement from Tottenham was made on 10 June 2013, which included Bostock, amongst a number of Spurs players who would not be re-signed and were being released.[36]

Move to Belgium

On 11 July 2013, Bostock joined Royal Antwerp in the Belgian second division under the tutelage of manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Despite scoring just one goal he flourished at Antwerp providing 16 assists in his first season and soon became a fans favourite helping the team to finish 6th in the league narrowly missing out on the playoffs. His strong performances earned him a move to newly relegated side Oud-Heverlee Leuven, where he continued to blossom. In his second season in Belgium, Bostock went on to help his new side OHL win promotion via the play offs. Along the way he scooped the Proximus Player of the Season Award after scoring 13 goals and providing 19 assists.[37]

International career

Bostock made his international debut for England U'16's at 14 years old against Wales and helped England to win the Schoolboys Victory Shield.He represented England from Under 16's to 19's and captained England at U17 level. He played in the Under 19 European Championship in France scoring a stunning volley against Spain in the semi final. Bostock is eligible to represent England, Trinidad & Tobago and Scotland. In March 2013, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation announced that Bostock had shown interest in representing the Soca Warriors at international level.[38] Three years later, on 18 March 2016, his club Oud-Heverlee Leuven announced that Bostock was selected for the double confrontation with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF Fourth Round .[39]

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2015.[40]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2007–08 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Brentford (loan) 2009–10 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Hull City (loan) 2010–11 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Tottenham Hotspur 2011–12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2011–12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2011–12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2012–13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Canada League Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs North America Other2 Total
Toronto FC (loan) 2013 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Other2 Total
Royal Antwerp 2013-14 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
2014–15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
OH Leuven 28 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 33 13
Career total 105 16 5 0 0 0 3 0 7 2 120 18

Honours

England U16 National football team

Swindon Town F.C.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven F.C

References

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  23. ↑ "Chesterfield 2–0 Swindon" BBC Sport. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  24. ↑ "Gillingham 3–1 Swindon" BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  25. ↑ "Swindon 5–0 Port Vale" BBC Sport. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  26. ↑ "Bradford 0–0 Swindon" BBC Sport. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  27. ↑ "Town bring in Bostock" Swindon Advetiser. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  28. ↑ "Preston 4–1 Swindon" BBC Sport. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  29. ↑ "Oxford Utd 1–0 Swindon" BBC Sport. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  30. ↑ Bostock back at Spurs (From Swindon Advertiser)
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  37. ↑ Move to Belgium — JOHN BOSTOCK
  38. ↑ International Career — JOHN BOSTOCK
  39. ↑ Bostock and Kostovski selected for international matches
  40. ↑ John Bostock career statistics at Soccerbase
  41. ↑ [1] Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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