Danté Cassanova
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danté Jamel Cassanova[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:40, 30 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:40, 30 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Danté Jamel Cassanova (born 21 June 2004) is a professional footballer who last played for Tottenham Hotspur as a defender.[2]
Club career
A product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, and originally a defensive midfielder, Cassanova signed a two-year scholarship deal with the club and had a third year option exercised by the club in the summer of 2022.[3] That year, he captained the club at U18 level but also had a trial with Derby County.[4][5] He would go on to feature at both right-back and centre back for Spurs U21.[6]
Cassanova was called up to train with the Spurs first-team squad in April 2023 under interim managers Cristian Stellini and Ryan Mason[7] and signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2023.[8][9] He was named in the senior matchday squad for the first time in a UEFA Europa League match against the Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC on 3 October 2024.[10][11] He signed a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur on 20 June 2025, running until 2027.[12]
International career
In March 2023, Cassanova was called up by the Jamaica national football team for their friendly matches against Trinidad and Tobago by manager Heimir Hallgrímsson.[13][14]
Personal life
Born in London, Cassanova attended The Harefield Academy in Uxbridge.[15][4]
References
- ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Dante Cassanova". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Veysey, Wayne (17 November 2022). "Sources: Tottenham expected to release Dante Cassanova after U-turn". FootballInsider247.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- 1 2 Cusack, Richard (22 January 2022). "Tottenham fans pile in as Derby County linked with 'shock' transfer". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Veysey, Wayne (27 April 2022). "Sources: Tottenham tell starlet Dante Cassanova to find new club". FootballInsider247.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ Oaten, Zack (3 October 2024). "Postecoglou Adds Three Wonderkids to Spurs Europa League Squad Ahead of Ferencvaros Clash". Tribal Football.
- ↑ Labellarte, Giuseppe (1 April 2023). "Dante Cassanova spotted in Tottenham training pre-Everton". hitc. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tottenham's full retained list shows four young stars offered new contracts by the club". Football.London. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Chadder, Matthew (14 July 2023). "Dante Cassanova signs first professional deal with Tottenham despite injury struggles". Tottenhamhotspurnews. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Guest, Rob (2 October 2024). "Tottenham drop squad hint for Ferencvaros as academy trio spotted with Ange Postecoglou's team". Football.London. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ferencváros vs. Tottenham Hotspur 1–2". Soccerway. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "New deal for Cassanova". Tottenham Hotspur. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Jacks, Bradley (7 March 2023). "Chelsea's Omari Hutchinson among five England-based players named in Reggae Boyz squad for Trinidad & Tobago friendlies; 17-year-old Dujuan "Whisper" Richards earns first senior call-up". SportsMax. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Meet the young Reggae Boy keen to get Jamaica back at football's top table". Voice-online. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Dante Cassanova". Tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.