Tottenham s Europa League winning goalkeeper Whiteman hangs up his boots and turns to photographer

Only 27-year-old goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman (Witch Man), who won the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur 4 months ago, suddenly announced his early retirement and hung up his boots after leaving the team this summer to become a professional photographer. This decision also caused an uproar among fans.

Whiteman is a Tottenham youth training player. He has played for the England U17 and U19 teams. However, he has not been reused since joining the first team in 2017. He has only been loaned to Digakos of the Swiss Super League twice. Whiteman originally hoped to be loaned out for training last season, but because Tottenham wanted to play in the Europa League and needed at least four "home-trained" youth training players, Whiteman was forced to stay with the team to "make up the numbers." In the end, although Whiteman did not play in the Europa League, he still won a Europa League championship medal.

Whiteman will not be renewed after his contract expires this summer, but he has no plans to find a job with a new team, but decided to change careers directly. Whiteman said: "I joined Tottenham when I was 10 years old, and gave up my studies to become a full-time player when I was 16 years old. But when I was 17 or 18 years old, I thought, this is the life I want? After training every day, I go home and play the game console. Professional football career is very short, no matter how hard you play, it will be the same. I know I will not stay in the football circle for a long time."

It is reported that Whiteman has been actively learning other skills in recent years, including taking drama classes, learning broadcasting and photography techniques. After leaving Tottenham in the summer, he went to the English Championship and League One teams to try out, but in the end he decided to hang up his boots and become a full-time photographer. Recently, he has done projects for Nike and the famous singer Central Cee. It seems that the development is good.