Steven Pienaar

The versatile South African midfielder joined from Everton in January, 2011.
Steven went straight into Harry Redknapp's starting line-up for our 1-1 draw with Newcastle at St James' Park just days after arriving and went on to make 10 appearances in all competitions.
He started the famous win over AC Milan in the San Siro but his favourite moment was playing in the victory over his old rivals Liverpool at Anfield in May.
Steven originally arrived in England with Everton from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2007, initially on a season-long loan, and went on to make 132 appearances for the Toffees, scoring 12 goals.
An experienced international with Bafana Bafana, he made his name at Ajax after joining them from their club partners Ajax Cape Town in January 2001.
Steven enjoyed great success during his time in Amsterdam, helping Ajax to the Eredivisie championship in 2002 and 2004 and, in turn, gaining great experience in the Champions League before making the move to the Bundesliga with Dortmund in 2006.

Andros Townsend

The lightning winger is the latest Academy graduate to make an impressive transition to first team football at the Club.
Andros was given his senior debut in our FA Cup Third Round tie with Charlton at the Lane in January, 2011 - and he took his chance with both hands, scoring the opener in our 3-0 win and putting in a Man of the Match display.
A breakthrough had been on the cards for some time for the Chingford-born youngster, having earned rave reviews during loan spells in the Football League over the previous two years.
Having joined our Academy full-time in 2007, Andros quickly established himself in both our Under-18 and Reserve sides over the next two campaigns before heading out on loan to League One club Yeovil Town at the back end of the 2008-09 season, along with fellow scholar Jon Obika.
And the pair played a pivotal role in helping the Huish Park side avoid relegation that season, with Andros earning international honours at England U19 level that summer.
It was enough to convince Leyton Orient to take the local lad on loan at the start of the 2009-10 campaign, and he shone in a struggling side, scoring one of the contenders for Goal of the Season against his former club Yeovil with a fine solo effort.
But halfway through the season he joined MK Dons in their push for the Play-Off places, scoring twice in nine appearances before being recalled to the Lane to bolster our resources as we went for fourth place in the Premier League.
By the start of the 2010-11 season, Andros had signed a new contract until 2013 and it was clear that he was ready to make the step-up to Championship level, doing so with Ipswich Town.
However, he found it hard to hold down a regular place in a side managed by Roy Keane, making just 13 appearances and scoring one goal before returning to the Lane.
It was in January 2011 that Andros' big break came in the Charlton game before he headed to Watford at the turn of the year.
His spell at Vicarage Road was short-lived, but he found his feet at Millwall in March 2011, scoring twice in 11 appearances as the Lions made a late push for the Play-Offs.

Sandro

Brazilian international midfielder made a real impact in his debut season in 2010-11.
He was in and out of the squad in the early part of the campaign following his summer switch from Internacional but his stunning performance alongside Wilson Palacios to help beat AC Milan in the San Siro in February, 2011, made everyone sit up and take notice.
He appeared to cover every blade of grass that night and his energy levels and ability to break play up were a feature for the rest of the season.
That wasn't all though. He showed he had an eye for goal with a strike to remember at Chelsea as we went ahead at Stamford Bridge in April, 2011.
In the end, Sandro racked up 26 appearances in all competitions, starting 17.
He also added to his full caps for Brazil - standing at six in June, 2011 - and was selected for the Copa America, taking place in July, 2011.
Sandro joined us from Internacional in March, 2010 and arrived in London in August, 2010, following the successful conclusion of his former club's Copa Libertadores campaign.
Inter lifted the South American equivalent of the Champions League, after a 5-3 aggregate Final victory over Chivas of Mexico.
And he was straight back into action with his new club, making his debut in our League Cup third round defeat against Arsenal at White Hart Lane the following month, putting in an impressive performance.
It wasn't long before Sandro then made his first Premier League start in a 2-1 win at Fulham the following month.
Sandro made nearly 100 appearances for Inter having come through the ranks at the Porto Alegre club, playing a key role in both the Copa Libertadores success and their second place finish in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A the season before.
He made his senior international debut for Brazil against Chile in a World Cup qualifier in September, 2009, aged 20.
He was also capped on eight occasions for the national team's Under-20 side and was their captain as they triumphed in the South American Youth Championship in Venezuela in February, 2009.

Jake Livermore

The young midfielder made his full debut for the Club in 2010-11 having come through our Academy.

Jake's big moment arrived in September 2010 in our League Cup third round tie against North London rivals Arsenal and he played the first 45 minutes.
The strong, combative midfielder had been around the first team squad for the past season before eventually making his debut as a substitute in our Premier League win at Stoke in March 2010.
He has also gained more valuable playing experience on loan in the Championship at Ipswich Town, where he made 12 appearances and Leeds United, where he played five times between March-May, 2011.
In 2009-10 he made 16 appearances for Derby County, scoring once, and then nine for Peterborough United, also bagging one goal.
A county champion at 1500m, Enfield-born Jake was cross-country champion of the South East in 2000 and joined our Academy full-time in 2006-07 having played 15 times for our Under-18s as a schoolboy in 2005-06.
Injury restricted him to just 10 appearances for our reserves and Under-18s in 2008-09 but he returned to fitness towards the end of the campaign, and on returning to pre-season in preparation for 2009-10, Jake trained and played for the first team before being rewarded a new contract, committing him to the Club until 2011.
On the same day, he scored an equaliser against European Champions Barcelona in a pre-season friendly at Wembley!
Jake has also enjoyed loan spells with both MK Dons and Crewe Alexandra during his time with us.

Danny Rose

The young midfielder guaranteed his place in Spurs history with a stunning goal in the 2-1 win against Arsenal in April, 2010.
Danny literally exploded onto the scene that night.
Making his full league debut, the derby was only 10 minutes old when Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia punched out Luka Modric's corner.
The ball sailed to Danny who smashed it back with interest from fully 30 yards, his volley flying like a rocket into the net. No surprises that it was later voted Goal of the Season by fans on this website!
Danny had to bide his time for his next appearance but took full advantage of a switch to left-back following injuries to Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Gareth Bale at the end of the 2010-11 campaign.
He started our final four fixtures and particularly impressed in high-profile matches against City and Liverpool. His performances were described as 'outstanding' by manager Harry Redknapp who firmly believes he can made an impact in that full-back role.
His season was capped by being named in England's squad for the 2011 European Championship finals in Denmark, where he featured in all three group matches, starting two.
In-between his derby strike in April, 2010 and the end of the 2010-11 season, Danny spent time on loan at Bristol City in the Championship, although injury halted his spell at Ashton Gate after 17 appearances.
Danny made his breakthrough in 2009-10 with his first Spurs appearance as a substitute in the Carling Cup at home-town team Doncaster, his first start in the FA Cup against former club Leeds before that memorable first league start against the Gunners. In total, he made five appearances.
He joined our Academy from Leeds United at the start of the 2007-08 season.
A regular in our reserves in his first season, Danny suffered an injury-hit 2008-09 campaign, but his career gathered pace after return to action in March, 2009.
After playing four games for both our Reserve and Under-18 sides, Danny earned a loan move to Championship club Watford towards the end of 2008-09, where he made seven appearances.
Such were the standard of his performances in games with Bosnia, Slovakia and Scotland for the England Under-19s in the European Championship Elite Qualifying Round that summer, he caught the eye of Stuart Pearce who took him to Sweden with the Under-21s.
He made his Young Lions debut as a substitute in a 7-0 friendly victory over Azerbaijan Under-21 at Milton Keynes in June 2009.
Danny's first start at that level came in the tournament itself when the Young Lions faced Germany in the group stages on their way to a runners-up spot at the tournament.
On returning to pre-season in preparation for the 2009-10 campaign, Danny trained and played with the first team squad before being awarded a new contract, committing him to the Club until 2013.
Danny also played six matches on loan at Peterborough United between September and November, 2009.

Niko Kranjcar

The Croatian international found chances limited in 2010-11 - mainly down to the outstanding form of Gareth Bale.
But there were still a couple of moments of magic from the wide man.
Niko came off the bench to hammer home a thunderbolt last-minute winner against Bolton in February, 2011 and made it back-to-back winners with another cracker at Sunderland the week after.
In the end though he made only five starts in his 21 appearances.
Niko's excellent first season in 2009-10 was unfortunately cut short by injury sustained in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley in April.
But he made quite an impact in his 29 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals including spectacular hits against Peterborough United and Stoke and showstopper against City at the Lane when he beat Emmanuel Adebayor all ends up before slotting home.
Niko joined us from Portsmouth on transfer deadline day in September 2009.
He made his Spurs debut as a second half substitute during a defeat against Manchester United at White Hart Lane later that month.
And although the midfielder had to work hard to win a regular place in Harry Redknapp's starting lineup, he soon established himself as a key attacking player in the side.
Taking up the position on the left of midfield made vacant by a serious early-season injury sustained by fellow countryman Luka Modric, Niko shone.
He opened his goalscoring account for the Club in a 2-2 draw at Bolton Wanderers in October 2009.
And his explosive and direct style of play, cominbed with the ability to find the net from long distance, helped galvanise our form in the first half of the campaign.
He went on to score six goals in 19 league starts before that injury at Wembley ended his season early.
Niko began his career with Dinamo Zagreb, where he made his debut at the age of 16 and captained the side to a league and Super Cup double in 2003.
Niko then joined rivals Hajduk Split in January 2005, earning another championship medal in his first season.
The midfielder moved to Fratton Park in the summer of 2006 and played a total of 100 games, scoring 12 times in all competitions.

Luka Modric

The Croatian international midfielder capped a fine 2009-10 campaign by playing a starring role in central midfield in key wins against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City as we finished fourth in the Premier League.
Wilson Palacios' suspension saw Harry Redknapp turn to Luka to partner Tom Huddlestone centrally and he did so effortlessly, further underlining his manager's 'world-class' description.
It wasn't all a bed of roses for Luka in 2009-10.
Having started the season well, he suffered a fractured fibula against Birmingham City in August and didn't return until December. He went on to make 32 appearances in all competitions, starting 21 matches in the Premier League, scoring three goals.
Luka completed his move from Dinamo Zagreb in July 2008 and enjoyed an impressive first season in English football.
Luka arrived in N17 off the back of playing a starring role in his country's run to the quarter-finals of that summer's European Championships.
And although it took him a little while to adapt to the speed and intensity of the Premier League, his maiden campaign ended up as proof of his status as one of the best young midfielders in Europe.
Luka came into his own particularly towards the end of the 2008-09 season, when he took up a role on the left hand side of Harry Redknapp's midfield having previously been utilised in more central roles.
His switch to the flank conincided with a run that took the Club clear of relegation trouble and into the hunt for European places.
Having opened his account in a UEFA Cup tie with Spartak Moscow in December 2008, Luka went on to score five goals in 43 appearances during his first season at the Lane, including a memorable winner over Chelsea at The Lane in March 2009.
Earlier in his career, Luka joined Dinamo in 2002 at the age of 16 before being loaned out to Bosnian side Zrinjski Mostar, where he earned the honour of Bosnian Player of the Year in his one season there.
In 2004 he returned to Croatia, again on loan, with Inter Zapresic, whom Luka helped to second place in the league before returning to Dinamo.
Over the next three years he established himself as the team's playmaker and played a big part in the club's three successive league title triumphs and two Croatian Cup wins before deciding to join Spurs.

Rafael Van Der Vaart

The Holland international midfielder joined us from Real Madrid on transfer deadline day, September, 2010.
He was thrust straight into Harry Redknapp's side to make his debut in our 1-1 draw at West Brom 10 days later.
In his third game for the Club he found the net for the first time, from the penalty spot in a 3-1 win over Wolves at the Lane.
Cue an incredible run of goalscoring form that would see Rafa, usually playing just off a main striker, score in each of his next five appearances at his new home, instantly installing him as a firm favourite amongst fans.
Rafa was instrumental in two landmark wins in the Premier League in 2010-11. Firstly, he set-up two goals and scored once as we came from 2-0 down to beat Arsenal 3-2 and clinch our first win at the Emirates. He later scored another two against the Gunners in the 3-3 draw at the Lane.
He then hit a lovely, dipping volley to send us on the way to a 2-1 win at Liverpool - our first league win at Anfield since 1993.
That was his 15th and final goal of a memorable campaign that left many pundits describing Rafa as the signing of the season.
He capped it all by being shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Season Award by his peers.
Rafael came through the ranks at Ajax and won two league titles and a Dutch Super Cup during 141 appearances with the Eredivisie side, scoring 60 goals before leaving for Hamburg in the summer of 2005.
An attack-minded midfielder, he was the Bundesliga side's leading scorer in his first season in Germany before the club lifted the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2005.
He made a total of 111 appeances for Hamburg and went on to captain the club before joining Real ahead of the 2008/09 campaign.
There he spent two seasons, winning the Spanish Super Cup shortly after arriving at the Bernabeu, and making 71 appearances in total.
Rafael has been capped over 80 times by his country since making his international debut against Andorra in 2001 at the age of 18.
He has represented the Netherlands at two European Championships and two World Cups, including the 2010 Finals in South Africa where he featured five times in the side's run to the Final.

Earlier in his career, Rafael represented Holland at Under-16 through to Under-21 level.

Scott Parker

The hard-working England international midfielder arrived from West Ham on transfer deadline day, August 2011.
Scott's impressive displays for the Hammers during the previous season saw him named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, 2011.
He began his career with Charlton Athletic, making his debut in 1997 aged just 16, before joining Chelsea in January, 2004 and was crowned PFA Young Player of the Year at the end of the 2003/04 campaign.
Scott has represented England at every level from Under-16 through to senior, joined Newcastle United in June, 2005 and went on to captain the side during two seasons at St James' Park.

Aaron Lennon

Lightning winger made 46 appearances in all competitions in 2010-11 and featured in 34 out of 38 matches in the Premier League, a total equalled only by Peter Crouch.
Aaron's highlights included a last-gasp winner against Liverpool in November and few will forget the role he played to set-up Crouchy's winner against AC Milan in the San Siro in Februray, 2011, sprinting fully 60 yards before providing the striker with the easiest of tap-ins.
'Azza' was in the form of his life before his 2009-10 campaign was cut short by injury.
He was flying in the first half of the season. He scored back-to-back winners against Birmingham and West Ham and bagged a number of assists as he started 18 of our first 20 matches.
However, a groin problem then got the better of him in late December and he didn't return to action until April 24 as a substitute at Old Trafford.
He started the final two matches of the season but his form over the campaign was enough for inclusion into Fabio Capello's World Cup squad - his second World Cup Finals at the age of 23.
Aaron joined us as an 18-year-old from hometown club Leeds United in July 2005 and burst onto the scene during his maiden campaign.
He scored two goals in 29 games before earning a shock call-up to the Sven-Goran Eriksson's England squad for the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany.
Aaron went on to bolster his Premier League experience in 2006-07 with 24 appearances in all competitions, netting five goals including a famous winner against Chelsea at the Lane in November, 2006.
He was part of the side that won the Carling Cup at Wembley in February 2008, and has now played nearly 200 games for the Club.
Aaron was named the supporters' Player of the Season for 2008-09 as he terrorised left-backs up and down the country during his 47 games in all competition, earning a new five-year contract at the Club in March 2009 as well as a recall to the England senior squad the same week.
Before joining Spurs, Aaron had already made history at White Hart Lane by becoming the youngest Premier League player ever after coming off the bench for Leeds against us in August 2003 for his senior debut aged 16 years and 129 days old.

Tom Huddlestone

The stylish midfielder has earned the reputation as one of the country's best young players since joining us as an 18-year-old from Derby County in July 2005.
In November 2009, Tom won his first senior England cap when he represented the Three Lions in a friendly with Brazil held in Doha, Qatar.
The call-up came on the back of an impressive start to the 2009-10 campaign, in which Tom started every single Premier League game, mainly in the heart of midfield but also at centre-half when needed, right up until Boxing Day!
In the end, he started more Premier League games than anyone else (33/38) and made more starts (41/50) in all competitions than anyone apart from goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who made 42.
Tom also played a key role as we finished fourth in the Premier League, partnering Luka Modric in central midfield in those huge wins against Arsenal, Chelsea, Bolton and Manchester City - not forgetting his wonderful strike to beat Bolton 1-0 at the Lane on May 1.
His form earned a call into Fabio Capello's provisional 30-man World Cup squad, but he was unfortunately cut from the final 23.
Having played only 31 games in all competitions during the previous season, the statistics go to show the effort the big man has made to become one of Harry Redknapp's most important players.
During the 2010-11 campaign, Tom was given the captain's armband on a number of occasions, most notably in both games against Inter Milan in the group stages of the Champions League.
He played a key role in our fine start to the season but an ankle injury eventually got the better of him and he was ruled out between November-April.
On his return, he scored one of the goals of the season in the 3-3 draw against Arsenal before being ruled out for another month, returning for the season's finale against Birmingham City. He made 20 appearance in total in 2010-11, scoring three goals.
A product of Derby County's youth academy, Tom made his senior debut aged just 16 in August 2003, and went on to make 95 appearances for the Rams before arriving in N17.
During the early part of his Spurs career, Tom was loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers for further Championship experience, where he made 13 appearances and scored one goal - ironically against Derby at Pride Park, for whom he never found the net in two seasons!
Tom returned from Molineux to make his Spurs first team debut in a 1-0 Premier League defeat at Fulham in January 2006.
During the following campaign, the England Under-21 international established himself in the first team at The Lane, scoring three goals in 35 games.
Still only 20 years of age at the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign, Tom still had to work hard to prove himself as a first-choice central midfielder at the highest level.
But as the season progressed, Tom made the most of every opportunity given to him, and ended the campaign with his best return of both goals and games for the Club to date - four in 43.
He was a member of the side that won the Carling Cup at Wembley in February 2008, and it soon led to England Head Coach Fabio Capello first showing an interest in Tom.
In May 2008, he was called up to the senior England squad for the first time for end-of-season friendlies with USA and Trinidad & Tobago.
Although Tom did not get on the pitch over the two games, he would eventually get his chance to perform on the biggest stage.
The arrival of Redknapp as Spurs manager in October 2008 saw Tom's career kick on another level, and he was even given the captain's armband for the first time in a UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie with Shakhtar Donetsk in February 2009.
Before gaining his first senior honours, Tom had been a regular England youth international, representing his country at Under-15 level through to Under-21s, where he won over 30 caps.

David Bentley

Currently on loan at West Ham, the England international midfielder joined from Blackburn Rovers in July 2008 in what the local lad described as a dream move.
And David had soon written himself into Spurs folklore with one of the best goals ever seen in a North London derby - a 40-yard volley in the memorable 4-4 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates in October 2008.
'Bents' played 35 games during his first season at Spurs, scoring twice, while also netting two goals in two Reserve games.
The form of Aaron Lennon on the right-hand side of Harry Redknapp's midfield continued to restrict David's first-team opportunities into the 2009-10 campaign but injury to 'Azza' in December opened the door and David started 10 of 16 games in the winger's absence.
On his return to action ahead of the 2010-11 campaign, David picked up an unfortunate ankle injury in our first pre-season friendly at Bournemouth.
It meant he missed the start of the campaign, and after just three appearances he was loaned out to Birmingham for the remainder of the season in January, 2011. He made 15 appearance for the Blues, scoring one goal.
In August 2011, David joined West Ham on loan for the 2011-12 campaign.
David played 133 times for previous club Blackburn - scoring 21 goals - after initially joining on loan from Arsenal in August 2005, the move being made permanent in January 2006.
David is a product of the academy at Arsenal and made nine first-team appearances for the Gunners, spending a season on-loan at Norwich City during his time there.
The 23-year-old has now won six senior England caps after previously representing his country at B, Under-21 and Under-20 level.

Jermain Jenas

Currently on loan at Aston Villa, the hard-working England international midfielder arrived at White Hart Lane from Newcastle United in August 2005.
Since then, Jermaine's consistent performances has become an integral part of the Spurs engine room.
In his maiden campaign, 'JJ' was a key member of the side that earned a top five Premier League finish, scoring seven goals along the way.
Another eight goals during 2006-07 proved that Jermaine was one of our main goalscoring threats from midfield.
But arguably his best season to date was the 2007-08 campaign, when his six goals in 45 appearances played a key role in our run to the Carling Cup Final at Wembley in February 2008, where we defeated Chelsea to claim our first trophy in nine years.
Two of those goals came in each leg of the memorable semi-final against North London rivals Arsenal, during which Jermaine was the outstanding player.
In July 2008, he signed a new five-year contract at the Club, and continued to impress with four goals in 39 appearances during the 2008-09 season.
Jermaine made his name at hometown club Nottingham Forest, whom he captained at 17, before a high-profile switch to Premier League Newcastle in February 2002, aged just 18. He made 149 appearances for the Toon, scoring 12 goals.
He was first capped at senior level by England as a 19-year-old in a friendly defeat against Australia at Upton Park. Despite only coming on as a half-time substitute, he was still awarded the Man of the Match award.
Jermaine has since gone on to win over 20 caps for his country, without ever really being a regular at international level - much due to the staunch competition he faces from messrs Gerrard and Lampard in his position.
He did, however, score the first goal of Fabio Capello's reign as Head Coach in a friendly win over Switzerland at Wembley in February 2008 and regained his place in the Three Lions fold after a year out of the frame, playing 90 minutes in a friendly defeat against Brazil in November 2009.
A combination of injuries and the form of Tom Huddlestone, Wilson Palacios and later Luka Modric in central midfield restricted JJ to 23 appearances including 13 starts in all competitions in 2009-10.
He made 28 appearances in all competitions in 2010-11 including eight appearances in our maiden Champions League campaign.