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Tottenham’s Alfie Whiteman Retires Weeks After Europa League Win to Launch Filmmaking Career

He says he left the sport to pursue creative work after growing disillusioned with football’s closed-off culture.

Overview

  • Whiteman confirmed in an interview with The Athletic that he ended his playing career this summer to focus on photography and film direction.
  • He was included in Tottenham’s Europa League‑winning squad after homegrown rules kept him on the roster, having made his only senior appearance in a 2020 Europa League match under José Mourinho.
  • He spent loan spells at Degerfors in Sweden and saw his 2023–24 season disrupted by a serious ankle injury sustained on tour under Ange Postecoglou.
  • He explored trials with clubs in the Championship and League One before deciding that creative work offered greater personal happiness.
  • Post-retirement, he has worked on projects with Nike and Central Cee, assisted on a documentary in Norway and Ukraine, and signed with production company Somesuch after a well-reviewed short film for Vibram.