The 2021–22 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 30th season in the Premier League, 44th successive season in the top division of the English football league system and 140th season in existence. After finishing seventh in the 2020–21 Premier League, Tottenham qualified for the play-off round of the newly formed UEFA Europa Conference League. At the end of June, the club announced Nuno Espírito Santo as the new head coach on a two-year contract. However, Tottenham announced that they had removed Nuno, along with his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias, stating they had been "relieved of their duties" on 1 November 2021. Antonio Conte was appointed as Nuno's successor the following day.

Season squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Hugo Lloris (C) GK 22 Pierluigi Gollini GK 40 Brandon Austin GK Defenders 2 Matt Doherty RB / RWB 3 Sergio Reguilón LB / LWB 4 Cristian Romero CB 6 Davinson Sánchez CB 12 Emerson Royal RB / RWB 14 Joe Rodon CB 15 Eric Dier CB 19 Ryan Sessegnon LB / LWB 25 Japhet Tanganga RB / CB 33 Ben Davies CB / LB Midfielders 5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg DM / CM 8 Harry Winks CM / DM 29 Oliver Skipp DM / CM 30 Rodrigo Bentancur DM / CM Forwards 7 Son Heung-min LW / ST / RW / SS 10 Harry Kane (VC) ST / SS 21 Dejan Kulusevski RW / LW 23 Steven Bergwijn LW / RW 27 Lucas Moura RW / LW / SS Out on loan 11 Bryan Gil LW / RW / AM 18 Giovani Lo Celso CM / AM 28 Tanguy Ndombele AM / CM 38 Cameron Carter-Vickers CB 41 Alfie Whiteman GK 47 Jack Clarke RW / LW – Pape Matar Sarr CM

Transfers Released Date from Position Nationality Name To Notes Ref. 1 July 2021 CM Chay Cooper Colchester United Released 1 July 2021 RB Keenan Ferguson Boston United Released 1 July 2021 GK Paulo Gazzaniga Fulham Released 1 July 2021 DM George Marsh AFC Wimbledon Released 1 July 2021 CM Jack Roles Crystal Palace Released 1 July 2021 LB Danny Rose Watford Released 1 July 2021 CB Aaron Skinner Bamber Bridge Released 1 July 2021 CF Kazaiah Sterling Potters Bar Town Released 1 July 2021 RW Shilow Tracey Cambridge United Released 1 July 2021 LW Tarrelle Whittaker Swansea City Released 1 July 2021 CF Enock Asante Released 1 July 2021 RM Eddie Carrington Released 1 July 2021 CF Rodel Richards Released 31 August 2021 RB Serge Aurier Villarreal Released 21 September 2021 CM Elliot Thorpe Luton Town End of contract 7 December 2021 LB Jeremy Kyezu Mutual consent 10 February 2022 CM Michael Craig Reading Released Note: Players will join other clubs after being released or terminated from their contract. Only the following clubs are mentioned when that club signed the player in the same transfer window.

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 24 July 2021 GK Pierluigi Gollini Atalanta End of season 6 August 2021 CB Cristian Romero Atalanta End of season 31 January 2022 RW Dejan Kulusevski Juventus End of next season

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 29 July 2021 FW Troy Parrott Milton Keynes Dons End of season 2 August 2021FWKion Etete Northampton Town4 January 20227 August 2021MFJamie Bowden Oldham Athletic10 January 202212 August 2021GKAlfie Whiteman DegerforsDecember 2021 27 August 2021 MF Pape Matar Sarr Metz End of season 31 August 2021MFJ'Neil Bennett Crewe AlexandraJanuary 202231 August 2021DFCameron Carter-Vickers CelticEnd of season 17 January 2022 FW Kion Etete Cheltenham Town End of season 26 January 2022 RW Jack Clarke Sunderland End of season 27 January 2022 CM Nile John Charlton Athletic April 2022 31 January 2022 CM Tanguy Ndombele Lyon End of season 31 January 2022 LW Bryan Gil Valencia End of season 31 January 2022 CM Giovani Lo Celso Villarreal End of season 10 February 2022 GK Alfie Whiteman Degerfors December 2022 10 February 2022 GK Kacper Kurylowicz Potters Bar Town End of season

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 26 July 2021 LW Bryan Gil Sevilla £21,600,000+Lamela 27 August 2021 DM Pape Matar Sarr Metz Undisclosed 31 August 2021 RB Emerson Royal Barcelona £25,800,000 7 December 2021 LB Charlie Sayers Southend United Undisclosed 31 January 2022 CM Rodrigo Bentancur Juventus £15,860,000

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 11 June 2021 CB Juan Foyth Villarreal Undisclosed 26 July 2021 RW Erik Lamela Sevilla Part exchange 27 July 2021 DF Toby Alderweireld Al-Duhail £13,000,000 3 August 2021 GK Joe Hart Celtic Undisclosed 5 August 2021 DF Jubril Okedina Cambridge United Undisclosed 11 August 2021 DF Dennis Cirkin Sunderland Undisclosed 17 August 2021 DF Timothy Eyoma Lincoln City Undisclosed 27 August 2021 CM Moussa Sissoko Watford £3,000,000 18 January 2022 RW Dilan Markanday Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed 31 January 2022 AM Dele Alli Everton Free

Pre-season and friendlies Tottenham scheduled an away match against Leyton Orient for the JE3 Foundation Trophy in memory of Justin Edinburgh. Tottenham then scheduled two friendlies, one away to Colchester United, and one away to Milton Keynes Dons. Tottenham announced the club would come together with both Arsenal and Chelsea to support mental health in The Mind Series in August 2021. They would play away to Chelsea and home to Arsenal.

Competitions Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.

FA Cup

Tottenham were drawn home to Morecambe in the third round and Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round, and were drawn away to Middlesbrough in the fifth round.

EFL Cup

Tottenham entered the competition in the third round as one of the teams competing in UEFA competitions. They were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round and Burnley in the fourth round. They were drawn home to West Ham United in the quarter-finals. They were drawn to Chelsea in the semi-finals, with the first leg away and the second leg home.

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round Tottenham were drawn against Paços de Ferreira in the play-off round, with the first leg away and the second leg home.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021 with the fixtures being released a day later.

Statistics Appearances

Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa Conference League Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 GK Hugo Lloris 38 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 43 0 22 GK Pierluigi Gollini 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 10 0Defenders 2 DF Matt Doherty 9+6 2 2+1 0 3 0 5 0 19+7 2 3 DF Sergio Reguilón 22+3 2 1+1 0 1+1 0 2 0 26+5 2 4 DF Cristian Romero 21+1 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 29+1 1 6 DF Davinson Sánchez 17+6 2 1 0 5 0 2+1 0 25+7 2 12 DF Emerson Royal 26+5 1 1+2 0 3+1 0 1+2 0 31+10 1 14 DF Joe Rodon 0+3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 4 0 5+5 0 15 DF Eric Dier 35 0 1 0 1 0 2+1 0 39+1 0 19 DF Ryan Sessegnon 13+2 0 2 0 0+1 0 3 0 18+3 0 25 DF Japhet Tanganga 10+1 0 1 0 3+1 0 3 0 17+2 0 33 DF Ben Davies 28+1 1 3 0 5 0 5+1 0 41+2 1 38 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 48 DF Maksim Paskotši 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0Midfielders 5 MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 36 2 2 0 4+1 0 1+4 1 43+5 3 8 MF Harry Winks 9+10 0 3 1 1+2 0 4+1 0 17+13 1 18 MF Giovani Lo Celso 2+7 0 1 0 3+1 0 4+1 2 10+9 2 28 MF Tanguy Ndombele 6+3 1 1 0 1+2 1 2+1 0 10+6 2 29 MF Oliver Skipp 14+4 0 0+1 0 4+1 0 4 0 22+6 0 30 MF Rodrigo Bentancur 16+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 16+2 0 43 MF Nile John 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 56 MF J'Neil Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0Forwards 7 FW Son Heung-Min 35 23 2 0 1+3 0 1+3 1 38+6 24 10 FW Harry Kane 36+1 17 2+1 3 5 1 4+1 6 47+3 27 11 FW Bryan Gil 0+9 0 1 0 2+2 0 6 0 9+11 0 21 FW Dejan Kulusevski 14+4 5 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 15+5 5 23 FW Steven Bergwijn 4+21 3 0+2 0 2 1 2+1 0 8+24 4 27 FW Lucas Moura 19+14 2 1+1 1 3+1 2 3+2 1 26+18 6 44 FW Dane Scarlett 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0 3+1 0 3+4 0 47 FW Jack Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0Players transferred out during the season 20 MF Dele Alli 8+2 1 1 0 1+1 0 3+2 1 13+5 2 54 MF Dilan Markanday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa Conference League Total1 FW 10 Harry Kane 17 3 1 6 272 FW 7 Son Heung-Min 23 0 0 1 243 FW 27 Lucas Moura 2 1 2 1 64 FW 21 Dejan Kulusevski 5 0 0 0 55 FW 23 Steven Bergwijn 3 0 1 0 46 MF 5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 2 0 0 1 37 DF 2 Matt Doherty 2 0 0 0 2 DF 3 Sergio Reguilón 2 0 0 0 2 DF 6 Davinson Sánchez 2 0 0 0 2 MF 18 Giovani Lo Celso 0 0 0 2 2 MF 20 Dele Alli 1 0 0 1 2 MF 28 Tanguy Ndombele 1 0 1 0 213 DF 4 Cristian Romero 1 0 0 0 1 MF 8 Harry Winks 0 1 0 0 1 DF 12 Emerson Royal 1 0 0 0 1 DF 33 Ben Davies 1 0 0 0 1 Total63551285

Hat-tricks ScoreThe score is at the time of the goals. Tottenham's score is listed first.(H)Tottenham was the home team.(A)Tottenham was the away team. Player Against Competition Minutes Score after goals Result Date Harry KaneEuropa Conference League68', 76', 88'3–1, 4–1, 5–15–1 (H)30 September 2021 Heung-Min SonPremier League3', 66', 71'1–0, 3–0, 4–04–0 (A)9 April 2022

Own goals ScoreThe score is at the time of the own goal. Tottenham's score is listed first.(H)Tottenham was the home team.(A)Tottenham was the away team. Player Against Competition Minute Score after own goal Result Date Eric DierPremier League 89'3–23–2 (A)17 October 2021 Ben DaviesEFL Cup 34'0–20–2 (A)5 January 2022

Disciplinary The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa Conference League Total1DF4 Cristian Romero8001000001101010 2MF29 Oliver Skipp600000000100700DF33 Ben Davies6000000001007004MF30 Rodrigo Bentancur500100000000600 5DF6 Davinson Sánchez400000000100500FW10 Harry Kane500000000000500DF12 Emerson Royal500000000000500DF19 Ryan Sessegnon200000000110310 9DF3 Sergio Reguilón400000000000400DF25 Japhet Tanganga210000000000210FW27 Lucas Moura400000000000400 12MF5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg300000000000300FW7 Son Heung-Min200000100000300MF8 Harry Winks200000000100300FW11 Bryan Gil000000000300300FW21 Dejan Kulusevski300000000000300 17GK1 Hugo Lloris200000000000200MF20 Dele Alli100000000100200FW23 Steven Bergwijn100000000100200MF28 Tanguy Ndombele100000100000200 21DF15 Eric Dier100000000000100FW44 Dane Scarlett000000000100100 Total671020020012208230

Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropa Conference LeagueTotal1 1 Hugo Lloris 16 0 0 0 162 22 Pierluigi Gollini 0 0 1 1 2 Total1601118

See also 2021–22 in English football List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons

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