Andros Townsend

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The Englishman driving out of Newcastle's training facility during his short six month spell with The Toons.

Born in Leytonstone, London, England, he joined the academy of Tottenham Hotspur at the age of eight in 2000, progressing through the ranks to join the senior team under manager Harry Redknapp in 2009. During his early years he was sent out on loan in order to gain experience playing first-team competitive football. His first year as a professional footballer was at EFL One side Yeovil Town during the 2008/09 season, debuting against Milton Keynes Dons. After a successful loan spell with fellow EFL One club Leyton Orient which yielded 2 goals in 22 appearances, the winger stepped up to the EFL Championship in the 2010/11 season with spells at Ipswich Town, Watford and Millwall for a combined total of 26 appearances and 4 goals. The Englishman made his Premier League debut on 16 September 2012 as a substitute under manger André Villas-Boas for Tottenham Hotspur. On January 2013 he was loaned out to QPR, he hit the ground running, scoring twice on his debut in a 3-1 win against Sunderland. Upon QPR's relegation at the end of the season he returned to his parent club. His first run of games for Spurs came in the 2013/14 season, scoring 2 and assisting 1 goal in 25 Premier League appearances, but shortly thereafter would fall out of favour under new management. On 26 January 2016 the Englishman signed for Newcastle United for a fee of £12 million, after a disappointing six months which saw Newcastle get relegated the winger would seek pastures anew and signed a five-year contract with Crystal Palace ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League season. At Selhurst Park his potential would finally be unleashed, establishing himself in the first-team the winger played in all but four of Crystal Palace's Premier League fixtures over the next three seasons, scoring 11 and assisting 19 goals in 110 appearances.