Tottenham boy Dilan Markanday is the first Englishman of Asian descent to play for Spurs and wants to play for the club for 15 years

If Antonio Conte is looking for goals from wide players, he can find it in dynamic winger Dilan Markanday.

The 20-year-old young star has been a find in a Tottenham U23 shirt this season, scoring 11 goals in 12 games, as well as providing four assists.

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Back in October, he was rewarded for his good form with his first-team debut Europa League Conference with Vitesse Arnhem and became the first Englishman of Asian descent to play for a North London team.

Weeks later, he was named Premier League Player of the Month for October – having been nominated twice before.

Markanday just got six months left to fulfill his current contract, and is related to leaving the club.

However, he has revealed that he hopes to play for the club he loves for the next 15 years.

A MAN CLUB

Markanday, of Indian descent, born and raised in Barnet, joined Spurs at the age of 11.

He is looking to be a pioneer for Asian players, who he hopes will follow in his footsteps.

The promising talent is also eager to reach his full potential with the club, and stay there throughout his footballing career.

“It was a proud moment to be the first British Asian, which is obviously amazing,” he said.

“I hope for more and more things and I’m the first of many.

“I hope that a lot of British people of Asian descent take that step, believe in themselves, get back on their feet and be able to pull through and show what they can do.

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“I hope they all watch it and like it and be inspired by it, I hope they continue to support me, follow me and hopefully one of the viewers will go ahead and do it on their own. .

“Dream is to play for Tottenham for the next 15 years, playing every game, but obviously I know things might not go well and there will be ups and downs. “

ROLE MODELS

Watching Markanday in action, you can get a glimpse of his idols in his game.

He looks up to stars like Riyad Mahrez and Mohamed Salah, while Lionel Messi is an obvious hero.

But with all the hype about his nation and being a pioneer, he has made it clear that he will put no more pressure on himself to achieve success and be a flagship for the players. British Asian.

Markanday revealed: “I learned about it on social media, people support me, follow and follow my journey.

“I try not to let it affect my football, I try not to put pressure on myself thinking I have to do it for others.

“I’m doing it for myself and along the way, I hope to inspire others that anything is possible.

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“I’ve always been aware that the numbers aren’t as much as anyone would like, but it’s all about believing in yourself.

“All my family has been very supportive of me, taking that step, leaving school and trying to play football full time.

“They’ve always supported me. Of course there will always be people who doubt you and say you shouldn’t, but it’s all up to me and believe in myself and hope I can prove anyone. suspect I’m wrong. and I can move on.”

WILL YOU DEVELOP AT SPURS?

Although Markanday has clearly planned for a long time in North London, his future at the club is in the future.

With Conte love his rigid 3-4-3 formation With full-backs, he may need to be more proficient in a defensive position.

However, he played as a left-back for Vietnam U23s, which lost one of his ethos – being a scoring threat.

Because of his need for first-team experience, Markanday was loaned out in January, with clubs including Bournemouth, QPR, Stoke and Nottingham Forest registering their interest.

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However, with only six months left on his contract, it is likely Tottenham will lose the idol for free in the summer.

A new deal is being worked on, but he hasn’t put pen to paper yet.

Time will tell whether Spurs regret not signing him up sooner.