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Bamidele Jermaine Alli (/ˈdɛli ˈæli/ DEL-ee AL-ee;[4] born 11 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Premier League club Everton.

Born and raised in Milton Keynes, he joined the youth system at Milton Keynes Dons aged 11 and broke into the first team five years later, during the 2012–13 season. Over the next two-and-a-half years he made 88 official appearances for the team, scoring 24 goals. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in February 2015 for an initial fee of £5 million, being loaned back to the Dons for the remainder of the season. In each of his first two campaigns at White Hart Lane, Alli was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year and made the PFA Team of the Year. He joined Everton in January 2022.

Alli played for the England U17, U18 and U19 teams, before making his senior debut in 2015. He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, helping England to the semi-finals of the latter.

International career

Alli has made several appearances at U17 and U18 levels for England.[91] On 27 August 2014, Alli was called up to the England U19 squad following an impressive start to the campaign.[92] He made his debut for England U19 in the 1–1 draw against Germany U19. In the match, Alli assisted the opening goal feeding a through ball to Bradley Fewster who gave England a 1–0 lead.

In February 2015, it was reported that John Fashanu would try to convince Alli to play for Nigeria.[94] However, on 1 October of that year, he was included in Roy Hodgson's England squad for the final UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Estonia and Lithuania.[95] He made his debut against the former on 9 October, coming on as a late substitute for Ross Barkley in a 2–0 win.

On 17 November 2015, Alli made his first start for the England senior team, scoring the opening goal from a long range shot to beat Spurs teammate, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in a 2–0 win against France at Wembley Stadium.[97] He was again named in the starting line-up for England's friendly match against world champions Germany on 26 March 2016. Alli was named man of the match by the BBC Sport as England recovered from 0–2 down to win 3–2 at the Berlin Olympiastadion.

Alli was selected for the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[99] On 7 July, Alli scored the second goal of the game in a 2–0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals of the competition, as England reached the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years.[100] Alli played for England in the semi-final match against Croatia, winning a free-kick through which England took the lead, though they eventually lost 2–1 following extra-time.

In October 2019, he was left out of the England squad for forthcoming Euro 2020 qualifying matches.

Personal life

Alli was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire,[117] to a Yoruba Nigerian father Kehinde[118] and English mother Denise. Kehinde moved to the United States a week after Alli's birth.[119] Alli was initially brought up by his mother, who suffered from alcohol problems.[119] At the age of nine, he moved to Nigeria with his father, where he spent two years in an international school before returning to Milton Keynes to live with his mother.[120] Alli went to Stantonbury Campus [121] and The Radcliffe School in Wolverton.

At the age of 13, he moved into the family home of Alan and Sally Hickford, parents of another young footballer with MK Dons and whom he refers to as his "adoptive parents" although he was never legally adopted by them. In the summer of 2016, Alli elected to stop wearing his surname on his match shirts because he felt no connection with the Alli family name, instead opting for "Dele".

Alli was a Liverpool fan growing up with Steven Gerrard his childhood idol,[5] and saw Gerrard and Frank Lampard as good role models on how they act as professionals.[121] He is also a fan of British hip hop music, which led rapper Cadet to release a single referencing the footballer, "Advice".

On 13 May 2020, Alli was held at knifepoint during a burglary by two men who broke into his house in north London. He was punched and suffered minor facial injuries. The burglars stole jewelry including watches.

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