John Bostock

He officially joined Toronto FC on 8 March, and made his debut for team the following day in a 2–1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City where he was substituted in the 85th minute.

John Joseph Bostock (born 15 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Notts County.

Bostock made his professional debut for Crystal Palace at the age of 15.

Bostock made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute for Ben Watson in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player.

He also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game, aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.

In 2008, he signed for Tottenham Hotspur for an initial £700,000.

He played only four games for Tottenham, none of which were in the Premier League, spending most of his time on loan at various clubs in the English Football League, and later with Toronto FC.

On 30 May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Bostock on their club website.

Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that an agreement had been reached with Tottenham.

Tottenham and Crystal Palace entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but agreement could not be reached, leading to the sum being decided at a tribunal.

On 9 July, the tribunal declared that Tottenham would pay £700,000 for Bostock, with add-on payments of up to £1.25m dependent on appearances and a further £200,000 should he make his full international debut.

A sell-on clause entitled Crystal Palace to 15% of any profit Tottenham makes from any future sale of Bostock's contract.

Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan said he was so disgusted with Bostock and his stepfather that he intended to revoke and refund their Selhurst Park season tickets for 2008–09, which the pair had already purchased.

Bostock made his first team debut for Spurs in an 8–0 pre-season win over Spanish side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal.

On 6 November 2008, he made his competitive match debut in the 2008 UEFA Cup game against Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute, and becoming the youngest player ever to play for Spurs at 16 years, 295 days, just beating the previous record-holder Ally Dick by six days.

On 13 November 2009, Bostock joined League One club Brentford on loan for a month, he was handed the number 17 shirt immediately.

Bostock scored twice on his debut against Millwall.

On 6 August 2010, Bostock had joined newly relegated Hull City on a season-long loan.

He scored with a 30-yard strike described as a "wonder goal" on his debut against Swansea on 7 August.

On 31 December 2010, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Bostock had returned early from his largely unsuccessful loan spell at Hull City.

Bostock made a further two appearances in the UEFA Cup that season, however his career with Tottenham stalled after that and had to wait until January 2012 for his next appearance, in an FA Cup match against Cheltenham Town.

Bostock joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan on 30 January 2012 for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.

He made his debut the following day as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with MK Dons.

He was recalled to Spurs in March after playing only four games.

Bostock joined Swindon Town on loan on 22 March 2012 for the remainder of the season, after Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said it would be good for him to play under Paolo Di Canio.

He made his debut on 25 March in the 2012 Football League Trophy Final, which Swindon lost 2–0 to Chesterfield.

He made his league debut against Gillingham on 21 April.

He made his home debut on 28 April, in a 5–0 win against Port Vale in a game that saw Swindon crowned League Two champions.

He made his final appearance on the final day of the season in a 0–0 draw against Bradford.

He returned on loan to Swindon on 30 August 2012 until January 2013.

He made his first appearance 2 days later against Preston.

He made his home debut on 5 September in the Football League Trophy against rivals Oxford United.

In 2013, Bostock was released and moved to Belgium, representing Royal Antwerp and OH Leuven.

Bostock returned to Tottenham on 7 January 2013.

In February 2013, it was reported that Bostock was having trials with two different MLS clubs with a view to a loan move.

In summer 2016, he joined French side Lens where he stayed for one and a half seasons.

Born in England, Bostock represented the country up to under-19 level.

In 2016, he chose to represent his ancestral Trinidad & Tobago at full international level, although he has yet to appear for them.

Bostock began his career with Crystal Palace at the age of five.

At the age of 14 he was offered a contract by Spanish club Barcelona.