Luke Amos

Tottenham Hotspur

2006–16: Youth career

Amos played for Ware Youth between the ages of five and nine, after which he joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth set-up. Amos initially joined Spurs as a winger and during his youth career he played in the number 10 role as well as both full-back positions before settling in the central midfield role. He signed his academy scholarship in 2013 and first professional contract in 2015. On 16 February 2013, Amos made his under-18 debut in a 4–0 win over West Brom in the U18 Premier League replacing Harry Winks in the 73rd minute. Amos gained more experience as he was called up from the under-16s. In January 2014, Amos was part of the Academy squad that went to Vietnam to play in the Nutifood Cup. In their first game, Spurs' Academy beat Japan under-19s 2–1 with Amos being subbed on in the final minutes. Amos did not feature in the 2–1 loss to Roma under-19s but did start in a 3–2 win over Vietnam under-19s and was substituted for Connor Ogilvie in the 59th minute. On 5 September 2014, Amos helped secure Spurs' under-18s a place in the Under-18s Champions Cup final with a 5–1 win over Everton and a 1–1 draw with Real Madrid. A day later, they met Benfica in the final where they won 1–0. In March 2015, Amos and Tottenham's under-18s reached the FA Youth Cup semi-final against Chelsea where they won 2–0 in the first leg but lost 5–2 in the second leg meaning the result was 5–4 on aggregate and they failed to reach the…

On 28 March 2015, Amos made his England under-18s debut in a 6–1 win over Switzerland where he also provided an assist. He started with Spurs teammates Josh Onomah and Kyle Walker-Peters as well. On 10 June 2015, Amos made his second appearance for England under-18s in a 2–1 loss against Russia in Moscow.

Amos was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and is of Nigerian descent. He grew up in Stanstead Abbotts and attended The John Warner School.

From a young age, Amos has always wanted to speak another language. He started French lessons while attending The John Warner School and by age 15, Amos achieved a GCSE A Grade in French. Amos continued to study with a French tutor throughout his scholarship at Spurs. As he got closer to the first-team at Tottenham, learning was put on hold but Amos picked the language up after sustaining a knee injury in September 2018 and again when the season the 2019–20 season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.