John Bostock

John Bostock

John Joseph Bostock is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Toulouse. He made his professional debut for Crystal Palace at the age of 15. In 2008, he signed for Tottenham Hotspur for an initial £700,000. In 2013, he was released and moved to Belgium, representing Royal Antwerp and OH Leuven. In summer 2016, he joined French side Lens where he stayed for one and a half seasons.

About John Bostock in brief

Summary John BostockJohn Joseph Bostock is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Toulouse. He made his professional debut for Crystal Palace at the age of 15. In 2008, he signed for Tottenham Hotspur for an initial £700,000. In 2013, he was released and moved to Belgium, representing Royal Antwerp and OH Leuven. In summer 2016, he joined French side Lens where he stayed for one and a half seasons. He has represented his ancestral Trinidad & Tobago at full international level, although he has yet to appear for them. As of November 2020 he had been married for 10 years and had a young son. He is a devout Christian and his family support Crystal Palace. He was offered a contract by Spanish club Barcelona when he was 14 years old. He played only four games for Tottenham, none of which were in the Premier League, and spent most of his time out on loan in The Football League and with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.

He scored with a 30-yard strike described as a ‘wonder goal’ on his debut against Swansea on 7 August 2010. He returned early from his largely unsuccessful loan spell at Hull City. He joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan on 30 January 2012 for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. He also played for Swindon Town on March 25, 2012. In March 2012, he made his debut in the 2012 Football League Trophy Final, against Chesterfield. On April 21, 2012 he made the debut against Gillingham in the Football League League Championship. On September 5, 2012, Bostocks made his home debut against Preston North End in the League Cup. On October 25, he played in the FA Cup Final against Cheltenham Town. On November 6, he came on as a substitute for Ben Watson in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park.