 Freddie Potts warming-up for West Ham United in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freddie Potts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Barking, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wycombe Wanderers (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:41, 29 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Freddie Potts (born 12 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from West Ham United.
Career
Joining West Ham United at the age of six, Potts signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2021.[2] On 9 December 2021, Potts made his senior debut for West Ham in a 1–0 loss against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Andriy Yarmolenko.[4]
On 7 June 2023, Potts was part of the squad in the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final, against Fiorentina in Prague. West Ham won their first major trophy in 43 years with a 2–1 victory.[5]
In July 2023, Potts joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan. Manager, Matt Bloomfield said of Potts, "he plays with real energy and athleticism in the middle of the park and will really suit the way we want to play".[6] He made his Wycombe debut on 5 August in a 3–0 home defeat by Exeter City.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away defeat to Charlton Athletic on 23 September. His 20 yards (18 m) volley levelled the score with Wycombe conceding two late goals.[8]
Personal life
Potts is the son of former West Ham United player and current coach, Steve Potts and the brother of current Luton Town player Dan Potts.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 October 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U21 | 2021–22 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| West Ham United total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- 1 2 3 Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
West Ham United
References
- ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Freddie Potts". whufc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ↑ Freddie Potts at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "West Ham United vs. Dinamo Zagreb - 9 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ↑ "Jarrod Bowen strikes at the last to earn Conference League glory for West Ham". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ↑ Wanderers, Wycombe (28 July 2023). "West Ham star signs on loan". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ↑ "West Ham ace Freddie Potts hailed for Wycombe Wanderers wonderstrike". West Ham Zone. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ↑ Freddie Potts at Soccerway
- ↑ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.