PLAYER PROFILE

Andy Reid

Position: Midfield

Height: 5'7

Weight: 11st 8lbs

Date of Birth: 1982-07-29 Dublin, Republic Of Ireland

Andy Reid

Republic of Ireland star Andy Reid signed for Tottenham Hotspur on deadline day in January 2005 after Spurs had spent most of the month trying to secure his signature.

Reid said: "I am just delighted to get it done," beamed the 22-year-old. "It has been talked about for a long time and now I am thrilled that is has all gone through. I am looking forward to playing Premiership football.

"I had no hesitation over signing, Tottenham is such a big club and I like the way the chairman, Frank and Martin have transformed things. They are bringing lots of young players through and I just want to be part of that."

He played 13 games in his first few months at White Hart Lane and scored once, but found his progress in the 2005/06 season hampered by a serious knee injury in February. He played only fourteen games and subsequently signed for Charlton in August 2006.

He enjoyed some good times with the Addicks, but after they were relegated at the end of the 2006/07 season, he was lured back to the Premier in January 2008 by Sunderland.