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Tottenham wonderkid Luca Williams-Barnett copies Dele Alli's iconic goal celebration after scoring stunning hat-trick

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<p>The talented teenager found the target on three occasions in an impressive 5-3 victory over Brighton. His potential is being carefully nurtured in north London, but excitement continues to build around the hottest of prospects.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Williams-Barnett is only 16 years of age, but has already figured in four senior matchday squads this season – three in the Europa League and one in the Premier League. He is expected to follow in the footsteps of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mikey-moore-tottenham-most-talented-academy-star-harry-kane/bltadaf57a4eaa0c77a" target="_blank">fellow academy graduate Mikey Moore</a>.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The pressing paid off ✅<br><br>And Luca wrapped up his hat-trick! 😍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BHATOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BHATOT</a> <a href="https://t.co/L81Byrs7rX">pic.twitter.com/L81Byrs7rX</a></p>— Tottenham Hotspur Academy (@Spurs_Academy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Spurs_Academy/status/1888566266295955781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Williams-Barnett would also appear to be a big fan of former Spurs star <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-dele-alli-how-hard-work-como-contract-serie-a-outfit-tottenham-goals-highlight-what-free-agent-can-become/bltd159a6a3cc02cd67" target="_blank">Dele, who is now in Italy with Serie A side Como</a>. After wrapping up his hat-trick against Brighton, the youngster opted for the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/what-is-the-dele-alli-challenge-how-to-do-spurs-stars-hand-tricks/x4bd4bl68zav1xe6h6yonrfom" target="_blank">famous eye celebration that Alli helped to turn viral in 2018</a>.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Dele told <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/dele-alli-reveals-real-inspiration-behind-delechallenge-goal-celebration-a3928486.html " target="_blank"><em>Standard Sport</em></a> of his routine, which many found impossible to copy: “When we were at the World Cup, there were a few days when the families could come to the hotel. One afternoon, Jamie Vardy’s kids were around and they asked me if I could do it. I could but then I watched the other boys struggling, it was funny.</p><p>“I heard afterwards that Jesse Lingard’s brother had showed them how to do it, so I don’t actually know where it came from and who made it up, but when I was on holiday with my friends we all kept doing it, so I shared it. I didn’t think it was going to go as mad as it did. It’s just a bit of fun.”</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Luca Williams-Barnett scored a HAT-TRICK in <a href="https://twitter.com/Spurs_Academy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Spurs_Academy</a>'s eventful 5-3 win against Brighton today in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PLU18?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PLU18</a> 🎩 <br><br>He now has 1️⃣3️⃣ goals and 5️⃣ assists in 1️⃣1️⃣ appearances this season! <a href="https://t.co/DJlzO6WCYD">pic.twitter.com/DJlzO6WCYD</a></p>— PL Youth (@PLYouth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PLYouth/status/1888252820555473285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT DELE ALLI SAID

<p>Spurs will be hoping that Williams-Barnett continues to tread a similar path to Dele, with there high hopes that he can become a first-team star of the future – bringing much-needed spark to Tottenham’s attacking unit.</p>

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Tottenham wonderkid Luca Williams-Barnett copied Dele Alli’s iconic goal celebration when completing a hat-trick for Spurs’ U18 side.

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