Freddie Potts

Freddie Potts
Freddie Potts warming-up for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Freddie Potts[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Barking, England[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2021 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– West Ham United 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 36 (2)
2024– → Portsmouth (loan) 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Freddie Potts (born 12 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship side Portsmouth, on loan from Premier League club 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]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Potts was voted both the Supporters' Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year by Wycombe Wanderers supporters.[9]

On 27 August 2024, Potts joined Championship side Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal.[10]

Personal life

Potts is the son of former West Ham United player and current coach, Steve Potts and the brother of former Luton Town player Dan Potts.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 1 0
2022–23 – 2[a] 0 2 0
West Ham United 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 2 0
2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2023–24 League One 36 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 3[a] 0 42 2
Portsmouth (loan) 2024–25[12] Championship 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 1
Total 45 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 51 3
Career total 45 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 57 3
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

West Ham United

Wycombe Wanderers

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Freddie Potts". whufc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ Freddie Potts at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "West Ham United vs. Dinamo Zagreb - 9 December 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (7 June 2023). "Jarrod Bowen strikes at the last to earn Conference League glory for West Ham". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. ^ Wanderers, Wycombe (28 July 2023). "West Ham star signs on loan". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ "West Ham ace Freddie Potts hailed for Wycombe Wanderers wonderstrike". West Ham Zone. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b Wanderers, Wycombe (27 April 2024). "Loan stars rewarded at sponsors dinner". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Pompey sign West Ham midfielder Potts on loan". BBC. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ Freddie Potts at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Games played by Freddie Potts in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.