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Dermi Lusala will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of a number of the club's academy graduates over the coming years by forcing his way into Mauricio Pochettino's team.

Harry Kane and Harry Winks are the two most notable names to do just that in recent years, with Oliver Skipp handed his debut for the Lilywhites 12 months ago against West Ham in the Carabao Cup.

Troy Parrott and Japhet Tanganga, who have trained with the first team on a regular basis this year, look to be the next two players to have an extremely bright future in N17 after appearing in the recent Carabao Cup game against Colchester United, with both now hoping to get the nod in the league in the not too distant future.

Pochettino does have a bit of a selection headache at right-back at present despite having quite a few options available to him, and Lusala will have his fingers crossed that he becomes the club's long-term option if he can step up to the first team later down the line.

But who is he?

Lusala is a 16-year-old full-back from Edmonton who has been capped at youth level for England.

The defender attended St Ignatius college, which is a stone's throw away from the club's Hotspur Way training base, and he excelled in athletics.

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Previously playing for Brentford until 2016, the local lad made his debut for the Under-18s last season while he was still at school.

Clearly making an impression at the club, Lusala was one of two players from his age group that made the trip over to Germany in the summer for the Oberndorf Under-19 pre-season tournament.

The youngster has featured regularly for the club's U18 side this term and has six appearances to his name at present.

Playing the full 90 minutes on each occasion with the majority of his appearances coming on the opposite flank at left-back, he also registered an assist in the 4-0 win over Norwich in August.

Lusala has also made two appearances for Spurs in the UEFA Youth League this season.

Playing the final 19 minutes in the team's 1-1 draw away against Olympiacos, he also got 68 minutes under his belt in the next game against Bayern Munich in his natural right-back role.

The academy ace is still very raw but there is hope that he will take his game to another level in the future and become another success story for the club.