Right-back Trippier signs new Tottenham contract

London July 18 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur right-back Kieran Trippier on Tuesday signed a new five-year contract with the English football club until 2022.

"We are delighted to announce that Kieran Trippier has signed a new contract with the club which will run until 2022 " the club confirmed in a statement.

The 26-year-old has made 41 appearances for the club since joining from Burnley in June 2015.

The England national has represented his country from Under-18 through to Under-21 before being included in the first team.

Trippier earned his first senior team call earlier this summer and went on to make his debut in Paris in a friendly match against France.

"Obviously I was raring to go all last season and the season before I was just waiting for my opportunities. If I get the opportunity to play even more I will grab it with both hands and I won t look back " Trippier told Tottenham s website.

"It feels like I ve progressed a lot since I ve been here and I ve got to thank my team-mates and the manager for that. I ve learned a lot -- obviously I m delighted to be with England it was a great experience getting the feel of it and how they work and at the back end of last season I was really enjoying it here at the club.

"I didn t want it to end really because I was getting a lot of game time so I m just looking forward now."

--IANS
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