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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