The Tottenham player of the season that not everyone will agree on

Ask any Tottenham Hotspur supporter to tell you their player of the season and you're unlikely to find a clear consensus of opinion.

The reason is because not only has Spurs' Premier League season been so poor, but very few players have been able to sustain a long enough run of form within that to be head and shoulders above their team-mates, whether through injury, confidence or not being a regular starter at times.

The Europa League has provided some respite for Tottenham with their run to the semi-finals where they will face Bodo/Glimt in the coming weeks across two legs, while side also reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals following wins against Manchester City and Manchester United.

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There have been some highlights for the team and for the players, but who has stood out across the season through thick and thin? Some players who would normally come into consideration like Micky van de Ven or Cristian Romero have barely played this season, with their minutes far less than their team-mates.

Yes we know there is still more to come from this season and someone might push themselves to the fore in the final weeks, especially in Europe, but football.london has put forward some of the potential candidates at this stage with our thoughts on their suitability as the chosen one.

Dejan Kulusevski

Had the season ended a couple of months ago then there would have been little doubt over the direction of this award. In the first half of the season, was not only Tottenham's player of the season but for a period he was one of the best players in the Premier League.

He was creating chances galore in matches, topping the polls for that in the top flight, and was driving Spurs on when they needed him to inspire them. In all the Swede has 20 goal involvements this campaign, with 10 goals and 10 assists.

The problem for Kulusevski came when the injuries arrived for the north London club and he was played into the ground due to the lack of options. He has played the second most minutes in the team this season with 3,181 and in some games he could visibly not run up the pitch as he would have wanted to in second halves because his body had given everything. Then came a stress fracture in his foot and he missed almost two months of football.

All but four of his goal involvements so far came in 2024, so much will depend on whether you look at his season as a whole or recent months and his absence have robbed him of the prize.

Brennan Johnson

This might not be a popular choice for some because has had his critics this season. However, there is one inescapable fact about the Wales international and it's that he is Spurs' top scorer with 16 goals and with seven assists as well, the 23-year-old has popped up in some important moments and has more goal involvements than anyone else with 23.

The former Nottingham Forest man was on fire earlier in the season with a long streak of scoring for Tottenham when he just couldn't stop hitting the back of the net, including goals for his country.

In most seasons, the club's top scorer would be a strong candidate to be player of the season and with 16 goals involvements in his 30 Premier League games, there's been plenty of matches in which Johnson has played his part. It's not like he's scored against just anyone either with goals or assists against Newcastle, Brentford, Manchester United, Brighton, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Roma, Liverpool and away in Galatasaray, as well as some crucial goals at the time such as the last-gasp one at Coventry.

Lucas Bergvall

In the first half of the season, the teenage Swede probably wouldn't have come into the equation for this but has become one of the first names on the team-sheet at Tottenham.

There were little signs of his promise before a tough night in Turkey as he struggled in the noise at Galatasaray. However, that proved to be the making of the now 19-year-old and he hasn't looked back as a shining light through an often dark time in Postecoglou's side.

That the senior Spurs players look to give him the ball as much as possible says it all. There has been the odd low as he continues to learn, like the recent mistake at Wolves, but there have been some big moments as well with the goal against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg and a trio of assists in the Europa League.

Mostly though it's been about Bergvall's industry in the centre of the park, his willingness to take the ball and get it moving up the pitch, either through spins, dribbles or passes and there's a little bit of the Mousa Dembele way about how he pirouettes out of trouble sometimes. He's only going to get better as well.

Djed Spence

Another latecomer to the party somewhat, even more so that Bergvall, as he had to patiently wait for his chance and when it finally came midway through the season, grabbed it.

The 24-year-old has turned his Spurs career around, become a fans' favourite and has been one of the most in-form players in an out of form side.

It began with a key goal at Coventry and an assist in the next round against United. Spence has proved to be a menace for opposition defences along with a string of strong performances at the other end of the pitch.

There's a clear growing maturity to the full-back's game and his ability on either flank has been a huge asset for Postecoglou in the past four months and he should have been used far sooner.

Son Heung-min

It says plenty about the Tottenham captain's ability to impact matches even when out of form that he's still on this list even in a season when he will admit he hasn't reached his usual levels.

Son Heung-min, currently out with a foot injury, has still bagged a remarkable 23 goal involvements in 43 matches, with goals in big games against the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham, Manchester United, Roma and at Hoffenheim.

Realistically, the South Korean star probably isn't in the running this season for the award but it just shows how much he can still contribute even when he's not at his best.

Archie Gray

Another teenager who is certainly worth a mention for his contribution this season. The 19-year-old midfielder has been thrown in at the deep end since joining from Leeds last summer, he's either played as a centre-back or as a full-back, and during the injury crisis he showed remarkable maturity and a battling spirit in the centre of defence, learning a role he'd never played before in any senior capacity.

It might not feel like it, especially with him returning to the bench in recent weeks, but Archie Gray has played the sixth-most minutes in the Tottenham squad this season with 2,838 to his name.

He's going to be some player in the future and this season, while it was not what he or anyone envisioned, will have been a huge one of learning for him.

James Maddison

Another who might not seem like he's contributed regularly, but James Maddison has produced plenty this season with 11 goals and 10 assists across the campaign.

The 28-year-old has got Spurs out of some sticky spots and come up trumps in big European games with goals against Hoffenheim and Alkmaar and assists in both Frankfurt legs if we're counting getting battered for the penalty in Germany.

His contributions in the Premier League around his injury have been pretty consistent with the two goals at Manchester City a highlight and the winner against United.

Maddison doesn't always get his credit but he's played his part in the successful moments of this season for Spurs.

Honourable mentions

Pedro Porro gets a nod as the player with the most minutes this season with a whopping 3,712 to his name - almost 600 more than the next player Kulusevski. The Spaniard has been there for Spurs when they've needed him this season, not yet succumbing to injury, and he's provided eight assists and three goals as well from right-back.

Dominic Solanke has had to battle away with very little service and spent two months out with a knee injury but has still managed 20 goal involvements so deserves an honourable mention.

Which player gets the prize for you?