Powerfully built striker, who made his name in the Spurs Academy side and quickly rose through the ranks to get into the first team, Jonathan Obika looked as though he might have a fine future in the game.
A local lad, Jon attended Bishops Stopford secondary school in Enfield.
Made his Spurs debut as a substitute in the away UEFA Cup tie at NEC Nimegen and started against Shakhtar Donetsk in the same competition at home, before going on loan to Yeovil Town for the last two months of the season, where he scored the goals that kept the Somerset team in League One. Returned for the first half of the 2009-2010 season, but was recalled to Spurs in January transfer window, but went straight out on loan again, this time to Millwall, who he helped at the other end of the season, with the club gaining promotion through the play-offs.
Signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2009, before going out to get experience with loan spells at Yeovil Town, Millwall, Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Swindon Town and Yeovil Town.