IT has been 17 years since Tottenham got their hands on silverware.
And while serial winners Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho have been unable to end the drought, a horrible trend has emerged of players leaving Spurs and winning trophies elsewhere.
Kieran Trippier picked up his second since moving on by helping Newcastle to Carabao Cup glory on Sunday.
The “curse” remains on Harry Kane, for now, but a whopping 44 others have shook off the “Spursy” jibe.
To make this list, a player must have gone trophyless at Spurs and lifted a cup since the last time the club did in 2008.
Winning something while on loan doesn’t count (sorry, Bryan Gil) and nor do international trophies (sorry, Giovani Lo Celso).
Only league titles, major domestic cups and continental competitions count – as it is only fair to ignore Spurs’ pre-season Audi Cup win in 2019.
Luka Modric
Lifted four LaLiga titles and six Champions Leagues at Real Madrid.
Kyle Walker
Treble winner at Manchester City with six Prem crowns to his name.
Kieran Trippier
Added a Carabao Cup to his LaLiga with Atletico Madrid in 2021.
Lucas Moura
Cult hero has won three trophies since going back to his boyhood club Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Toby Alderweireld
Spurs icon won the double with Royal Antwerp in 2023.
Jan Vertonghen
Alderweireld’s partner at the back came top of the league with Benfica in Portugal two years ago.
Christian Eriksen
Lifted the FA and Carabao Cups at Manchester United.
Davinson Sanchez
Helped Galatasaray to Super Lig glory last season.
Tanguy Ndombele
French midfielder was in the Galatasaray squad with Sanchez.
Carlos Vinicius
The third and final ex-Spurs man in that team.
Erik Lamela
Scored a penalty in the shootout as Sevilla won the 2023 Europa League final against Roma.
Etienne Capoue
Won the Europa League with Villarreal in 2021, beating Man Utd in the final.
Juan Foyth
Foyth was Capoue’s team-mate at the Spanish club.
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Striker returned to Russia after his spell in North London and won the cup with Lokomotiv Moscow.
Vedran Corluka
Also went on to play for Lokomotiv Moscow, winning one league title and four major domestic cups.
Rafael van der Vaart
Had a brief spell at Danish outfit FC Midtjylland before retiring and won the Superliga in 2018.
Joe Hart
Lifted seven trophies at Celtic.
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Also tasted glory under Ange Postecoglou at Celtic.
DeAndre Yedlin
Won the Championship with Newcastle in 2017 and the Leagues Cup alongside Lionel Messi at Inter Miami two years ago.
Paulinho
Flopped at Spurs but won trophies at Barcelona and with Guangzhou Evergrande in China.
Harry Winks
Earned promotion to the Premier League with Leicester last season, topping the Championship.
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou
Scored just once for Tottenham but did the Turkish double at Besiktas.
Fernando Llorente
Won the Coppa Italia at Napoli five years ago.
Vincent Janssen
League glory at Monterrey and Royal Antwerp in Mexico and Belgium respectively.
Paulo Gazzaniga
Won the Championship at Fulham.
Josh Onomah
Was part of Marco Silva’s title-winning team.
Benjamin Stambouli
Got his hands on the Ligue 1 title at PSG.
Kevin Prince-Boateng
Trophies added to his collection at AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt and Barcelona.
Clint Dempsey
Supporters’ Shield glory with the Seattle Sounders.
Steven Pienaar
Ended his career by winning the South African Cup.
Vlad Chiriches
Three-time league winner with Romanian outfit FCSB.
Pierluigi Gollini
Part of the squad that won the 22/23 Serie A with Napoli.
Adam Smith
Spurs academy graduate won the Championship with Bournemouth.
Zeki Fryers
League Two glory at Swindon Town.
Fraizer Campbell
Lifted the Championship with Cardiff.
Jimmy Walker
Did not play but won the National League with Lincoln before retiring.
Hossam Ghaly
African Champions League winner in 2012 with Egyptian club Al Ahly.
Paul-Jose M’Poku
Never played a senior game. Went on to win the Belgian Cup at Standard Liege.
Tomislav Gomelt
Won the Romanian Cup at CFR Cluj.
Simon Dawkins
MLS Supporters’ Shield winner at San Jose Earthquakes.
Tomas Pekhart
League champion at AEK Athens, Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Legia Warsaw.
Bongani Khumalo
Decorated player in his homeland of South Africa after leaving Spurs.
Nathan Oduwa
Did the league and cup double in Slovenia with Olimpija Ljubljana.
Tom Glover
Goalkeeper was part of the first-team on Spurs matchdays. Later won three Aussie titles a Melbourne City.
Anton Walkes
Tragically passed away in 2023 aged 25 after winning the EFL Trophy with Portsmouth in 2019.
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