Ex Tottenham, QPR and Millwall star signs for 16th club at 34 years old
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The 34-year-old made 291 Premier League appearances during his time in the UK before taking his career abroad.
Former Tottenham Hotspur, QPR and Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend has signed for the 16th club in his career at the age of 34 years old.
The ex Premier League star will begin a new adventure in Asia having joined Thai outfit Kanchanaburi Power from Turkish side Antalyaspor. Townsend left the UK in 2024 following a stint at Luton Town.
Kanchanaburi Power achieved promotion to Thailand’s top flight of football last season having only been founded in 2017. The former England international has been unveiled by the club and will wear the number 25 shirt.
Andros Townsend signs for Kanchanaburi Power
A product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, Townsend spent a total of 16 years at Spurs having worked his way up into the first team. During that time he was sent on nine separate loan spells to EFL clubs.
That included time in the capital at Leyton Orient, Millwall and QPR, as well as clubs further afield in Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City. Townsend’s time at Loftus Road was during the relegation campaign of 2013 under Harry Redknapp and his time at The Den was a short-term loan in 2011, during which he scored twice.
The winger’s Tottenham Hotspur debut came against Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup on January 9, 2011. He went on to make 93 appearances for the north London side, scoring 16 goals and picking up 24 assists.
A five-year spell at Crystal Palace saw Townsend make 185 appearances for the side, the most he has made for any one side. He then spent a short time at Everton and Luton Town before leaving the UK.
Townsend parting message to ‘special’ Crystal Palace
On leaving Selhurst Park in 2021, the player said: “To the Palace fans. The beating heart of the club. To each and every one of you... Thank you. Thank you for all of your support, it’s that support which makes the club and Selhurst Park so special. It’s a shame we didn’t get to say goodbye properly, but we’ll be seeing each other soon enough and I’m already looking forward to returning to Selhurst when we meet again.”
Townsend made 23 appearances for Antalyaspor after a transfer that nearly missed the deadline. At the time, Townsend said on BBC Radio 5 Live: "We missed the deadline by a couple of hours. So the contract is signed with Antalyaspor, they can't officially register me, they can't announce me because they have a transfer ban.
"So I'm literally just stuck in Antalyaspor just training. I don't know who owns me. I don't know where my contract is."
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