Djed Spence
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 August 2000||
Place of birth | London, England[3] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Nottingham Forest (on loan from Middlesbrough) | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2018 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Middlesbrough | 63 | (2) |
2021– | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 22 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2022 |
Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence (born 9 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championship club Nottingham Forest on loan from Middlesbrough.
Early life[]
Spence is the younger brother of actress Karla-Simone Spence.[4] He is of Jamaican descent.[5]
Club career[]
Middlesbrough[]
Spence signed for Middlesbrough on 1 July 2018, having previously been with Fulham's academy.[2][3] He made his debut for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 14 August 2018, appearing as a substitute versus Notts County at the Riverside Stadium.[6] Spence made his league debut for Middlesbrough in a 1–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 7 December 2019, scoring his first league goal in a 1–0 win against Huddersfield Town on 26 December 2019.
On 11 January 2020 Spence won EFL Young Player of The Month, following his league debut, first goal and three clean sheets.[7]
Nottingham Forest (loan)[]
On 1 September 2021, it was announced Spence would join Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 3-0 win over Birmingham City on 2 October 2021.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 4 February 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham U23 | 2017–18[10] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Middlesbrough | 2018–19[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20[12] | Championship | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2020–21[13] | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
2021–22[14] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 71 | 2 | |||
Middlesbrough U23 | 2018–19[11] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Nottingham Forest | 2021–22[14] | Championship | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
Career total | 85 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 4 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Djed Spence". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b "11v11". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Karla-Simone Spence (26 December 2019). "Proud Big sister